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Rosemary's daughter: Diamond Medical gets bigger into retail

by: 
Theresa Flaherty
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05/29/2018
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Providers

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Diamond Medical Supply is celebrating its 25th anniversary by moving into a new retail location—two doors down.

Tricare transition creates billing ‘nightmare’

by: 
Theresa Flaherty
  - 
05/25/2018
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Providers

HAMPTON, Va. – Ever since Tricare transitioned to a new contract administrator, providers say their claims aren’t getting paid at all, or very slowly.

Lincare settles employee data breach claims

by: 
Theresa Flaherty
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05/17/2018
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Providers

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Lincare will pay $875,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by employees whose information may have been exposed in a “phishing attack.”

MedCare replicates winning model with new company

by: 
Theresa Flaherty
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05/04/2018
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Providers

GREENSBURG, Pa. – MedCare Equipment Co.’s new company, MedCare Susquehanna Valley, further aligns its post-acute services with health systems to provide a full continuum of care for patients, says CEO John Sphon.

Grand theft HME

Brazen pair makes off with thousands in equipment
 by: 
Theresa Flaherty
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04/27/2018
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Providers

AUSTIN, Texas – Provider Nick Murphey had a rude awakening recently, when he learned that two thieves had stolen a trailer containing tens of thousands of dollars in home medical equipment from his business.

AvaCare Medical introduces purchase order option

by: 
Tracy Orzel
  - 
04/23/2018
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Providers

LAKEWOOD, N.J. – AvaCare Medical is making it easier for hospitals and nursing homes to buy DME now and pay later thanks to its new online purchase order system.

Don’t gamble on your claims, van Halem Group says

by: 
Theresa Flaherty
  - 
04/23/2018
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Providers

LAS VEGAS – Although Medicare is attempting to reduce claim denials and appeals with a “friendlier” process, HME providers still need to take that process seriously.

Apria launches ‘TurboTax’ for e-ordering

by: 
Tracy Orzel
  - 
04/23/2018
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Providers

LAKE FOREST, Calif. – Nearly two years after purchasing DMEhub, Apria is ready to reintroduce the newly retooled e-ordering platform, which uses “if/then” logic to gather documentation, to a wider market.

Rotech agrees to pay $9.68M, signs $185M credit agreement

by: 
HME News Staff
  - 
04/13/2018
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Providers

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Rotech Healthcare has agreed to pay $9.68 million for submitting false claims for portable oxygen contents to Medicare, according to an April 12 press release from the Department of Justice.

Rotech agrees to pay $9.68M

by: 
HME News Staff
  - 
04/13/2018
  | 
Providers

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Rotech Healthcare has agreed to pay $9.68 million for submitting false claims for portable oxygen contents to Medicare, according to an April 12 press release from the Department of Justice.

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