Medtrade Spring Award Winners Look Forward to Medtrade in Orlando
April 22, 2013
LAS VEGAS – A month after Medtrade Spring, providers and manufacturers combed through their leads and made plans for Medtrade in Orlando, scheduled for Oct 7-10. For award recipients such as AM Airway Management/VirtuOx, winners of the Provider’s
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Respiratory/Sleep
Sleep Nation Inc Nabs All 100 Medicare CBAs
April 22, 2013
FRANKLIN, TN – Sleep Nation Inc, a corporation that bills itself as a “a national provider of CPAP supplies,” announced last week that it has signed contracts with CMS to be reimbursed for all competitive bid markets in the United States. A
Subcontract Agreements: Hot Buton Issues in the Comp Bidding Arena
April 22, 2013
AMARILLO, TX – CMS announced the final rule for competitive bidding on April 10, 2007.1 In the final rule, CMS indicated that contract suppliers may subcontract with non-contract suppliers as long as the subcontractor has not been “excluded f
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Rehab/Mobility
AAHomecare Pushes Power Mobility Issues on Capitol Hill
April 22, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC –
Meticulous preparation by complex rehab advocates will likely pay off next week when Sen Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is expected to introduce a Senate companion bill to H.R. 942, the Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Tec
Medtrade Spring Digital Conference Library Now Available
April 15, 2013
ALPHARETTA, GA – Unable to be at Medtrade Spring last month? You can still get access to all of the detailed conference sessions with the Medtrade Digital Conference Library. Those not able to attend Medtrade Spring can “attend” a m
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General Healthcare
Stark Guidelines for Renting Equipment From a Physician
April 15, 2013
AMARILLO, TX – The Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, or Stark law, provides that “if a physician has a financial relationship with an entity” that provides certain designated health services (durable medical equipment), then the physician is