Tag: Miller's
In brief: Fraud bill, LCD for prostheses, diamond anniversary
January 26, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Braun, R-Ind., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., have introduced legislation to target irregular billing for certain DME and other diagnostic products in the Medicare program.
The “Medicare Transaction Fraud Prevention Act” directs CMS to create a two-year pilot to oversee Medicare-covered purchasing of DME and other diagnostic testing related products for the 5% of beneficiaries that already receive electronic notices.
The bill, which would ask...
Miller’s celebrates diamond anniversary
January 24, 2024HME News Staff
AKRON, Ohio – Miller's has shared a special logo that it will use to celebrate its 75th anniversary this year. “It is very special indeed that Miller’s is still going strong since 1949,” the company posted to social media. “75 years didn’t happen at once. Rather, it was day by day of hard work and dedication by so many that came before us and by our staff members today. This includes many members of the Miller’s family as well as many more with many different...
Miller’s opens fifth location in Ohio
August 30, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
AKRON, Ohio – Miller’s has shifted to more of a “growth mindset” with its first expansion since 2004 in “booming” and centrally located Columbus, Ohio, says Johnny Miller.
The company, which is based in Akron and which relies on complex rehab for two-thirds of its revenues, last opened an office in Youngstown, Ohio, nearly 20 years ago.
“Columbus is the fastest-growing city in Ohio,” said Miller, president. “There’s...
Miller’s named top workplace
July 5, 2022HME News Staff
CANTON, Ohio – Miller’s Rental and Sales has been named one of Northeast Ohio’s Top Workplaces 2022 by The Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com. The company was ranked 23rd out of 137 companies in the Small Business Category for 149 employees or fewer. “This achievement is very exciting and shared by all of the members of the Miller’s team,” said Johnny P. Miller, president. “I am especially proud of the fact that we ranked in the top 5% of all companies based on our...
Short takes: NCART, TexMEP
March 1, 2022HME News Staff
NCART has named its first new member of 2022: Miller’s Adaptive Technologies. Miller’s, which was founded in 1976, provides adaptive seating products to the complex rehab industry. NCART says it grew its membership by nearly 20% in 2021…The Texas Medical Equipment Providers Association has added Ted Metcalf of VGM & Associates to its board of directors. Metcalf is the regional account manager covering Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arkansas for VGM. He joins Laurie Bachorek,...
'Significant' rate cuts force Miller's to drop certain DME
June 6, 2019HME News Staff
AKRON, Ohio - Miller's will no longer provide some basic DME, including walkers, crutches, canes, hospital beds, commodes and bath benches, effective July 1, it has notified customers. The provider attributed the change to “significant” reimbursement cuts over the last several years—in some cases more than 50%. “While this decision was not an easy one, we firmly believe it is the right decision—both for Miller's and for the referrals/clients that we serve,”...
Miller's: 'All in' on social media
November 2, 2018John Andrews
AKRON, Ohio - Miller's, a runner-up for this year's HME Excellence Awards, has taken full advantage of the various media platforms that are available to spread its message to the public, referral sources and patients.By using technology to keep in close contact with everyone the company serves, owner Johnny Miller says it has given him a greater context on the provider's role in the healthcare continuum.“We had been slow to adopt, but once we went in, we went all in,” he said. “We...
In brief: Senators circulate letter, Aeratech Medical named top provider
September 28, 2018HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - A Senate sign-on letter supporting additional relief from Medicare's competitive bidding program was released Sept. 28, a companion letter to one circulating in the House of Representatives, which had garnered 79 signatures at press time Friday.The Senate letter, spearheaded by Sens. John Thune, R-S.D, and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., urges CMS to increase reimbursement rates in bid areas until the next round of the program is implemented and extend 50/50 blended reimbursement rates to all...
Aeratech Medical named top HME provider
September 25, 2018HME News Staff
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Medina, Ohio-based Aeratech Medical has been named the first-place winner of the HME Excellence Awards.
Akron, Ohio.-based Miller's Rental and Sales, and Buffalo, N.Y.-based Respiratory Services of Western New York were named second-place winners (tie).
“Winning this award is a tremendous accomplishment on a number of levels,” said Rick Rector, publisher of HME News, which sponsors the awards. “It showcases a provider's loyalty and commitment to their...
Miller's adds to fleet
August 29, 2018Liz Beaulieu, Editor
AKRON, Ohio - Miller's has another mobile workshop for building seating systems onsite, this one a miniature version.
The new “MiniMobie” has everything that the company's six larger mobile workshops have, including an industrial sewing machine, but in a smaller truck with better gas mileage.
“The big trucks get 3 miles per gallon—I'm just kidding, but that's not too far off,” said John P. Miller, president. “This gives us the flexibility...