by Keith Kuhn | Feb 19, 2014 | Government, Industry
Reform Medical Bidding Process to Protect Seniors Special Report on Healthcare – The Hill By Congresswoman Renee Ellmers Wednesday, February 12, 2014 What was Medicare’s competitive bidding process meant to do? Simply put, it was designed to provide...
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 18, 2014 | Regulations
HME stakeholders made their case against an audit program run amok at a forum last week. “We need to have a resolution on how to help my providers today because we are in crisis,” said Tom Ryan, president and CEO of AAHomecare, who attended the daylong event on Feb....
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 16, 2014 | Regulations, Reimbursement
At a recent Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) hearing on delays in scheduling appeals at the administrative law judge (ALJ) level, AAHomecare President Tom Ryan told OMHA Chief ALJ Nancy Griswold that when he hears stories of providers with patients who...
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 15, 2014 | Industry
PAMS is delighted to offer the : Get S.M.A.R.T. Webinar Series for 2014. To meet the mandates of federal and accreditation bodies, home care organizations must prepare to conduct required education. There is a need to be creative and heighten the interest of the staff...
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 14, 2014 | Payor
Kaiser Permanente and the Veterans Health Administration have partnered to research and share best practices. Officials for the two organizations say they will focus on four areas of healthcare: connected health and virtual care, genomics, the care of veterans who are...
