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Providers persevere through floods, outages

by: 
Elizabeth Deprey
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11/02/2012
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Providers

YARMOUTH, Maine – Hurricane Sandy may be over, but HME providers and their patients in the hardest-hit areas are still dealing with the fallout—and there are more dark days ahead.

HME providers rally around Sandy victims

'They had nothing but the clothes on their backs'
 by: 
Leif Kothe
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11/02/2012
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Providers

YARMOUTH, Maine – With the eastern seaboard reeling in the aftermath of Sandy, several HME providers have made concerted efforts to assist those devastated by the hurricane.

Waivers 'get Medicare regs out of your way'

Stakeholders: What about audits?
 by: 
Liz Beaulieu
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11/02/2012
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Providers

WASHINGTON – The Department of Health and Human Services will waive or modify requirements for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP providers in New York and New Jersey due to Hurricane Sandy.

FBI targets third California provider

by: 
Theresa Flaherty
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11/02/2012
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Providers

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – In what's becoming a regular occurrence, the FBI has raided another home medical equipment provider in California.

In brief: Linde places bond

by: 
HME News Staff
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10/24/2012
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Providers

MUNICH, Germany – Linde AG has successfully placed a bond for 1 billion euros to help finance its acquisition of Lincare, the company announced Sept. 5.

Hot partnerships leave others cold

by: 
Theresa Flaherty
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10/24/2012
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Providers

ALTOONA, Pa. – Provider Jim Young knows all anyone wants to talk about these days is accountable care organizations, but he’s not convinced they’ll be a good thing for the industry.

A shot in the arm

by: 
Elizabeth Deprey
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10/24/2012
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Providers

YARMOUTH, Maine – HME providers who offer flu shot clinics say it’s a good way to get potential customers in the door. 

Retail? Time for 'The Next Step'

by: 
Theresa Flaherty
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10/24/2012
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Providers

Mike Kuller has spent the past two years nurturing his retail DME business. Along the way, he’s experienced his share of success—and failure.

Ambercare goes full throttle with web, retail stores

by: 
Elizabeth Deprey
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10/24/2012
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Providers

BELEN, N.M. – Ambercare launched an e-commerce website in September, the latest move in its push into retail, which includes the addition of two new showroom locations within the past year. 

Documentation vexes providers

Oxygen error rates stay fairly consistent across quarters, jurisdictions
 by: 
Elizabeth Deprey
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10/24/2012
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Providers

WASHINGTON – More than half of all claims for oxygen concentrators get denied, and providers say they face an uphill battle in improving that.

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