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May 1, 2001
Speak Up!
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Karen Cavallo
I ATTENDED my first leadership conference in 1995 and I didn't know what to expect. Once a year, the thought leaders in that field got together at a resort...
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HCFA's Competitive Challenge
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Marie Blakey
CHOOSING THIS MONTH'S COVER ART and cut-lines inspired (pardon the pun) a storm of debate here on staff. We all agreed that dark clouds are a good illustration...
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Exit Strategies
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Tom Gray
The When, Why and How of Selling Your HME Business YOU'VE GIVEN A GOOD PART OF your life to building a home medical equipment business. It's had its ups...
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Capitalizing on Cash Sales
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Denise H. McClinton
LIKE MANY home medical equipment providers, Dilip Patel operates his business differently than he did in 1997. That was the year Congress passed the Balanced...
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HME Software: Getting Wired
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Richard Park
Faced with increased competition, reimbursement cuts and slimmer margins, today's home medical equipment providers must continually look for ways to stay...
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Bull's Eye: HCFA
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
J. P. Pieratt
Washington -- It appears the home health lobbying efforts are starting to have an effect in Congress. Soon after the House of Representatives unveiled...
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Thomas Scully Nominated To Lead HCFA
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
J. P. Pieratt
Washington -- President Bush has nominated Thomas Scully to be the next administrator for the Health Care Financing Administration. Scully must be confirmed...
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Medtrade West Turnout Surpasses Expectations
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Richard Park
Las Vegas -- There clearly was a buzz in the atmosphere on the first day of the Medtrade West show held in Las Vegas in March, and everyone agreed that...
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Prior Authorization Guidelines Amended
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
J. P. Pieratt
Baltimore -- Medicare billers who want to know whether certain durable medical equipment would be covered under Medicare now must submit to a durable...
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HCFA Releases Oxygen and Equipment Fee Schedule
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
J. P. Pieratt
Baltimore -- In a program memorandum to its durable medical equipment regional carriers, the Health Care Financing Administration released the fee schedule...
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NCAMES Launches Own Web Site
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Tiffany Kobashigawa
Cary, N.C. -- The North Carolina Association for Medical Equipment Services has established its own Web site. The site, www.ncames.org, features calendar...
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Home Tech Medical Services Restructures
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Susanne Hopkins
Stockton, Calif. -- Home Tech Medical Services, a fast-growing provider made up of six home medical equipment companies, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
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Praxair to Buy Interwest for $42M+
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Susanne Hopkins
Danbury, Conn. -- In a deal valued at more than $42 million, Praxair Distribution, a subsidiary of Praxair, will acquire Salt Lake City -based Interwest...
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Merriam-Graves Acquires N.Y. Branch of Lifeplus
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Susanne Hopkins
Raymond, N.H. -- Lifeplus has sold certain assets of its Plattsburgh, N.Y., home medical equipment business to Charlestown, N.H.-based Merriam-Graves...
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The Provider Newswire
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Financials Transworld Healthcare: Transworld Healthcare of Hawthorne, N.Y., recorded a loss for the fiscal 2001 first quarter ended Dec. 31 of $2.8 million,...
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Hill-Rom to Cut More Jobs in Realignment
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Richard Park
Batesville, Ind. -- Hill-Rom will further reduce its work force, eliminating 200 jobs as part of the company's last phase of a realignment plan to streamline...
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Welcon Acquires Enteral Pump Line
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Richard Park
Fort Worth, Texas -- Welcon Inc. has acquired Toledo, Ohio-based Owens-Illinois' Entracare enteral pump and device product line. Welcon officials said...
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David Miller New Med Group Chairman
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Richard Park
Lubbock, Texas -- David Miller, president and chief executive officer of The Med Group, is relinquishing his role as president of the group purchasing...
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The Manufacturer Newswire
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Product Updates Invacare HomeFill System: Elyria, Ohio-based Invacare received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its Venture HomeFill...
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When Small is Good
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Richard Park
Company Name: Jim's Pharmacy and Home Health; Location: Port Angeles, Wash.; Main Products and Services: pharmacy, home oxygen, nebulizers, CPAPs, ostomy,...
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Ready, Set, HIPAA!
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Cara C. Bachenheimer
IF YOU READ my March column, you should have a better sense of what the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act means -- and should know that...
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The Thin Silver Line
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
J. P. Pieratt
HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS ARE GENERALLY A RESILIENT BUNCH. The nature of their business almost mandates they be so, so they have become adept at...
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On the Home Front
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Susanne Hopkins
Reaching Out With a Helping Hand EVEN IF YOU'RE A ONE-STOP SHOP, IT'S tough as a home medical equipment provider to be everything to everybody. Sometimes,...
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Measuring for Compression Hosiery Goes High-Tech
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Denise H. McClinton
Until 1997, all measurements for compression hosiery were performed manually. That year, the German manufacturer, Pero-System, introduced the Perometer,...
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