AAHomecare issued a national press release "to underscore the Government Accountability Office finding that the processing of Medicare reimbursement claims for HME continues to be a problem — despite CMS efforts to implement reforms."
The Texas Alliance for Home Care Services and a Dallas provider filed a lawsuit today against the Department of Health and Human Services and the CMS for failure to conduct notice and comment rulemaking in order to specify financial standards that providers must meet under the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.
The foundation is laid, now the building begins. That's the word from some 160 complex rehab advocates who lobbied hard for a separate Medicare benefit for complex rehab during the CELA Conference.
Bariatric products, including: Drive Medical's Full Electric Bariatric Bed 15300; Home Aid's P-462 Shower/Commode Chair; Golden Technologies' Golden Compass; and more.
The E0181 has an overall 15.2 percent denial rate, and one of the top denial reasons is CO50: These are non-covered services because this is not deemed a "medical necessity" by the payer.
Declining unprofitable business (which could mean actually saying no to referral sources) joins the list of coping mechanisms.
VGM's John Gallagher and Mark Higley track the current barrage of legislative and regulatory challenges.
There are some proven techniques to avoid (and sometimes completely eliminate) the lunch factor in getting to see the referral source.
A four-step plan for getting started on your email marketing strategy.
It's all in your perspective on the changing oxygen market.
