Infection control is a critical consideration in the era of COVID-19. Here are some changes you can make to your office to help reduce the risk of infection.
- By Timothy Safley
- Sep 08, 2020
To ensure providers maintain accreditation, Medicare has allowed virtual accreditation surveys during the COVID-19 public health emergency. What do you need to know about this process?
- By Kris Ravotti, RRT, RCP
- Sep 08, 2020
Continuing education is a crucial care requirement and business differentiator for today's HME/DME providers. How can HME business owners and managers better manage their staff's education?
- By Mike McKillip
- Sep 08, 2020
Nervous about your upcoming Medicare accreditation site survey? Don't be. Your AO's surveyor is just as invested in your success as you are. So what goes into a positive survey?
- By Timothy Safley
- Sep 08, 2020
There are some unexpected categories that can help providers keep their revenues flowing despite the public health emergency. A primary example is active-support footwear.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 03, 2020
Oxygen providers must keep track of preventative maintenance schedules for a wide variety of stationary concentrators, portable oxygen devices, and respirators. What tools are available to help them?
NCART's Don Clayback joins the HMEB Podcast to explain how providers can quickly and easily help protect funding for manual CRT accessories by convincing their lawmakers to sign a letter to CMS before the deadline.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 25, 2020
Funding
More specifics have emerged on expanded Phase 2 of CARES provider relief. Make sure you know the options available to you.
- By Mina Uehara
- Aug 19, 2020
Observation Deck
The news that CMS planned to resume audits by Aug. 3 took many by surprise. Then CMS said it would resume audits in a phased approach. What are the details and what can providers expect?
- By Wayne van Halem
- Aug 13, 2020
Rob Boeye of Brightree discusses his company’s four-pronged approach to helping providers respond to the public health emergency.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 06, 2020
Providers need accreditation to bill Medicare, but it's critical in HME businesses' overall market strategy for working with private payers, as well. What do providers need to keep in mind?
2020 HME Business Handbook: Oxygen
Regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to serve increasing numbers of home respiratory patients continues to expand. How do HME providers meet that demand?
- By David Kopf
- Jul 29, 2020
Tom Ryan of American Association for Homecare joins the HMEB podcast to discuss the current push to delay Round 2021 and the special Ambassador project to get more providers involved in the association.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 27, 2020
Patient compliance and satisfaction hinges on understanding their frustrations and gaining their trust through a mix of thorough product knowledge and attentive customer service. How can your team implement that?
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 16, 2020
Supporting consumer credit plays a key role in retail sales. What do providers need to know to support healthcare-specific credit cards — and reap the benefits?
- By David Kopf
- Jul 07, 2020
HME providers know they need to track data and metrics to improve their business and operations strategies, but what does that actually mean in practice?
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 07, 2020
Consistent patient communication, a key element of any successful resupply strategy, has become even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jun 18, 2020
HME providers’ long-term success hinges on regular technology education so that they understand the array of software tools available and how they can strategically implement those solutions throughout their businesses.
To tackle COVID-19, a number of solutions have been deployed to continue providing sleep therapy products and services to patients during the pandemic. How will that impact sleep care and business models after the PHE?
- By David Kopf
- Jun 02, 2020
2020 HME Business Handbook: Credit
Consumer financing is becoming commonplace in post acute care, and that includes the HME industry. What do providers need to know in order to support healthcare credit cards — and reap the benefits?