ATLANTA – The DME industry is at a critical juncture. It is dealing with the “perfect storm” of competitive bidding, the July 1 reimbursement cuts, and aggressive audits. Participating in this industry is not for the “faint of heart.” S

WASHINGTON, DC – In their comments on CMS’ latest rules proposal covering the bidding program for HME (CMS 1651-P), the University of California Health System reports that hospitals within the UC System continue to see significant problems ob

ATLANTA – Joe Lewarski has attended many recent Medtrades, but now he is back heading up an educational session entitled: Home Oxygen 2016: Current Trends in Patient Population & Utilization. Lewarski, who now serves as global vice president, R

ATLANTA – Early registration for Medtrade, the nation’s premiere HME trade show, ends at midnight on Saturday, Sept 24. The show will once again be held in its familiar home at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, from Oct 31-Nov 3, 2016

AMARILLO, TX – As I have discussed in recent Medtrade Monday articles, the DME industry is shifting away from the classic “assignment” model (i.e., the supplier bills and collects from Medicare) to the “non-assigned” model (i.e., the pa

AMARILLO, TX – Two New Jersey-based diabetic medical equipment companies and their respective owners, who are brothers, have agreed to pay $12 million to settle allegations they used a fictitious entity to make unsolicited phone calls to Medica