AMARILLO, TX – When a DME supplier is about to enter into a preferred provider arrangement (“PPA”) with a hospital, it is not uncommon for the hospital to ask the supplier to provide products to indigent patients being discharged fr

FORT COLLINS, CO – One of the benefits of writing/editing Medtrade Monday is chatting with the many I Am the HME Industry providers. Many of these providers are truly “independents,” some in the most extreme. Two weeks ago, for example, I c

WASHINGTON, DC – This time last year, CMS used their annual proposed rule on end stage renal disease payments to also announce their intent to adjust Medicare payment rates in areas outside the competitive bidding areas. Commonly referred to as

SOMERSET, PA – Medtrade exhibitor Drive Medical recently completed its largest acquisition to date, acquiring DeVilbiss Healthcare, effective last week. The acquisition provides Drive, one of the fastest growing manufacturers of DME, with one o

ATLANTA – Day one of Medtrade will feature the inaugural Brightree Summit – Tools of the Trade, a 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. array of educational tracks with several sessions and hands-on training from which to choose. Tracks for executives, bil

AMARILLO, TX – The Recovery Audit Contractors, or RACs, are Medicare’s bounty hunters. These auditors are paid a contingency fee to identify improperly paid claims. While RACs are paid a contingency fee to identify over and underpayments, sup