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WEB4 days ago — Post Link. Geriatric Medical, DDP Medical join forces. CCS: ‘There’s something about that DME interaction’. NIV reconsideration: Try-and-fail recommendation causes concerns. Reliable Medical strives for ‘one system’. Letter for standing systems extended. NSM enhances festival. ResMed launches smartwatch app, …
Providers on Helene’s front lines: ‘We are stretched thin but able
WEB2 days ago — Providers on Helene’s front lines: ‘We are stretched thin but able to help’. Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor. A week after Hurricane Helene brought flooding and devastation across the Southeast, "it's like an atomic bomb went off," and HME providers, like impacted residents, are still assessing the damage and trying to recover, all the ...
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WEBSeptember 27, 2024 HME News Staff. WASHINGTON – Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., have introduced legislation that would improve access to titanium and carbon fiber manual wheelchairs for Medicare beneficiaries. S. 5154, which would create two new HCPCS codes for complex …
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WEBSeptember 25, 2024 HME News Staff. WASHINGTON – CMS needs to provide more oversight of remote patient monitoring to ensure it is being used and billed properly, says a new report from the Office of Inspector General. From 2019 to 2022, use of remote patient monitoring increased dramatically, from about 55,000 enrollees to 570,000.
Upbeat forecast for HME billing systems
WEBApr 26, 2024 — Updated 8:14 AM CDT, Fri April 26, 2024. The future of HME billing systems looks bright, market specialists say, with advances in patient portal technology and artificial intelligence expected to play a leading role. “We're beginning to witness transformative trends that are not only enhancing operational efficiency but also significantly ...
ResMed announces strategy, outlook | HME News
WEB5 days ago — HME News Staff. Updated 8:22 AM CDT, Tue October 1, 2024. SAN DIEGO – ResMed unveiled its 2030 strategy to drive growth, profitability and shareholder returns, including investing 7% in R&D, at an Investor Day in New York City. The company also announced its five-year revenue and earnings growth outlook, reflecting its …
CMS implements waivers in hurricane-affected areas | HME News
WEB3 days ago — CMS implements waivers in hurricane-affected areas. News. HME News Staff. Updated 10:32 AM CDT, Thu October 3, 2024. WASHINGTON – CMS will permit people with Medicare who have lost or had damage to their DMEPOS products because of Hurricane Helene to receive replacements of such items and services, according to a bulletin from AAHomecare.
Women leaders in HME: ‘This is kind of cool’ - HME News
WEBJul 12, 2024 — Most recently, Suzanne Foster took the reins as CEO at AdaptHealth in May, and Robin Menchen was named president and CEO at Rotech Healthcare in February. More broadly, women now hold CEO roles at 10% of Fortune 500 companies. “I think there have been wider trends for some time and the HME …
AAH strengthens NIV, CGM advocacy | HME News
WEB3 days ago — HME News Staff. Updated 10:29 AM CDT, Thu October 3, 2024. WASHINGTON – AAHomecare has expanded its relationship with legal and public policy firm Foley Hoag to strengthen its advocacy work on significant coverage issues for non-invasive ventilators and continuous glucose monitors. “Foley Hoag’s expertise in Medicare and Medicaid policy ...
AdaptHealth sees Humana deal as ‘starting ground’ - HME News
WEBMay 19, 2023 — Updated 10:43 AM CDT, Fri May 19, 2023. PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – AdaptHealth’s new partnership with Humana to provide home medical equipment to about 1 million Medicare Advantage HMO members could lay the groundwork for bigger things in the future, says CEO Steve Griggs. Humana in mid-May announced it had awarded capitated care contracts to ...