WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 26, 2016)—The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health & Human Services today released a report that raises more concerns about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) ill-conceived competitive bidding program for home medical equipment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 26, 2016)—A group of national and state associations sent a letter to Congressional leaders today urging passage of the Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act of 2016 (S.2736 and H.R. 5210), bipartisan legislation that would ensure continued patient access to vital health care technology.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 26, 2016)—Some contract suppliers in Round 2 of the Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program had not met all of the competitive bidding licensure requirements. Specifically, of the 146 suppliers covered in our audit, 69 suppliers met licensure requirements. However, 63 suppliers did not meet licensure requirements for some of the competitions for which they received a contract.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (May 25, 2016)—3B Medical, Inc. is proud to announce an advanced software integration project that will allow Somnoware to pull data from 3B Medical's iCodeConnect cloud based patient management platform.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (May 26, 2016)—Pediatric Home Service (PHS) former managing director of Home Care Nursing, Sandi Maguire, BS-SOWK, RRT-NPS, LRT, has been honored as Minnesota’s Home Care Professional of the year.
This prestigious award recognizes an individual who brings commitment, enthusiasm and compassion to their work.
MORRISVILLE, NC (May 26, 2016)—SunTech Medical has launched a new website at suntechmed.com. The site offers customers streamlined access to information on the SunTech Medical lines of non-invasive blood pressure measurement devices and OEM technologies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 24, 2016)—Unifying the voices of consumer advocates nationwide, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) and VGM Group Inc. today announced merger plans for their respective consumer advocacy groups into a single, industry-wide consumer advocacy platform.