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Collaborative Tracks 70 Percent Reduction in Pressure Sores
PRINCETON, N.J.--After nearly two years of applying best practices and preventive techniques, 150 hospitals, nursing homes and home care agencies in New Jersey tracked a 70 percent reduction in the incidence of new pressure ulcers in their patients. ...
Strike Force Arrests Pharmacy Owner in 'Massive' Kickback Scheme
MIAMI--In the latest Medicare Fraud Strike Force action in South Florida, a pharmacy owner has been charged with paying out more than $1 million in kickbacks in what investigators called "a massive kickback network" involving pharmacies, DME companies and physicians, federal officials announced Aug. 3. ...
CHAMP Act's Cuts Draw Strong Response; AARP Is Unexpected HME Foe
ATLANTA--News of the so-called CHAMP Act's oxygen and power wheelchair provisions--legislation proposed in the House of Representatives that would reduce the 36-month oxygen rental cap to 18 months and eliminate the first-month purchase option for power wheelchairs--spurred a number of industry stakeholders into action last week. ...
Industry Rallies against New Threat to Home Oxygen
WASHINGTON--Home oxygen providers braced for another body blow last week when the House of Representatives passed the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (H.R. 3162), which includes an 18-month cap for oxygen rental as a means of paying for the $50 billion bill. ...
Oxygen Service Study Proposed in House Bill
WASHINGTON--While the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (H.R. 3162) passed by the House of Representatives last week contains home oxygen and power wheelchair cuts, it also includes one provision that would be favorable for HME, according to Cara Bachenheimer, vice president, government relations, for Elyria, Ohio-based Invacare. ...
Bond Requirement Would Likely Hurt Small Providers, Observers Say
BALTIMORE--It was a case of déjà vu for many in the industry last week when HHS announced a proposed rule that would require all DMEPOS providers to supply CMS with a $65,000 surety bond ...
Foam Dressings Probe Shows Close to 100 Percent Denial Rate
COLUMBIA, S.C.--TriCenturion announced on Thursday that it has completed a widespread prepayment review of foam dressings billed with the A1 modifier that showed close to a 100 percent denial rate for the claims in both Jurisdictions A and B. ...
Letco Companies Acquired by Harvard Drug Group
PITTSBURGH--In a deal announced Friday by merger-and-acquisition firm The Braff Group, pharmacy specialists The Letco Companies has been acquired by The Harvard Drug Group, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, a Miami-based private equity group. Braff initiated the transaction. ...
Joint Commission Names New President, Home Care Accreditation Execs
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.--A New York physician with a strong track record in patient safety and quality improvement in medical care will take the reins as president of The Joint Commission, the accrediting organization announced last week. ...
Apria, Lincare Post Q2 Gains
LAKE FOREST, Calif., and CLEARWATER, Fla.--National providers Apria Healthcare and Lincare Holdings announced increased second-quarter profits in recent earnings reports. ...
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