Special Alert: August 26, 2010
CMS Issues Final Rule on Supplier Standards
Based on a proposed rule issued in 2008, the Medicare enrollment standards for DMEPOS providers adds several new standards and modifies existing standards that providers must meet before being able to furnish home medical equipment to Medicare beneficiaries....
Headline News
Scooter Store Formalizes New Home Care Division
The Scooter Store announced this morning it has set up a new home care equipment division. The new division "formalizes a team that has been operating for many months, building a business plan, negotiating...
CMS Nixes Request for Bidder Names
CMS has declined a request from 136 House members calling for early release of the winners in Round 1 of competitive bidding...
From the HME Company Newswire: MSD, Philips Respironics, SeQual, Sunrise, VMI
MSD Acquired by Water Street; Philips Respironics Offers Webinars; SeQual Pledges Gulf Coast Support; and Sunrise Debuts Zippie Exploration Station....
New Supplier Standards Could be Costly
Providers beware: There are a few sizeable stumbling blocks within the new supplier standards final rule issued by CMS, according to...
Apparent No Go on Early Release of Bidder Names; Sebelius to Look into Bidding Concerns
There has been no response to a request from 136 House members calling on CMS to release the names of providers whose bids were used to calculate the Round 1 competitive bidding payment rates....
Graham-Field Promotes Spett
GF Health Products announced that Ken Spett has been promoted to president and COO....
Stryker Buys Gaymar
Orthopedic implant and surgical equipment maker Stryker Corp. announced it would acquire Gaymar Industries for $150 million in...
Oxygen Payment in Bankruptcy
CMS said it may make payment for replacement oxygen equipment when a DMEPOS supplier files for Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 bankruptcy....
HomeCare Podcasts
Listen to HomeCare's editors and industry experts discuss current news, trends and issues affecting HME providers.
Sandra Canally, RN, owner and president of The Compliance Team, Inc. (Part IV)
Listen to Sandra Canally of The Compliance Team, Inc., talk with HomeCare's Gail Walker about DMEPOS accreditation.
Accreditation Realities: Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV
