WASHINGTON, DC – Responding to a request from Reps Glenn Thompson (R-Pa) and Bruce Braley (D-Iowa), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced plans to investigate the Medicare competitive bidd

WASHINGTON, DC – Nearly every HME provider has felt the effects of the audit tsunami, and some have not survived its onslaught. However, there are a number of developments that providers should watch for that may give some relief. The American

ORLANDO, FL – Early bird registration is still open for Medtrade Orlando, the largest trade show in the U.S. focused exclusively on the HME market. For providers who register prior to midnight on Friday, Sept 6, significant savings are sti

ORLANDO, FL – The industry is filled with a whole lot of questions, but four days in Orlando, Fla, can provide the answers. The dates are Oct 7-10 this year for Medtrade, the nation’s largest home medical equipment (HME) expo and conference i

NASHVILLE, TN – Sleep Nation Inc picked up another CPAP business last week, the 43rd such acquisition in the nationwide provider’s 16-month history. Billed as a “national provider of CPAP supplies,” the asset purchase marked the company�

AMARILLO, TX – Post-payment audits (by DME MACs, ZPICs, and RACs) are a permanent part of the DME industry.  Regardless of how thorough the DME supplier’s patient files are, the chances of winning at the audit stage are small.  This