A whole new competitive bidding concept — and it's not a good one.

This HCPC code had a 28 percent denial rate last year, and three of the top denial reason codes were related to same or similar equipment issues.

Audits and added documentation burdens.

Extrakare's business savvy catapults this HME onto the elite Inc. 500.

Orthopedic softgoods, O&P, and compression hosiery, including: Cast Handle; Amoena's Balance Individual with Comfort+; Breg's Lace Up Ankle; and more.

It's a little unusual lately to hear that someone is starting a new HME business.

While the industry-devised "clawback" proposal is a no-go, rehab advocates are still working on an alternative plan to preserve

Even though CMS has delayed the PECOS physician registration requirement, Andrea Stark is counseling HME companies not to slow down on educating referral sources about the new rule.

Two Florida men with deep HME roots launched a Web-based program designed to help companies comply with the ever-mounting number of federal and state regulations, as well as accreditation standards.

CMS will implement the 2010 national monthly payment rates for stationary oxygen equipment effective for claims with dates of service