Exiting Oxygen Suppliers and New Rental Periods

July 7, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – Recent guidance from CMS has made clear that when a supplier exits the Medicare oxygen business and is no longer able to continue furnishing oxygen and oxygen equipment, CMS considers the oxygen equipment out on beneficiaries to

Medtrade Exhibitor Brightree Joins CommonWell Health Alliance

July 7, 2014
VIENNA, VA – CommonWell Health Alliance, a not-for-profit trade association, welcomed new members Brightree (Booth #2245) and MacPractice as contributing members last week. “When CommonWell was created in 2013, we wanted to ensure our members

Harrison Ford Using iWALK2.0 Hands Free Crutch

July 7, 2014
LONDON – Medtrade exhibitor iWALKFree Inc is strutting with confidence these days thanks to burgeoning awareness, and a little help from legendary actor Harrison Ford. After breaking his ankle during filming of the next Star Wars sequel in Lond

Road to Medtrade – Face-to-Face in the Real World

July 7, 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

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