CMS will hold its 16th education call on implementation of HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 transaction standards on Wednesday, May 25.

Industry consultant Andrea Stark of MiraVista LLC offers a clear explanation of how CMS' new reasonable useful lifetime (RUL) policy for stationary and portable oxygen equipment affects HME suppliers.

 

CMS came out with a face-to-face examination checklist for power mobility devices, but it might be a case of too little, too late, some providers say.

The widespread prepay probe reviews of claims includes K0001 (standard wheelchair), K0003 (lightweight wheelchair) and K0004 (high strength lightweight wheelchair).

Even as CMS maintains it hasn't received many complaints about competitive bidding, problems continue to surface. AMEPA reported one from a North Miami, Fla., woman who just wanted to breathe.

The results of a prepayment review of claims for home blood glucose monitor supplies in Jurisdiction A weren't exactly stellar, according to

"Roughly 100 days into it, I can't tell you yet we're a survivor," Geller said at a Medtrade Spring session called "Round 1 Lessons Learned."

Here's what a sample of providers attending the annual conference and expo had to say.

Lifelong friends tackle the 26-mile run — 25 years after they did it the first time.