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General Healthcare
Early Registration Expires Sept 18, Plus Audit Happy Hour and More
August 31, 2015
ATLANTA – Early registration for Medtrade, the Fall edition of the nation’s premiere HME trade show, ends at midnight on Friday, Sept 18. Medtrade will once again be held in its familiar home at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, from
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General Healthcare
Caretailing: New Word for a New World
August 31, 2015
ATLANTA – With “retail HME providers” and/or “healthcare retailers” increasingly making their presence known at Medtrade and throughout the industry, Kevin Gaffney, group show director, asked his friends at VGM: What word best describes
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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare Releases Analysis of Medicare Claims Backlog
August 31, 2015
The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) today released an analysis of the Office of Medicare Hearing and Appeals (OMHA) appeals backlog, using data available on the OMHA website. The analysis has uncovered that, in spite of reports from OM
Sperduti Offering Advanced Sales Training at Medtrade on Oct 26
August 31, 2015
EAST NORTHPORT, NY – Owners, sales managers and sales executives are facing the toughest times in our industry’s history. The effectiveness of your sales team has never been more important, yet a majority of HME companies have sales peopl
CMS Limits Scope of Review on Redetermination and Reconsideration
August 24, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – One of the most difficult and frustrating aspects of being a DME supplier is dealing with Medicare post-payment reviews, audits and overpayment determinations. The experience of a large audit can be daunting and expensive. &n
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Rehab/Mobility
Healthcents Brings Revenue Improvement Expertise to Medtrade
August 24, 2015
SALINAS, CA – HME providers often feel “locked out” of the traditional commercial payer reimbursement model and may not be leveraging other revenue-generation mechanisms such as group purchasing organizations (GPOs), formularies and pharmac