PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (September 2, 2015)—For many patients with lymphedema, health insurance does not cover the cost of graduated compression garments. However, graduated compression garments are an effective solution for reducing the medical costs associated with their lymphedema management.
WASHINGTON D.C. (September 2, 2015)—When the four DME MACs released draft local coverage determinations (LCDs) for lower limb prosthetics on July 16, they had no idea what they were in for.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 27, 2015)—From July 20 through 24, 2015, Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) health care providers, clearinghouses, and billing agencies participated in a third successful ICD-10 end-to-end testing week with all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and the Durable Medical Equipment (DME) MAC Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) contractor. CMS was able to accommodate most volunteers, representing a broad cross-section of provider, claim, and submitter types.
The Capstone Medical Products Group, Inc. (Capstone) announced it has developed a new, patent protected support surface entitled the Zero Pressure Mattress that recently was approved by PDAC for HCPCS code E0373—Nonpowered Advanced Pressure Reducing Mattress.
Mary Ellen Conway
Mary Ellen Conway, RN, BSN, is president of Capital Healthcare Group, LLC, Bethesda, Md., which provides health care management expertise in accreditation preparation and survey follow-up, operations assistance, design of quality improvement programs and outcome measures. She can be contacted by phone at 301/896-0193 or through www.capitalhealthcaregroup.com.
Sarah Hanna
Sarah Hanna is a reimbursement consultant and vice president of ECS Billing & Consulting, Tiffin, Ohio, and specializes in proper billing protocols, Medicare coverage guidelines and billing office procedures. She can be contacted at 419/448-5332 or sarahhanna@bright.net.