HME Business

04/04/2023

A key development for automated resupply has been integration with eprescribe systems. Mike Lorenz, vice president of Brightree Resupply offers more details. Sponsored by Brightree

04/04/2023

Accrediting organization The Compliance Team Inc. also offers services for non-Medicare HME providers. Founder and CEO Sandy Canally met with HMEB at Medtrade to discuss TCT's DMEPOS Retailer Certification and what it offers for online and brick-and-mortar retailers of DME. Sponsored by The Compliance Team

03/04/2023

Automated resupply offers much in the way of efficiency and streamlined care, but when does the human element come into play? Mike Lorenz of Brightree offers some insights how to add a human touch to the process. Sponsored by Brightree

03/04/2023

The three-year Medicare accreditation renewal cycle is approaching. Sandra Canally of The Compliance Team Inc. met with HMEB at Medtrade to talk about what providers need to know and how they should prepare. Sponsored by The Compliance Team

31/03/2023

Vice president of Brightree Resupply Michael Lorenz met with HMEB at Medtrade to describe what's possible in terms of efficiency and patient care for HME providers using automated resupply. See the full interview at hme-business.com. Sponsored by Brightree

31/03/2023

As The Compliance Team Inc. approaches its 30-year anniversary next year, founder and CEO Sandy Canally discusses the changes the industry has seen over that time, as well as some of the constants that have held true for the industry. See the full video interview at hme-business.com. Sponsored by The Compliance Team

23/12/2022

A spending bill including critical HME provisions is set to be signed into law.

23/12/2022

We wish everyone in the HME Industry the very best this holiday season!

15/12/2022

The American Association for Homecare has analyzed CMS's 2023 DMEPOS fee schedule:

Association tabulates average rate increase for the top 25 DME items impacted by CMS’s recently announced 2023 fee schedule.

13/12/2022

CMS has released its 2023 DMEPOS fee schedule. Links in story:

The new schedule reflects the 6.4% to 9.1% CPI-U and bidding-related adjustments CMS released on Dec. 1.

15/11/2022

Feature Story: Outsourced billing services have been available to HME providers for more than 20 years, but various factors are pushing HME providers that might not have outsourced their billing to take a second look. How do they get started?

The forces pushing providers to reexamine RCM services, and how providers can integrate outsourced billing into their businesses.

07/11/2022

SPONSORED. Renewing in 2023? Join the many , , and HIT providers who choose The Compliance Team Inc. and become an Exemplary Provider®. You receive a 1-on-1 expert advisor; checklists and policy templates; and we’ll save you time and money. Visit www.thecomplianceteam.org to learn more. Be sure to follow us at https://www.facebook.com/TheComplianceTeam.org/

The Compliance Team offers simplified accreditation that affords every provider patient-first quality standards to achieve Exemplary Provider Accreditation.

04/11/2022

Alabama providers: ADMEA has slated the date of its annual meeting. Learn more here and save the date:

Alabama association will hold its 48th annual meeting meeting Jan. 10-11, 2023, at the Embassy Suites in Hoover, Ala.

04/11/2022

Now that the team at Medtrade has wrapped last week's Medtrade East, they've learned they enjoyed some growth. Get the details at

After wrapping its final show in Atlanta, Medtrade East ran the numbers and found it saw sizable gains in square footage and attendees. The show is now prepping for its 2023 event in Dallas.

04/11/2022

The Payer Relations Council at the Association for Homecare has developed a new set of resources to help HME providers negotiate contracts with private payer insurance. See what it offers:

Created by the association’s Payer Relations Council, the new brochure aims to help providers show payers how they deliver value to patients while reducing costs.

04/11/2022

Industry advocates have notched another win when it comes to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) relief funds: this time in Indiana.
Read more:

Industry advocates work to ensure that Indiana HME providers qualify for ARPA relief funds equaling 8.1% of their qualified Medicaid billing.

31/10/2022

28/10/2022

More from HMEB editor and publisher David Kopf's interview with Mike Lorenz of Brightree about how providers can contend with the labor shortage's impact on their resupply business. Head over to our website to watch the full 15 min. interview under "latest features."

28/10/2022

The American Association for Homecare hosted its AAHomecare Update during at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center, and touched on a variety of topics, including legislative affairs, regulatory affairs and payer relations.

The update from the national HME association’s panel of experts itemizes central agenda items for the industry when it comes to legislation, regulatory affairs and payer relations.

26/10/2022

Pt. 2 of David Kopf’s interview with Sandy Canally of The Compliance Team on how Retail providers can differentiate themselves in the marketplace using a new certification (TCT is booth 1046 at ). The full vid will be posted on the HMEB site later this week!

26/10/2022

How is the labor shortage impacting resupply? Mike Lorenz of Brightree sheds some like on the challenge—and some solutions. Find out more at Medtrade East booth 1125 and stay tuned for more video from this interview.

25/10/2022

Retail providers looking to differentiate themselves in the marketplace have a new certification from The Compliance Team(booth 1046 at Medtrade East) that just might help. Learn more in part 1 of this interview with Sandy Canally to learn more. (Keep a eye out for part 2!)

25/10/2022

The floor is hopping at day one of the expo.

25/10/2022

Attending ? Make sure to grab the latest issue of HMEB from the pub bins next to the entrance—see you inside!

24/10/2022

SPONSORED. providers choose The Compliance Team for to meet and exceed CMS quality standards. The Compliance Team's accreditation programs include Complex Rehabilitation Technology, Orthotics and Prosthetics, Clinical Respiratory Services, Patient-Centered Respiratory Home™, and DMEPOS Retailer certification. Our suite of programs strengthens too. Learn more at booth 1046 Oct 24-26 or visit thecomplianceteam.org.

21/10/2022

Headed to ? There's still time to support the American Association for Homecare's Stand Up for Homecare event on Tuesday evening. What's the event all about and what does it benefit? Learn more from association President and CEO Tom Ryan:

AAHomecare’s annual event benefits industry advocacy and patient groups. The association’s president and CEO Tom Ryan shares what will make this year’s event special.

21/10/2022

Congratulations to our 2022 New Product Award Winners! In its ninth year, the provider-judged awards program recognizes products and services across a variety of categories. Check out this year's winners!

Judged by a panel of HME providers, the ninth annual installment of the saw a wide variety of entries, with winners in 20 categories.

20/10/2022

HHS has extended the Covid-19 public health emergency until Jan. 11. Will it last beyond that?

The public health emergency’s reimbursement and regulatory policies impacting HME providers will continue until Jan. 11. The question is, will it last beyond that?

17/10/2022

Medtrade East kicks off in Atlanta on Monday, Oct. 24, and Show Director York Schwab joined the HMEB Podcast to discuss what's new for this year's edition.

Medtrade show director York Scwhab joins the HMEB Podcast to shine a spotlight on some of the upcoming event’s key highlights

04/10/2022

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