First Round of Audit Key Data Shows New Patients Subject to MAC Audits at 12%

April 18, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – The results are in from the first round of data collection from AAHomecare’s HME Audit Key.  From the initial survey round, covering Fourth Quarter 2105 data, we find that: The percentage of Medicare new patients subject

Observations on the Continuing “Competitive Bid” Debacle

April 11, 2016
WATERLOO, IA – To my surprise, more than 250 HME provider representatives joined in a recent (March 27) Webinar, perhaps suggesting there are still a lot of unanswered questions or areas of confusion relative to the most recent bidding round (R

HME Audit Key 2nd Quarter Data Period Entry Opens April 15

April 11, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Be a part of the data-driven campaign to advocate for much-needed improvements to the audit process and see how your company stacks up in terms of audit volumes and appeal overturn rates. 

Get ready to enter your Firs

Leading Respiratory Clinician Groups Seek Changes to Ventilator NCD

April 11, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the American Association of Respiratory Care, the American College of Chest Physicians and the National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care submitted a reconsideration of the current Medicare Nation

Battle of the Bulge – On the Front Lines of DME in 2016

April 4, 2016
WATERLOO, IA – It was Christmas 1944 in Belgium, and the 101st Airborne Division was outnumbered and outgunned as the German army surrounded the town of Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge. This was the final push for the German army as a last-

Critical Weeks Ahead for Rural Relief and Bid Ceiling Fix Legislation

April 4, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – With a July 1 deadline looming for additional Medicare reimbursement cuts for suppliers in rural and other non-bid areas, there’s an urgent need to get House companion legislation to S. 2736 introduced with a strong round of orig