White Papers

Competitive Bidding Round One Analysis Pt. 2; Price Table Comparisons

An examination by the HME Media Group of 23 product codes across the 10 competitive bidding areas constituting round one of CMS's national competitive bidding program.

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Patient-Centeredness

A white paper from CSC's Emerging Practices Group on using IT to support the shift to patient-centered care. The White paper examines IT's place in this process across the spectrum, from hospital to the homecare environment.

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Competitive Bidding Round One Analysis Pt. 1; Providers by CBA and Category

The HME Media Group recently analyzed all the winners of bids in round of competitive bidding. We compiled the winners, by product category, across all 10 MSAs into a spreadsheet for your review.

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Q2 2008 HME Sleep & Wound Care Survey

Wachovia partnered with HME Business to conduct a survey of home medical equipment (HME) providers.

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Wachovia Q4 2007 HME Sleep & Wound Care Survey

HME Business partners with Wachovia throughout the year to provide our readers with the latest data on the sleep market. This latest survey of HME providers, conducted during Q4 2007 shows the sleep market is still going strong, and CPAP pricing is currently stable, but reimbursement rates for HME suppliers could be hurt by the upcoming national competitive bidding (NCB) program. Findings also included expected growth in the negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) market. Read the PDF to learn more!