Homecare Suppliers forgoes the Big M and private insurance — and grows anyway

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HME Providers can offer products and knowledge to seniors at risk of falling.

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Otto Bock's custom cushion system Otto Bock Shape System (OBSS); Quantum Rehab's air cushion Synergy Spectrum; Freedom Designs's seating Easy Conforming Back; Wenzelite Rehab's mobile positioning chair Trotter; Span-America Medical Systems's seat-back cushion Short-Wave; Skyway's Krypton Tires's wheelchair tire and ring PushRing Tires; Invacare's cushion Stabilite OM; Drive Medical's cushion Skin Protection Gel "E" Three-Inch; EHOB's bariatric cushion Waffle Bariatric; Symmetric Designs' headrest The Savant; The Roho Group's back system Retroback

Since Medicare is requiring that providers become accredited, it may confuse those who think these processes are only applicable to Medicare beneficiaries.

Due to the new policies included in the CMS' local coverage determination issued in September, compliance is now more critical than ever.

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Let's stop talking about selling medical equipment. Let's begin talking about what we really do — allowing people to live productive lives.