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General Healthcare
Purchase by DME Supplier of Internet Leads
February 9, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – When a lead generation company (LGC) sells Medicare leads to a DME supplier, it is important that the arrangement not violate the Medicare anti-kickback statute, nor the telephone solicitation statute. Anti-kickback statute The s
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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare in Action – Report from the Northeast and More
February 2, 2015
LONG ISLAND, NY – Up and down the Northeast, HME providers spent much of the past week preparing their customers for the big snow storm and power outages in its aftermath. Millions of Americans depend on home medical equipment that require
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Respiratory/Sleep
Noncompliant Oxygen Patients
February 2, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – A growing challenge to DME supplierS is what to do with noncompliant oxygen patients. A supplier probably could reasonably conclude that the absence of a fully compliant recertification CMN is a technical fault to be remedied by
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General Healthcare
Networking Events Boost Value for Medtrade Spring Attendees
February 2, 2015
LAS VEGAS – Educational sessions benefit Medtrade Spring attendees every year, but those chance conversations at various networking events can add crucial bits of information. The always popular Power Lunch will be one of the highlights on Tues
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General Healthcare
If It Looks Like a Duck…
February 2, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – The DME supplier lives in a glass house. Many people/organizations know what the supplier is doing. These include current employees, past employees, the DME MACs, the NSC, and the supplier’s accrediting organization. If the sup
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General Healthcare
Invacare Names New President and CEO
February 2, 2015
ELYRIA, OH – Invacare Corp has appointed Matthew E. Monaghan as its new president and CEO, effective April 1, 2015. Monaghan’s appointment follows an extensive global search conducted by an executive search firm under the direction of the Inv