Operations

Supplier Standards Nos. 9 and 30: What the Changes Could Mean for You

This week, Neil Caesar examines new Standard No. 30 (hours of operation) and revised Standard No. 9 (business telephone).

CEDI Requires Password Change

The Common Electronic Data Interchange contractor said it will implement additional security measures on Dec. 30 requiring a password change every 60 days

A4623 (Tracheostomy, Inner Cannula) and A4629 (Tracheostomy Care Kit for Established Patients)

Based on the DME MAC's review of documentation received, the following were the two primary reasons for denial:

Reps Request Delay of Purchase Option Elimination

A letter calling for a one-year delay of the elimination of the first-month purchase option for standard power wheelchairs was sent to leaders of the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees.

Specter Asks for Support on PWC Purchase Option Delay

Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., asked Senate colleagues to sign a letter supporting a one-year delay of the elimination of the first-month purchase option for power wheelchairs.