The HME Newswire Jan. 7, 2008
CMS adds another accreditation deadline to the mix
BALTIMORE - Beginning March 1, new home medical equipment providers hoping to do business with Medicare will have to become accredited before they can get their billing number.
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Scooter Store debuts custom rehab division
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas - The Scooter Store may be a giant when it comes to standard power wheelchairs and scooters, but the company has a lot of work to do to succeed in its latest venture, providing high-end wheelchairs, industry sources say.
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Mistake could exclude providers from competitive bidding
BALTIMORE - An honest mistake could keep some HME providers from participating in the first round of national competitive bidding.
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Dr. Hoover returns to Cigna
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Dr. Robert Hoover returns to Cigna Government Services as Jurisdiction C medical director this month, just about two and a half years after he left that position to become Sunrise Medical's senior vice president of global clinical services.
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Albuterol boost more shortlived than expected
WASHINGTON - Six months after bundling albuterol and Xopenex under the same reimbursement code, CMS is changing the rules again.
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