July 2007


News

HHS Fights DME Fraud in South Florida, Southern California


Deadline to Register for Competitive Bidding is Today


Rehab Companies Trade Branch Offices


New Medicare Rules Protect Against Premature Hospital Discharge


Rehab Program Announced For August


Congress Leaves Town With Cloud Hanging Over Power Chairs and Oxygen


Accreditation: Software Companies Can Be Intregral Part of the Process


Q & A with Diabetes Educator


Selecting Software to Meet Business Objectives


Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee to Review At-Home Sleep Testing


CMS Extends Bid Deadline to Friday


House Passes Insurance Program that Includes Oxygen Cuts


AAHomecare Adds to Government Relations and Communications Staff


Lewarski Jumps From Inogen to Invacare


The HME as Retailer: "This is a different mindset."


AAHomecare Wants Feedback From Providers Still Having Trouble Submitting Bids


SeQual Joins VGM


AAHomecare Issues Phone Script For Providers Opposing Oxygen Cuts


More Manufacturers Reach Out to Assist Providers: Inogen Offers 24-Hour Support


Industry Continues to Fight For Rehab Carve Out From Competitive Bidding


Invacare's New Marketing Campaign Reflects Market Conditions


Number of People with COPD Expected to Increase Significantly by 2013


CMS Held Special Bidders Conference For DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Today


American Thoracic Society Identifies Gender Differences in COPD Clients


Taking Another Look: CMS' Weems Reveals Priorities in Congressional Testimony


Weems Defends Competitive Bidding in Exchange with Kansas Senator


Bowing to Congressional and Industry Outcries, CMS Extends Competitive Bidding Deadline


Legislators Make Last-Minute Plea for NCB Delay


New HHS Surety Bond Rule Adds to HME Provider Headaches


AAHomecare Continuum of Care Planned for Medtrade


Six Weeks Left on Reset NCB Countdown Clock


Accreditation Round-Up


Sunrise Medical Appoints New CEO For Separate Divisions


Fighting Oxygen Cuts with Facts


Bariatric Update: What You Eat and Who You Know


Western Culture and Diet Are Shifting the Diabetic Market into Hyperdrive


Proposed Legislation Would Restore ADA's Intent


Diabetes: Study Looks at Self-Monitoring and Health Outcomes for Type 2 Clients


Anti-inflammatory Drugs May Increase COPD Patients' Pneumonia Risk


Boosting Your Sales with Compression Products


CMS Backs Off Original Bid Deadline by One Week


Senate Finance Committee Grills Nominee to Run CMS


Reps. Tanner and Hobson To Kick Off Medtrade 2007


Ramps: A Primer


Berlin Hosts Largest-Ever Paralympic Day


Ron Richard Jumps From ResMed to SeQual


House Committees Wrangle With Medicare Legislation


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