Catch the Best Hour of HME Voice This Season

December 16, 2013
ATLANTA – Powered by Medtrade Radio and sponsored by Emerge Sales, the latest episode of HME Voice features the ultimate Medtrade Mashup, as producers select the very best HME Voice interview snippets of the year. The “best of” wrap-up show

How Non-Contract Suppliers Can Enter the Competitive Bidding Arena

December 16, 2013
AMARILLO, TX – Competitive bidding is a deeply flawed program. Until we can eliminate or modify CB, we are stuck with it.  For those suppliers that are stuck without a CB contract, there are options for you.  Let’s assume that ABC M

FAA Rejects “Rulemaking” Process, Will Implement Strict OSA Screening

December 16, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is reporting that the FAA will move forward with implementing mandatory screening and testing for obstructive sleep apnea, despite opposition from the pilot and aviation medical

December is Last Month for Medtrade Spring Early Bird Rates

December 9, 2013
LAS VEGAS – Early bird registration for Medtrade Spring is officially open, and those who register now will see substantial savings. Early bird rates end December 31, 2013. Click here to register. 

 Medtrade Spring takes place March 10-12 (Mon

Working With a Physician in a Rural Area: The Stark Rural Provider Exception

December 9, 2013
AMARILLO, TX – The federal Stark physician self-referral law prohibits a physician from making a referral to an entity for the provision of Medicare-covered designated health services (“DHS”) if the referring physician (or an immediate fami

Medicare Audits Deny Wheelchairs for 22 Severely Disabled Nashville Area Patients

December 9, 2013
GOODLETTSVILLE, TN – Medicare is taking back more than $200,000 it paid for complex rehabilitation wheelchairs that were delivered to 22 severely disabled Nashville area patients, leaving a local company in the red and questioning Medicare’s