Real Provider, Real Improvement at Medtrade

June 30, 2014
WEST SENECA, NY – Seven years ago, Jennifer Kostowniak wanted to streamline the billing process at Buffalo Wheelchair. At the time, the West Seneca, NY-based provider was only sending electronic claims to Medicare and Medicaid. All the rest we

I Am the HME Industry – Teresa Lynne Aldridge

June 30, 2014
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY – Teresa Lynne Aldridge, owner of American Mobility Products Inc, Campbellsville, Ky, found her calling after helping her very first customer. The elderly patient had suffered a stroke and was bedridden, and the woman did not

USA Today Highlights Sleep Deprivation

June 30, 2014
ATLANTA – New Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data has spawned more consumer press on the negative effects of sleep deprivation. The latest comes courtesy of the June 22 USA Today via reporter Nanci Hellmich. The USA Today piece reiterates th

ABNs – Proper Use and Pitfalls – Part 3

June 30, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – CMS requires Medicare health care providers and suppliers to provide Medicare beneficiaries with an Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage (ABN), Form CMS-R-131, if the provider thinks Medicare probably (or certainly) will no

Road to Medtrade – Boomerology Revealed

June 30, 2014
ATLANTA – The upcoming Medtrade (Oct 20-23, 2014 in Atlanta) has an excellent line-up of speakers who will present programs addressing the most important topics faced by DME suppliers today. Every issue of Medtrade Monday, leading up to Medtrad

Covidien Will Maintain Medtrade Presence in Wake of Medtronic Deal

June 23, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS AND DUBLIN – In a deal that reverberated from the land of 10,000 lakes to the emerald isle, Dublin-based Medtronic Inc acquired Covidien, Minneapolis, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $93.22 per Covidien share, or a total of ap