HomeCare Experts
For updates on legislative and regulatory issues, the inside scoop from Washington and advice on better ways to run your business, check these exclusive HomeCare columns every month.
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| AAHomecare Update Washington Wit & Wisdom Better Business Sales Notebook Accreditation Now |
Billing & Reimbursement Compliance University Law School Marketing Matters Working Down Denials |
AAHomecare Update
Tyler J. Wilson is president and CEO of the American Association for Homecare, headquartered in Arlington, Va. He may be reached at tylerw@aahomecare.org. For more information on critical home care issues, visit the association's Web site at www.aahomecare.org.
ADA and HME Stand For Independence
What 20 years of ADA means for HME patients and providers....
Washington Wit & Wisdom
A specialist in health care legislation, regulations and government relations, Cara C. Bachenheimer is senior vice president, government relations, for Invacare Corp., Elyria, Ohio. Bachenheimer previously worked at the law firm of Epstein, Becker & Green in Washington, D.C., and at the American Association for Homecare and the Health Industry Distributors Association. You can reach her by phone at 440/329-6226 or by e-mail at cbachenheimer@invacare.com.
Don't Be Surprised
CMS is proposing a raft of changes for 2011....
Better Business
Wallace Weeks is founder and president of Weeks Group Inc., a Melbourne, Fla.-based strategy consulting firm. He can be reached at 321/752-4514 or By e-mail at wweeks@weeksgroup.com.
Two Dreaded Letters
Should you say 'N-O?'...
Sales Notebook
Louis Feuer is president of Dynamic Seminars & Consulting Inc. and the founder and director of the DSC Teleconference Series, a teleconference training program. He can be reached at www.DynamicSeminars.com or by phone at 954/435-8182.
Use It or Lose It!
It's time to do some spring cleaning in your sales department....
Accreditation Now
Mary Ellen Conway, RN, BSN, is president of Capital Healthcare Group, LLC, Bethesda, Md., which provides health care management expertise in accreditation preparation and survey follow-up, operations assistance, design of quality improvement programs and outcome measures. She can be contacted by phone at 301/896-0193 or through www.capitalhealthcaregroup.com.
Pharmacy Accreditation
There are many questions about the recently passed health care reform act and how it affects pharmacies and accreditation....
Billing & Reimbursement
Jane Bunch is CEO and president of Jane's Healthcare Consulting based in Marietta, Ga. A reimbursement specialist, Bunch delivers educational seminars, helps develop corporate compliance plans and serves as a consultant for fraud and abuse cases. She can be reached at 770/366-0644 or by email at billhme@aol.com.
O2 Capped Rental
Understand the rules and prevent needless mistakes on oxygen claims....
Compliance University
Neil B. Caesar is president of the Health Law Center (Neil B. Caesar Law Associates, PA), a national health law practice in Greenville, S.C. He also is a principal with Caesar Cohen Ltd., which offers compliance training, outsourcing and consulting and the author of the Home Care Compliance Answer Book. He can be reached By e-mail at ncaesar@healthlawcenter.com or by telephone at 864/676-9075.
Once More — with Feeling
The loan closet doors are open, but enter with caution....
Law School
Jeffrey S. Baird, Esq. is chairman of the Health Care Group at Brown & Fortunato, P.C., a law firm based in Amarillo, Texas. He represents pharmacies, infusion companies, home medical equipment companies and other health care providers throughout the United States. Baird is board-certified in health law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He can be reached at 806/345-6320 or jbaird@bf-law.com.
Pre-Payment Reviews
Steps to prepare for and survive this life-altering event....
Marketing Matters
Colette Weil is managing director of Summit Marketing, Mill Valley, Calif., a consulting firm specializing in strategic marketing and program development. You can reach her at cweil@summitmktg.com or 415/388-5303.
Word-of-Mouth Marketing
Don't leave it to chance....
Working Down Denials
Sarah Hanna is a reimbursement consultant and vice president of ECS Billing & Consulting, Tiffin, Ohio, and specializes in proper billing protocols, Medicare coverage guidelines and billing office procedures. She can be contacted at 419/448-5332 or sarahhanna@bright.net.
E0601 CPAP
CPAP denials are eating into HME revenues....
