HME providers toiling in the school of hard knocks know mistakes happen, and they can be costly.

You can't run, you can't hide from HHS' new authority.

You are not in business to break even; you are in business to make a profit.

When Chris Kinard asked Medtrade Spring attendees to describe the HME industry's current condition in one word, some of the responses he got were "catastrophe," "chaos," "uncertainty," "change" and "craziness."

If ever there was a time to get involved, it is now.

The A6243 — hydrogel dressing, wound cover, sterile pad, each — has an overall denial percentage of 19.4.

New Medicare policies hamper access to mobility.

Oxygen delivery systems may be the least understood and least appreciated machines in the eyes of government regulators.

Have you tried to call the 1-800-Medicare line lately? VGM's John Gallagher has, and he didn't get very far. In fact, he said of several attempts to register a complaint, calling in is a frustrating and time-consuming dead end.

For Klingensmith HealthCare, the important factor in a patient's hospital-home equation is the DASH in between.