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Legislative/Advocacy
Medicare DME Spending Flatlines
May 5, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – The 2012 numbers from CMS are in, and Medicare spending on DME has remained steady at about $7 billion since 2000. According to an AAHomecare analysis of the 2012 CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts report, the opposite is
Establishing Common Ownership After CB Contract is Signed
May 5, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – A non-contract supplier can have its PTAN(s) added to a competitive bid contract after: 1) a contract supplier purchases 5% or more of the non-contract supplier; 2) a non-contract supplier purchases 5% or more of a contract suppl
I Am the HME Industry – John Komuda
May 5, 2014
SYRACUSE, NY – After more than three decades in DME and complex rehab, John Komuda, ATP, remembers the good old days. But these days, the founder of Central New York (CNY) Medical Products is thankful for today’s technology, and what it does
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Respiratory/Sleep
Time Magazine Declares Sleep the New Health Frontier
May 5, 2014
NEW YORK – Sleep docs and sleep lab directors can now say, “I told you so,” thanks to an April 2014 Time Magazine feature that boldly declares sleep as nothing less than the “New Health Frontier.” The 1,300-plus word article in the vene
Companies that Help Providers Get Paid Buying Space at Medtrade
May 5, 2014
OVERLAND PARK, KS – Six months before Medtrade, scheduled for Oct 20-23, 2014, in Atlanta, the themes of efficient operations and smoother billing processes are already gaining traction. Companies such as Kansas-based Strategic AR have already rese
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General Healthcare
Home Infusion Community Mourns Loss of Lynn Giglione
May 5, 2014
ALEXANDRIA, VA – National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) past board chair Lynn Giglione, RN, BSN, passed away in late April. NHIA president and CEO Russ Bodoff issued the following note to NHIA members last week… It is with heavy hearts