OWINGS MILLS, Md. (July 2, 2014)—Valid and reliable examinations are used by the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) to ensure its certified individuals have the knowledge and skills required to serve patients in their fields. Recently, BOC’s chief credentialing officer, Wendy Miller, BOCO, CDME, along with testing professionals from Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc.
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (July 2, 2014)—Effective July 2, Drive Medical announced the acquisition of the business of Medquip, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative health care products located in South Carolina. Medquip manufactures high quality nebulizers, respiratory disposable products, pulse oximeters, TENS units, breast pumps and digital blood pressure equipment.
ELYRIA, Ohio (July 2, 2014)—Invacare Corporation will sponsor the National Veterans Golden Age Games, taking place in Fayetteville, Ark., from June 28 – July 2, 2014 at the University of Arkansas. Celebrating its 28th year, the Golden Age Games is the premier senior adaptive rehabilitation program in the United States and the only national multi-event sports and recreational seniors’ competition program designed to improve the quality of life for all older Veterans.
ATLANTA (July 1, 2014)—Cultivating a niche market is not easy. Providers who dabble will likely not succeed, but those willing to put in the proper training and capital investment can establish a profitable business.
These niche markets may represent a side business, or in some cases they may blossom into the main business.
TOLEDO, Ohio (July 1, 2014)—G-2000 hosts live and online auctions to provide a profitable and efficient means of liquidation. Buyers determine the purchase price and the seller is committed to sell. Buyers may stop bidding at any time. No long negotiations. You are competing on the same terms as everyone else.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (June 30, 2014)—A/R Allegiance Group LLC, announced that new enhancements are now available for the integration of CollectPlus with the Health care Data Management System (HDMS) offered by Universal Software Solutions.
Automatic and immediate cash posting of any credit card payments made through the CollectPayLIVE payment portal by the patient will be entered directly into HDMS without human interaction.
Potential reform is on the horizon for the DMEPOS auditing process
WASHINGTON (June 20, 2014)—The American Association for Homecare applauded Congressmen Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) and John Larson (D-Conn.) for introducing H.R. 4920, the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014, a new bill that will make Medicare bids binding.
“The American Association for Homecare is proud to work with Congressmen Tiberi and Larson as they build support for the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014,” said Tom Ryan, AAHomecare CEO.
WEST SENECA, N.Y. (June 26, 2014)—Seven years ago, Jennifer Kostowniak wanted to streamline the billing process at Buffalo Wheelchair. At the time, the West Seneca, N.Y.-based provider was only sending electronic claims to Medicare and Medicaid. All the rest were being printed and sent on paper.
As reimbursement specialist/software administrator at Buffalo Wheelchair, Kostowniak turned to ZirMed, a longtime Medtrade exhibitor based in Louisville, Kentucky.
(June 24, 2014)—SleepSafe Beds has engineered and introduced a fully Manual SleepSafe Bed with a high-low foundation, which raises and lowers mattress height, and an articulating feature which raises and lowers head and knee sections of the bed.