SPRING HOUSE, Penn.—Sandra C. Canally, RN, founder and president of The Compliance Team (TCT), announced in a company-wide email that enrollment in TCT’s industry leading web-based patient satisfaction reporting and benchmarking service has been expanded to include all DMEPOS provider organizations, whether accredited by The Compliance Team or by another Medicare-approved accreditation organization.
NEW YORK (July 14, 2014)—Unique Wellness, the first solution-based disposable adult diaper manufacturer, has launched a free in-store pilot program. They will provide one free case (3 packs) in each size of briefs (diapers) or pull-ups, samples and posters to allow stores the ability to test market their revolutionary NASA-inspired products. Unique Wellness was awarded the coveted Medtrade 2013 Innovative Retail Product Award.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (July 8, 2014)—In a recent decision by the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Board of Prosthetics, Orthotics and Pedorthics (Kentucky Board), the board affirmed the conclusion of an independent report that found that the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) and American Board for Certification (ABC) certification exams are equally valid testing options.
WASHINGTON (July 9, 2014)—Congressmen Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) and John Larson (D-Conn.)—both long-standing advocates for the home care community—will sponsor a bipartisan piece of legislation that would reform the Medicare bidding program to make it more equitable. The Medicare Competitive Bidding Improvement Act, H.R. 4920, would make bids from suppliers to provide durable medical equipment, prosthetic and orthotic devices and supplies (DMEPOS) binding under the Medicare bidding program. H.R.