March 2010

March 2010

Lose-Lose Situation with Strike of Power Wheelchair Purchase Option

Who is the biggest loser under Congress' new mandate to eliminate the first-month purchase option for standard power wheelchairs?

CMS Updates Signature Requirements

CMS updated its signature guidelines for medical review.

'Groundhog Day' for Medicare Audits?

President Obama's plan to hunt down perpetrators of Medicare fraud with "high-tech bounty hunters" is likely to create problems for legitimate providers and doesn't address the real problem — keeping the bad actors out of the system in the first place, Walt Gorski said.

Cigna Wheelchair Week Webinars

Cigna Government Services, the Jurisdiction C DME MAC, has brought back its popular "Wheelchair Week" Webinars on manual and power mobility coverage guidelines and documentation.

Q&A: The HITECH Act

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act made $19 billion available for health information technology through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.

The Great Divider

Exceptional service, now or never.

Mitigating Your Risk

An important model for managing diversification

Once More--with Feeling

The loan closet doors are open, but enter with caution.

Smart, Savvy and Sensitive

Merchandising and marketing are essential for a successful post-mastectomy business.

Do or Die

We need to get rid of the "suicide bidding" program once and for all.