The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced new oxygen payment rules and supplier responsibilities required by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.

Apex's Wayde Snow offers these suggestions for providers interested in creating their own service center

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BALTIMORE--Earlier this afternoon, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following notice soliciting nominees for panel members to serve on the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee

As we approach another Medtrade, I write this article thinking about the calls I have been receiving from providers throughout the country and the changes

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Medicare fraud hurts beneficiaries by stealing resources. It hurts taxpayers whose dollars are wasted. And it hurts all of the law-abiding and well-intentioned

In a hospital setting, emergencies are not unexpected. Everything is in place to respond appropriately: a crash cart, a well-rehearsed protocol, an entourage

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