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Legislative/Advocacy
GAO and OIG Release Reports on Round One Rebid
April 14, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released two separate reports on the Round 1 Rebid. According to the GAO report, both benef
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Legislative/Advocacy
Tom Ryan on the Hot Seat in No-Holds-Barred HME Voice Interview
April 14, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Powered by Medtrade Radio and sponsored by Emerge Sales, the third season of HME Voice gets off to a provocative start with Tom Ryan, president and CEO of the American Association for Homecare, occupying the hot seat in a no-holds-b
Newbie Enthusiasm Reigns at Medtrade Spring and Medtrade
April 14, 2014
LIBERTYVILLE, IL – More than 80 companies exhibited at last month’s Medtrade Spring for the first time. These companies are enthused about massive demand on the horizon (see last week’s top story in Medtrade Monday) and are optimistic about
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Respiratory/Sleep
DME Supplier and its Involvement with the Home Sleep Test
April 14, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – A DME supplier can have some involvement with an overnight oxygen qualification test. The supplier can: (i) own the oximeter; (ii) deliver the oximeter to the Medicare beneficiary’s home; (iii) pick up the oximeter the next mor
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Respiratory/Sleep
Driver in Bronx Train Tragedy Had Severe Sleep Apnea
April 14, 2014
NEW YORK – The driver of a train that derailed late last year in New York City, killing four passengers, reportedly suffered from “severe sleep apnea.” According to the National Transportation Safety Board, William Rockefeller, the engineer
Entering Into a Properly Structured Medical Director Agreement
April 7, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – Under the Medicare anti-kickback statute, it is a felony for DME suppliers to knowingly or willfully offer or pay any remuneration to induce a person to refer a person for the furnishing, or arranging for the furnishing, of any i