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6 days ago · October 11, 2024. Stakeholders need to ‘stay motivated’ on reimbursement relief. WASHINGTON – It’s been a long year fighting to get Congress to move bills that would extend the 75/25 blended Medicare reimbursement rates in non-bid, non-rural areas, but the last few months of the year could provide the HME industry’s...
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October 3, 2024 HME News Staff. WASHINGTON – AAHomecare has collaborated with Medtrade on a new Managed Care track that includes sessions for both beginner and advanced payer relations strategies. The association’s Payer Relations Council developed six classes for the track. “The AAHomecare Payer Relations Council has some of the ...
Stakeholders need to ‘stay motivated’ on reimbursement relief
5 days ago · Updated 9:01 AM CDT, Fri October 11, 2024. WASHINGTON – It’s been a long year fighting to get Congress to move bills that would extend the 75/25 blended Medicare reimbursement rates in non-bid, non-rural areas, but the last few months of the year could provide the HME industry’s biggest opportunity yet, stakeholders say.
At PHM – and in HME – Mastrovich sees opportunity
5 days ago · KENT, Wash. – With more than three decades under his belt, Larry Mastrovich, the new CEO of Performance Home Medical, has seen the HME industry weather many challenges – and he remains optimistic about its future. “The industry has endured a lot of headwinds, and now I think we’ve started to see a little tailwind,” said Mastrovich ...
Hospital-at-home: Start thinking ahead - HME News
Jul 10, 2024 · HMEs can start preparing now for the geographic and clinical expansion of hospital-at-home. Start thinking about investing in technologies – like remote monitoring, AI or telehealth. Review your billing and invoicing practices – are you poised to switch to a value-based model to align incentives with the costs and outcomes of hospital-at ...
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Senator calls on HHS to fix IV solutions shortage | HME News
6 days ago · Updated 10:50 AM CDT, Thu October 10, 2024. WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and administration officials to use all appropriate authorities to resolve the national shortage of intravenous (IV) solutions caused by the halt in production at the Baxter ...
Archive: September 2022 - HME News
NEW YORK – HME providers saw a 6.3% decline in their sleep patient volume in the last 12 months, but they expect double-digit growth in the next 12 months, according to the third quarter HME Sleep and Oxygen Survey from Needham.
Women leaders in HME: ‘This is kind of cool’ - HME News
Jul 12, 2024 · Most recently, Suzanne Foster took the reins as CEO at AdaptHealth in May, and Robin Menchen was named president and CEO at Rotech Healthcare in February. More broadly, women now hold CEO roles at 10% of Fortune 500 companies. “I think there have been wider trends for some time and the HME industry is beginning to catch up,” says Katie ...
World Oxygen Day highlights reimbursement, policy setbacks
5 days ago · MIAMI – All humans need oxygen, but for those who need equipment to breathe, it can be harder to access than it needs to be, says Mike Hess, MPH, RRT, RPFT, senior director of advocacy and regulatory affairs for the COPD Foundation, which hosted its second World Oxygen Day on Oct. 2. “We’ve seen massive contraction in the DME space, and ...