The HME Newswire October 15, 2007
CMS gives few details during "frustrating" meeting
BALTIMORE - Industry representatives had plenty of questions when they
met with CMS last week to discuss competitive bidding. Unfortunately, CMS
officials didn?t have very many answers.
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Drop-dead deadline 'not even close'
WASHINGTON - With a little more than two weeks to go until the Oct. 31
deadline for providers in the first 10 CBAs to get accredited, now?s not
the time to turn away surveyors, said a CMS official during last week?s Open
Door Forum.
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Jerry Lewis endorses carve-out bill
WASHINGTON - NCART continues to rack up support from consumer groups for
H.R. 2231, its bill to exempt complex rehab and assistive technology
from national competitive bidding.
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Competition heats up in wound therapy market
LONDON - Pump manufacturer Smith & Nephew inked a deal with Universal Hospital Services last week
in a move that could challenge industry giant KCI's dominance in the $1.2
billion negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) market.
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In brief: Permobil, Medicaid, MAMES review course and more
LEBANON, Tenn. - Permobil plans to forego exhibiting at next year's Medtrade Spring and
Medtrade to host a rehab summit in the spring of 2008 for its certified
provider network, the manufacturer announced Oct. 1.
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