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AAHomecare Taps Wilson as New President, CEO
Tyler Wilson, an attorney and executive director of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, has been named president and CEO of the American Association for Homecare...
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CMS to Cut Payments for Compounded Drugs
CMS plans to cut payments for compounded inhalation drugs in an effort to discourage pharmacies from "inappropriate" compounding.
CMS' plans were divulged last week in a letter from CMS Administrator Mark McClellan to Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, who had previously expressed concerns about the payment system.
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Court Dismisses Consumer Group Challenge to DRA
Public Citizen, a consumer watchdog group, filed the suit in March, claiming the law was invalid because the version passed by the House of Representatives was different from the version passed by the Senate and signed by the president...
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TSA Says POCs, Gel-Based Cushions Still Allowed
With security measures heightened at the nation's airports, portable oxygen concentrators and gel-based wheelchair cushions, as well as most other medically necessary items, are still being allowed onboard commercial flights, the Transportation Security Administration said.
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CMS Scales Back Quality Standards: 'Is That All There Is?'
Last week CMS whittled more than 100 pages of proposed requirements down to 14 in its final version of Medicare supplier quality standards.
"We're under considerable shock," said Accreditation Commission for Health Care President Tom Cesar. He noted that a staff member in his office, puzzled by the brevity of the final version, asked, "Is that all there is?"
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RAMP Asks for Clarity on PMD Documentation
CMS is not gathering enough input from stakeholders as it develops documentation guidance for power wheelchairs and scooters, the Restore Access to Mobility Partnership said in a statement issued on Wednesday. ...
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Telehealth Market Could Top $2 Billion in 2010, Report Says
The digital home health market, estimated at $461 million in 2005, could hit $2.1 billion by 2010, according to a recently released white paper.
The jump would be fueled mainly by wellness monitoring services, Web messaging and online consultations, according to the Parks Associates report
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FDA Tells Providers to Stop Compounding
The FDA has warned three companies to stop manufacturing and distributing unapproved compounded inhalation drugs.
Warnings were issued Wednesday to Orlando, Fla.-based Rotech Healthcare; Clearwater, Fla.-based CCS Medical; and Reliant Pharmacy Services, which is owned by Clearwater, Fla.-based Lincare Holdings.
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Bill to Repeal DRA Oxygen Cap Introduced in Senate
Provisions in the Deficit Reduction Act that cap Medicare oxygen rental at 36 months, then transfer equipment ownership to the beneficiary, would be repealed under legislation introduced in the Senate Thursday.
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Arcadia to Test Wal-Mart Waters
The latest in a list of HME providers to move operations into Wal-Mart, Arcadia Resources said Wednesday it has leased space in one of the giant retailer's Florida stores...
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Invacare Inks Distribution Deal with AeioMed
Ohio--In a move to expand its presence in the sleep market, Invacare announced last week that it has signed a multiyear agreement as the exclusive distributor for AeioMed's current and future line of sleep-related medical devices....
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