Baltimore CMS plans to roll out a massive proposed regulation this summer detailing exactly how DME competitive bidding will be implemented when it begins

Baltimore For months, a panel advising CMS on DME competitive bidding has stressed that supplier quality standards are key to a successful program. At

It's been 40 years since a debate over health care coverage for seniors gave birth to Medicare, and while lifts, ramps and transfer systems have come

If you like the Wizard of Oz, then 2005 is your year because we're definitely not in Kansas anymore. Let's tick through all the changes just one more

 

Greater productivity is high on the agenda of many home care providers because it is the best method of protecting or improving profitability. It is also

It's a simple premise: Strengthening your intake process can reduce DSOs (days sales outstanding) and increase productivity. We began last month by discussing

Last month, CMS announced two important national Medicare policy developments related to mobility devices including power wheelchairs, scooters/POVs and

Lake Forest, Calif., and Clearwater, Fla. According to earnings reports released by two of the HME industry's largest providers, both Apria Healthcare

With the dust settling in Washington, it's easier to see the legislative and regulatory landscape for 2005. The president has delivered his fiscal year