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HME Business November/December 2019 Table of Contents
Volume 26 No. 9
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Efficiency
The Best of the Best
Now in the sixth year of hosting the annual HMEB New Products Award competition, our panel of provider judges has landed on some HME products and services that genuinely deserve some time in the spotlight. This year’s competition produced 14 winning products and services that were selected across 13 categories. Which ones are right for your business?
HME software emphasizes connectivity to boost productivity and care.
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LATEST HME BUSINESS PODCAST EPISODES
The HME Business Podcast examines essential industry news, trends and developments, and interviews the industry’s experts to learn how HME professionals can run efficient, profitable and growing businesses with an eye on patient care. Here are the most recent episodes:
Episode 018 — Third Party Administrators and MCOs. Third-party administra- tors are getting involved in Medicaid Managed Care Organizations. What’s being done to combat this problem?
Episode 017 — Non-Invasive Ventilator Legislation. CMS has added non-invasive ventilators to Round 2021 of competitive bidding and AAHomecare’s Jay Witter describes the work being done to stop that.
Episode 016 — HHS OIG Expands Its Audit Workplan. We break some troubling audit news: The HHS Office of Inspector General has expanded its audit workplan to include PAP supplies — again. What can you do?
Make sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher or Google Play, or visit hme-business.com/podcast, and start listening today!
Enhancing HME Efficiency
Our latest annual software survey shows IT vendors are increasingly focused on tools for integrating with other services to create a seamless experience for HME providers, referral partners and their patients. Learn what else is new with HME IT in our extensive round-up of the industry’s latest software developments.
6 Editor’s Note Truly Misguided Policy
8 Observation Deck “Fixing” U.S. Healthcare
10 Problem Solver Documentation Changes
24 Product Spotlight F&P’s Vitera Full-Face Mask
26 Product Solutions Portable Oxygen Offerings
28 HME Inventory
29 Advertiser Index, Events
30 Provider Strategy
MAPs, MMCPs & Subcontracting
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