I Am the HME Industry – Kay Johnson
April 25, 2016
WATERTOWN, SD – For more than two decades, Kay Johnson has operated Midwest Medical Services Inc in the 21,000-population city of Watertown, located on the banks of the Big Sioux River in South Dakota. On her daily 25-mile commute to the 3,000-sq-f
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General Healthcare
Forming a Joint Venture – Legal Guidelines
April 25, 2016
AMARILLO, TX A number of factors are pushing DME suppliers to enter into arrangements with other health care providers. These factors include: • Third party payers, hospitals, and physician groups want “one stop shopping” from the ancillar
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General Healthcare
Young Blood in HME
April 25, 2016
CLEVELAND, OH – Josh M. Marx, MBA, grew up watching his father (Joel Marx) in the HME industry, but when it came time to pursue his own career, Josh initially used his business acumen to tackle resort tourism management. After a few years working w
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Legislative/Advocacy
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
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Respiratory/Sleep
Medtrade Exhibitor Preps to Offer Cash-Based Oxygen Opportunity
April 18, 2016
TEMECULA, CA – Founded in 2009, Lifeflo Inc is a privately held company currently planning to debut three configurations of oxygen technology. Medtrade Spring attendees got an advance look at these LifeFlo products a month ago in Las Vegas, and the
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General Healthcare
Streamlining Operations – Legal Guidelines
April 18, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – The Affordable Care Act requires that, effective January 1, 2016, CMS use competitive bid program pricing information to reduce DME fee schedule amounts for DME suppliers outside of competitive bid areas. CMS began implementing t