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September 1, 2001
The Need to Know
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
By Susanne Hopkins
In a recent television interview, venerable veteran newscaster Walter Cronkite had a one-word answer to the interviewer's question on what he thinks of...
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THE HIPAA Dilemma
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
By Richard Park
THE GOVERNMENT'S MOVE TO REGULATE HEALTH care privacy issues through the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act has started the clock ticking...
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The Race is On!
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM
AT SARASOTA, Fla.-based Harmar Mobility, folks are busy not only attending to business, but planning for the Grand Prix. No, not the one in Indianapolis....
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Keeping Up With Demand
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Stories by Richard Park
It might have competitive and cost challenges, but the mobility market is geared up for strong growth, manufacturers say and that makes it appealing....
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Providing a Quick Fix
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Stories by Denise H. McClinton
It is a national phenomenon: Americans are impatient. This is evident in our demand for faster computers, more powerful cellular phones and restaurants...
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The Upgrade ABN
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
J. P. Pieratt
Washington Industry manufacturers are applauding the approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for its new advance beneficiary notice,...
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HHS Issues First in Series of HIPAA Guidances
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
J. P. Pieratt
Washington The first guidance on the privacy regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act has been released by the Department...
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DMERCs Release New Oxygen Policy
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
J. P. Pieratt, Marjory Garrison
Washington All four durable medical equipment regional carriers have released a new proposed regional medical review policy for oxygen and oxygen equipment....
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Goldstar Group Owner Indicted for Fraud
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
J. P. Pieratt
Atlanta A federal grand jury has indicted an owner of several durable medical equipment companies and three others on charges of fraud, conspiracy and...
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Coalition Pushing for New In the Home Verbiage
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
J. P. Pieratt
Using a posting in the Federal Register as a springboard, a new coalition is pushing for revision of a section of the Social Security Act, which it believes...
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Bush Unveils Medicare Reform Principles
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
J. P. Pieratt
Washington President Bush's principles for bipartisan Medicare reform, which he hopes Congress will adhere to when hammering out Medicare reform legislation...
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THE NATIONAL newswire
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Regulatory DMERCS Join Forces to Advise NSC: The four DMERC Advisory Committees are partnering to form an advisory group to the National Supplier Clearinghouse,...
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THE STATE newswire
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Marjory Garrison
North Carolina's Out-of-State Licensure Bill Signed Into Law: House Bill 437, placing out of state providers under the same regulations as in-state providers,...
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THE PROVIDER newswire
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Noteworthy Maggio Introduces the Rules Engine: Twenty-year health care industry consultant Terri Maggio has developed the Rules Engine, a software package...
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THE MANUFACTURER newswire
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Noteworthy McKesson in Top Ten: The Health Solutions unit of San Francisco-based McKesson was named one of the top 10 disease-management vendors by the...
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The Neighborly Touch
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
BY MARJORY GARRISON
Company Name: Rice Home Medical Location: Willmar, Minn. Main Products and Services: home oxygen, wheelchairs, walking aids, extended care equipment,...
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To UpGrade or Not to Upgrade
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
BY CARA C. BACHENHEIMER, ESQ.
IT'S FINALLY REAL. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid now allows consumers to choose an upgraded item and pay to the provider at the time of the transaction...
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HCFA Audit Letters: Follow Them to a T
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM
If a provider receives several random audit letters from the Health Care Financing Administration requesting additional documentation, what should the...
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Site Seeing on the Net!
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
HomeCare Staff
WHO: FirstGov WHERE: www.firstgov.gov WHAT: Calling itself the first click to government, this site, a project of the President's Management Council,...
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The State of your Salary.
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM
REGIONS INFLUENCE PAY FOR HME PROFESSIONALS SO, HOW MUCH DO YOU MAKE as an accounts receivable manager for a home medical equipment company? No, you don't...
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Getting Wise to Mixing Foods & Medications
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM
New Video Uses Humor to Dispel Myths About Nutrition and Medication THERE MAY be no gambling tables, shoot-outs or the usual gangster fanfare that audiences...
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CMS Joins Campaign for Life
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM,
Marjory Garrison
Baltimore, Md. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, formerly the Health Care Financing Administration, has joined the National Diabetes Education...
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The Editor's Pick
Sep 1, 2001 12:00 PM
This month's favorite quote was chosen by Managing Editor Susanne Hopkins People should not have their heads stuck in the sand [about HIPAA], thinking...
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