FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 18, 201)—The sleep apnea devices market is marked by a high degree of competition. There are a few well-established firms and several small firms that operate in this industry. Agreements, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, and collaborations form an important strategy to enhance the bottom line of the key players in this market.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 13, 2015)—CMS made Medicare and Medicaid payments associated with 23 of 82 individual physicians with delinquent debts after CMS had referred their Medicare debts to the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) for collection. Specifically, CMS directly paid 5 individual physicians after having referred their Medicare debts to Treasury, and 21 individual physicians provided services for an entity that received Federal reimbursement.
Providing a safe environment for aging-in-place works from the outside in
LAS VEGAS - For those who are hesitant about spending six hours in a classroom on Monday, March 30, at Medtrade Spring, Mike Sperduti has a simple message. “Don’t come,” says Sperduti, president of the Mike Sperduti Companies. “Because good is not good enough these days. But if you’re a person who understands that you have to be better than you were yesterday, then we want you at the workshop.”
AA Homecare Highlights the Importance of OIG Study on Patient Access
The following was released from AA Homecare as an update to their interactions with OIG.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 11, 2015)—Last Thursday, 11 AAHomecare staff members and industry stakeholders met with the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to discuss their upcoming study on the CMS competitive bidding program and the effects on patient access. The group discussed the goals for the OIG report as well as the methodology that has been used in previous reporting on access and utilization rates.
OWINGS MILLS, Maryland (Feb. 11, 2015)—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) recently earned NCCA reaccreditation for its Pedorthist certification program for another five-year period. BOC first received NCCA accreditation for the BOCPD certification program in 2008. Approximately 275 professionals are currently certified as BOC Pedorthists (BOCPDs).
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