Surety Bond Requirements for DMEPOS Suppliers CMS-6006-F   Medicare (CMS) has mandated by 4312(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA), implementing section 1834(a)(16) of the Social Security Act (the Act),  This act is requiring a major number of DMEPOS suppliers
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                CONTACTS: See Below    December 18, 2008 HISTORIC AGREEMENT PROTECTS PATIENTS AND IMPROVES QUALITY OF CUSTOM ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC CARE Continue Reading

OIG looks at both proposed arrangements and concluded that they would not violate the anti-kickback statute Why? Continue Reading

NEW CMS QUALITY STANDARDS CMS Announced, in October, the new revised Quality Standards that all DMEPOS suppliers MUST abide by. Pay particular attention to the high-lighted areas.Click on the link below to access these Standards.Click here to see Quality Standards 
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Proposed Rule OXYGEN The rules are found in the regulation titled “Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B (CMS-1403-FC),” and is now available for review and comment.CMS Proposed changes 
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CMS Final Revised DMEPOS Quality Standards Posted   CMS has issued its revised quality standards.  During a 4 1/2-hour phone conference last week CMS posted the new final revised Standards directed to DMEPOS providers that had not yet obtained ac
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Questions answered by Medical Director Juristiction A Subject: RE: Clarification on 7 element orders - 3 or 2 or 1 Help!!! The first issue is: what is the face-to-face exam? Many suppliers and physician's seem to define it as only the in-person visit. The policy talks about it a
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