AAHomecare in Action – CMS Paid $1.3 Billion to Settle Hospital Claims

June 22, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – In a settlement agreement with 1,900 hospitals, CMS paid $1.3 billion to settle about 300,000 hospital claims stuck in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA). The settle

I Am the HME Industry – Aaron M. Durst

June 22, 2015
RAWLINS, WY – Aaron M. Durst took over the 3,000-sq-ft Professional Oxygen Supply Inc, Rawlins, Wyoming, with a promise to “take my dream and do the best I can with it.” He will likely take on a part-time employee in the near future, but for no

Invacare’s Mixon Set to Retire Next Week

June 22, 2015
ELYRIA, OHIO – Medtrade exhibitor Invacare Corp announced last week that company founder A. Malachi Mixon, III, 75, will retire from the Board of Directors, effective June 30, 2015. “After much consideration, I have made the decision to r

OIG Fraud Alert – Physician Compensation Arrangements

June 22, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – There are two important principles that a DME supplier must adhere to. The first is that the DME supplier “lives in a glass house.” If the DME supplier is doing something it should not be doing, then “someone knows about it

Early Registration for Medtrade 2015 is Now Open

June 22, 2015
ATLANTA – Early registration for Medtrade, the Fall edition of the nation’s premiere HME trade show, opens on Monday, June 22. The show will once again be held in its familiar home at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, from October 26-

If You Know You’re Going to Medtrade, Don’t Put Off Registration

June 22, 2015
ATLANTA – If you saw the top story in this week’s Medtrade monday, you know that early registration for Medtrade, the Fall edition of the nation’s premiere HME trade show, opens today (Monday, June 22). We are happy to once again be