CHICAGO (Oct. 29, 2013)—FrozenPeaz received the MedTrade merit award for New Product That Best Improves Quality of Life. Award winners were determined by voting from attendees at MedTrade. “We’d like to thank all of the attendees who voted for us. FrozenPeaz was really well received at MedTrade”, said Arthur Blackwood, co-founder of FrozenPeaz.
DENVER (Oct. 29, 2013)—CareTouch Communications, Inc., a leader in advanced patient engagement, communication and management, announced the addition of Zuri Nance as sales manager. Nance is responsible for developing and nurturing new client relationships and brings a variety of experience in research, client cultivation and contract negotiation to the CareTouch team.
November 5, 2013
Hoover, AL
Check-in will open at 8:30 a.m. and the program will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.
BALTIMORE (Oct. 28, 2013)—CMS recently announced a 0.5 percent decrease in the interest rate on Medicare overpayments and underpayments to 10.125 percent. Except for April 17 to July 16 of this year, this is the lowest rate since 2001.
Interest on overpayments and underpayments accrues from the date of the initial request for refund and is assessed for each 30-day period, or portion thereof, that payment is delayed after the initial refund request.
BALTIMORE (Nov. 1, 2013)—Although CMS is still assessing the impact of the partial government shutdown on completion of the CY 2014 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), CMS intends to publish the 2014 HCPCS Annual Update file on the HCPCS website on or before November 27, 2013. New HCPCS codes will be effective January 1, 2014, unless otherwise specified in the file.
EXETER, Pa. (Oct. 25, 2013)—Pride Mobility Products Corporation and its Quantum Rehab division have been recognized for supporting USA Cares, a national non-profit that provides financial and advocacy assistance to post-9/11 U.S. military families.
DETROIT, Mich. (Oct. 20, 2013) As reported on Crain’s Detroit Business, two hospital-based health systems in Michigan and an affiliate of Center Line-based Binson's Home Health Centers have agreed to merge their operations into Hart Medical Equipment Co. to sell durable medical equipment to seniors after the systems failed earlier this year to win Medicare competitive bid contracts.
WASHINGTON (Oct. 24, 2013)—Only a few Medicare patients have reported problems related to the bidding program for home medical equipment that rolled out in 91 new areas on July 1, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Yet, more than 2,000 patients have called an organization, People for Quality Care, desperately seeking assistance for situations jeopardizing their health and quality of life.
According to CMS, it is still assessing the impact of the partial government shutdown on completion of the calendar year 2014 Medicare fee for service payment regulations. CMS intends to issue the final rules on or before November 27, 2013, generally to be effective on January 1, 2014. The impacted regulations include: