Kodak's history is replete with lessons for the HME industry, but one really sticks out: We can't hold on to the past. We must change with our environment regardless of why or how the environment changes.

As growing numbers of seniors enter the Medicare program, it is important that we take care to maintain an adequate number of qualified and capable providers to address demand for care in the home, especially in rural areas.

The timeline for oxygen reimbursement should be based on medical necessity and align more closely than it does today with the true costs of providing the equipment and services integral to the benefit.

With elimination of the CMN came the KX modifier. With the KX modifier came the requirement for providers to prove medical necessity from documentation in the patient's medical record.

The opportunity is huge to maximize sales in a healthy cash market.

Repeal the cap? Reform the benefit? Yes and yes, oxygen stakeholders say.

Against the backdrop of inauguration hoopla and confirmation hearings for President Obama's cabinet nominees, the 111th Congress has been busy with a flurry of new bills that could affect HME business.

ACU-Serve Corp., an HME insurance billing and collections service provider, is celebrating its 15th anniversary in HME billing service.

ALC Inc. has opened a new manufacturing facility in Jefferson, Wis. The company has also launched a redesigned generation of its Action Lift Chair line.

Tomorrow's edition of the <em>Federal Register</em> will include an interim final rule for competitive bidding, according to a notice from the American Association for Homecare.