CMS released its searchable PECOS database, complete with the names of physicians and non-physician practitioners registered

Use of the KX modifier didn't help in ensuring that DMEPOS providers had supporting documentation on file for their claims — at least in 2006

RAC, CERT, ZPIC, take your pick. HME providers are now finding themselves the targets of multiple Medicare audits that, at least in some cases, threaten to cripple their businesses.

<em>Fortune</em> has ranked The Scooter Store No. 38 on its list of the top 100 places to work in America.

According to Don Clayback, executive director of the NCART, work continues on obtaining a separate benefit for complex rehab.

In the wake of a report that indicated a significant number of early 2007 power wheelchair claims lacked proper documentation, AAHomecare fired back with a message that put the blame squarely on CMS.

According to the Office of Inspector General, three out of five claims for standard and complex rehab power wheelchairs did not meet Medicare documentation requirements during the first half of 2007.

Various HME products, including: DeVilbiss Healthcare's IntelliPAP Bilevel S CPAP System; Silent Call Communications' Silent Touch Watch; and more.

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