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General Healthcare
Retail Training Lab, Next Gen Group new to Heartland Conference
May 8, 2017
WATERLOO, IA – VGM’s annual Heartland Conference is five weeks away and once again, the member service organization has developed innovative learning opportunities for attendees. Along with nine tracks of education, nearly 80 exhibitors, soci
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General Healthcare
Reasons to Attend Medtrade – Caretailing and More
May 8, 2017
ATLANTA – Many people ask themselves if traveling to Medtrade (scheduled for Oct 23-26, 2017 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta) is worth the investment. We say absolutely. There are many reasons to make the trip, but here are five
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Legislative/Advocacy
More than 40% of HME Suppliers Have Left Medicare Since July 2013
May 1, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – According to research AAHomecare had been performing using Medicare data, the number of traditional suppliers of home medical equipment to Medicare beneficiaries has dropped 40.9% since July 2013. In addition, the number of uni
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Legislative/Advocacy
Relief Follows Years of AAHomecare Regulatory Council Engagement
May 1, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – Significant changes to improve processing and adjudication of recurring/serial claims for capped rental items and certain inexpensive and routinely-purchased items is on the way. Kim Brummett, AAHomecare’s vice president of R
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Respiratory/Sleep
ResMed – Smallest CPAP Intro Plus Revenue Up for Third Quarter
May 1, 2017
SAN DIEGO – Medtrade exhibitor ResMed Inc reported third quarter revenue of $514.2 million, a 13% increase compared to the same period last year. Excluding the contribution from the Brightree business acquired in April 2016, revenue for the quarter
Seeking Bankruptcy Protection Against Overpayment
May 1, 2017
AMARILLO, TX – When it comes to the collection of overpayments by CMS, DME suppliers are caught in an Orwellian time warp. Here is what I mean: • The CMS contractor audits the supplier and determines that an overpayment exists. Too o