Tag: Chris Malcom
OIG report on catheters: ‘Where are they getting their information?’
November 22, 2022Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – An Office of Inspector General report “understates” the actual cost of providing catheters, especially given the complexity of both Medicare’s documentation requirements and the needs of patients, say providers.
The report, released in September, found that Medicare payments for intermittent urinary catheters were 3.4 times supplier acquisition costs in fiscal year 2020 and recommended that CMS lower its reimbursement rates.
“I’d...
Provider to wheelchair users: What pushes you?
September 19, 2014Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
CUMMING, Ga. - Provider Chris Malcom says his new foundation for wheelchair users, iPush, doesn't have to be the biggest or the best. It just has to make a difference.“I want to create an avenue that gives people information and resources,” said Malcom, vice president of At Home Medical Products, a provider specializing in urological, incontinence, ostomy, personal care and skin care supplies. “We're not looking for a cure, we're looking for a better quality of life.”Malcom,...