By Kristin Easterling
(May 24, 2018)—Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted a study on Medicare prior authorization requirements. The requirements began in seven states for certain power mobility devices such as power wheelchairs in 2012. The categories later expanded to include DME, home health and others.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. (May 24,2018)—Merits Health Products announced it has signed a contract with Numotion to become the preferred provider for Group 2 powerchairs. This contract covers the full line of Group 2 powerchairs from Merits Health Products that includes the popular Vision series of chairs and the new tilt only Vision Ultra.
Tom Ryan (left) of AAHomecare presented Doug Coleman with the Mal Mixon Award
SAN DIEGO (May 21, 2018)—New data analysis presented by ResMed this week at the American Thoracic Society's 2018 International Conference indicates that the prevalence of sleep apnea impacts more than 936 million people worldwide—nearly 10 times greater than previous estimates.
WATERLOO, Iowa (May 21, 2018)—The Durable Medical Equipment Repair and Training (DMERT) Group has been launched as a new certification body for the durable medical equipment (DME) and complex rehab technology (CRT) industry.
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By Kristin Easterling
(May 17, 2018)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance on electronic visit verification (EVV), in accordance with section 12006(b) of the Cures Act. This section requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect and disseminate best practices for the training people who provide personal care services (PCS), home health care services (HHCS) or both, on the operation of EVV systems.
