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Legislative/Advocacy
Grandfathering Deadline for Round One Recompete Nears
November 11, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – Crucial decisions loom for providers pondering whether or not to grandfather their patients in Round 1 bidding areas. Just over a week remains to meet the grandfathering letter requirement.
Round one Recompete contracts start on
I Am the HME Industry – Doug Coleman
November 11, 2013
LOVELAND, CO – The CEO of Colorado-based Major Medical Supply has made many trips to Washington, DC, over the last decade, and he takes pride in the fact that six of Colorado’s seven Congressional members have signed on to support HR 1717. Ho
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Respiratory/Sleep
CPAP Linked to Improvement in Resistant Hypertension
November 11, 2013
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – A report in MedPage Today summarizes a small study in which researchers concluded that the use of CPAP in patients with resistant hypertension and OSA significantly lowered daytime blood pressure. After 6 months of treatment
Meeting Capacity Face-to-Face, WOPD, and Written Orders Prior to Claims Submission
November 11, 2013
AMARILLO, TX – This article covers four very important topics for the DME supplier: (i) whether the competitive bid contract supplier can cease selling a product after its “capacity” has been met; (ii) face-to-face requirements; (ii
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General Healthcare
Early Bird Registration Opens Tomorrow for Medtrade Spring
November 11, 2013
LAS VEGAS – Early bird registration for Medtrade Spring officially opens on Tuesday, Nov 12. Those who register now will see substantial savings. Early bird rates end December 31, 2013. Click here to register. Medtrade Spring takes place March
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Respiratory/Sleep
Exposure Therapy is Latest Wrinkle in Battle for CPAP Compliance
November 4, 2013
ST. LOUIS – An effort to desensitize patients to CPAP masks may ease the transition for patients and ultimately boost compliance. The small-sample “exposure therapy” pilot study concluded that patients were able to significantly increase th