I’ve had a hard time blogging for a few weeks. It’s not because of the lack of news; it’s because of the glut of news. I can’t focus on one topic long enough to churn out a blog. So here are two thoughts that have been buzzing in my head but haven’t found a home here yet.
I am a bossy person by nature so when Editor Liz decides to travel halfway across the country for a hog roast, I welcome the opportunity to flex my authoritative muscles.
The tide may be turning on CMS and its competitive bidding program, industry stakeholders told attendees at The VGM Group’s Heartland Conference on Tuesday.
This is going to be a quick blog*, but I wanted to share with you the first piece of data to come in for our 2013 State of the Industry Report (which contains 2012 data).
Each year, we track the number of DMEPOS providers that bill Medicare in five categories:
Despite 90-degree temperatures over the weekend that made us hardy Mainers wilt like so many hothouse flowers, I managed to get my "crops" planted. I planted green and jalapeno peppers and a san marzano tomato plant which was supposed to be a roma plant but I grabbed the wrong kind.
If I had to put a label on the mood here at the AAHomecare Washington Legislative Conference, I'd use hopeful. Attendees are hopeful, dare I say confident even, that Round 2 will be delayed long enough to get the market-pricing program (MPP) implemented.
When I left my house at 4:30 this morning it was rainy and about 35 degrees. I breezed through check in and security--I was literally the only one in the line. And when I use the overused "literally" you know I mean it.
