What better way to get going in 2007 than to analyze why our claims are getting denied by Medicare? The No. 1 denial reason in 2006 was the annoying CO18

CMS reminds all health care providers that National Provider Identifiers will be required on claims sent on or after May 23, 2007. The agency recommends

Alexandria, Va. The American Association for Homecare has joined other health care stakeholders in forming a coalition to explore the repeal of competitive

Baltimore CMS revised its power mobility device fee schedule again in mid-December, raising reimbursements for most codes. The agency said its latest

New Braunfels, Texas The Scooter Store announced last month that it had laid off 200 employees, blaming Medicare's reimbursement cuts for power mobility

Baltimore In late November, CMS announced the names of 11 accrediting organizations approved to accredit DMEPOS providers who want to work in the Medicare

Baltimore A mid-December meeting between CMS and the industry's 11 DMEPOS accreditors has sent those organizations and many unaccredited providers scrambling.

It might be down, but it's not out. The power wheelchair segment of the home medical equipment industry took some major hits last year as CMS initiated

Each year, lots of new words and phrases make their way into our country's common speech. When you look at the terms dictionary-keepers and others record

Whistleblowers are made, not born. When home care company personnel are treated with respect and appropriately kept in the loop, they will almost always