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PAOC Meeting Set for October
BALTIMORE--CMS has announced that the next meeting of the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee will be held Oct. 11 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hilton Pikesville Hotel in Baltimore. ...
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NCART Hits the Hill for Support of Complex Rehab Carve-Out
WASHINGTON--Hoping to put a face on complex rehab and drum up support for a bill that would exempt it from competitive bidding, the National Coalition for Assistive Rehab Technology will hold a Capitol Hill press conference next week featuring consumers who use the equipment. ...
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VGM Names Hassman COO
WATERLOO, Iowa--On Friday, VGM Group announced it has named Jeff D. Hassman as COO, responsible for the day-to-day activities of the company's operating divisions....
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AAHomecare Mounts Public Awareness Campaign
WASHINGTON--The American Association for Homecare said last week that it plans to launch a "comprehensive public awareness campaign to promote the mission of the home care industry." ...
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Ohio Medicaid Proposes HME Bidding
WASHINGTON--The American Association for Homecare reported last week that Ohio HME providers could face "selective contracting" under a new Medicaid rule proposed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. ...
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NPI Registry Is Up and Running
WASHINGTON--After months of preparation, the eagerly awaited Internet registry of National Provider Identification numbers and other health care provider data is operational. ...
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ResMed Names Gallahue as New CEO
SAN DIEGO--Sleep product manufacturer ResMed announced last week that its board of directors has unanimously approved a succession plan for executive management of the company. ...
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Provider's Complaint Prompts Call for Audit of Medi-Cal
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--A Joint Legislative Audit Committee has agreed to an audit of Medi-Cal after a home medical equipment provider challenged the California Medicaid program over fee schedules that pit providers against a little-known law. ...
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Three S. Fla. Fraud Schemes Derailed by Strike Force
MIAMI--The operators of several HME companies that defrauded Medicare of more than $22 million are set for sentencing in three separate cases announced last week by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and the Miami Field Office of the FBI. ...
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CMS Confirms Home Infusion Providers Not Target of Fraud Demo
WASHINGTON--After asking CMS for a clarification of the "infusion providers" targeted under a recently announced fraud demonstration program, the National Home Infusion Association got the answer it wanted: Home infusion therapy providers are not included. ...
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Confusion over Crackdown on Infusion Providers
WASHINGTON--On Monday, the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services and CMS announced the details of a two-year initiative designed to eliminate deceptive providers of infusion therapy in South Florida....
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Lambert's Ready to Take on the Government--Again
REDDING, Calif.--A California HME provider who sued the Department of Health and Human Services over K0011 wheelchair documentation--and won in federal court--is now taking on the Medicaid program over a little-known law that appears to invalidate Medi-Cal fee schedules....
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Proposed Privacy Legislation Speaks to Health IT Fears
WASHINGTON--Last month, Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., introduced a bill that would create new privacy safeguards for patients' protected health information that, if enacted, could have a big impact on how providers work with patient data....
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HHS, DOJ Target Fraudulent Infusion Therapy Providers
WASHINGTON--The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice are joining forces for a demonstration project to eliminate fraudulent infusion therapy providers, officials announced late Friday...
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Key Industry Bills Await Congressional Action
WASHINGTON--A handful of home medical equipment-related bills awaits action from Congress when legislators return from their August recess on Sept. 4, and that action--if there is any--could change the face of the industry...
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Invacare Enters Portable Concentrator Market
ELYRIA, Ohio--While its HomeFill oxygen system has gained 12 percent of the transfilling sector, according to Invacare officials, the company plans to launch an alternative this fall with its first portable oxygen concentrator...
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Pulse Oximetry Market to Grow 150 Percent by 2013
PALO ALTO, Calif.--The U.S. market for pulse oximetry is set to grow more than 150 percent over the next six years, with both hospitals and alternative markets like home care driving the expansion, according to a recent report...
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NSC Introduces the PTAN
COLUMBIA, S.C.--In its latest newsletter, the National Supplier Clearinghouse introduced the Provider Transaction Access Number, an identifier that suppliers will use when contacting the NSC or the DME Medicare Administrative Contractors with general inquiries...
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