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General Healthcare
Centralized Intake Call Center
April 11, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – In today’s environment, the DME supplier has no choice but to streamline its operation. One way to accomplish this is for the supplier to centralize its intake operations. Let’s look at a supplier that is organized as a legal
Medtrade Exhibitor News – ResMed Completes Brightree Acquisition
April 11, 2016
SAN DIEGO – ResMed has completed its acquisition of Brightree®, a privately held developer of business management and clinical software applications for the post-acute care industry. The $800 million cash transaction is expected to be immed
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Legislative/Advocacy
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
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Legislative/Advocacy
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.
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Legislative/Advocacy
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
Carve Out of Competitive Bid Contract – An Update
April 4, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – On July 11, 2014, CMS published a proposed rule entitled “Revision to Change of Ownership Rules to Allow Contract Suppliers to Sell Specific Lines of Business.” The rule was finalized on November 6, 2014. It says: “For cont