Tag: Morph Wheels
In brief: CMS reports glitch, OIG reports overpayments
January 17, 2014HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A problem with ordering/referring physician data in the DME MAC claim system is affecting processing, as well as the data available in the myCGS web portal and the Jurisdiction C IVR, according to a bulletin from CGS. CMS and DME MAC system maintenance contractors are researching the issue. CGS says it will provide more information when it becomes available. CMS on Jan. 6 started denying claims with the names of physicians who are not enrolled in PECOS.Medicare overpays for...
In brief: CMS briefs, Invacare hires, KCI slips
November 15, 2013HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - A meeting with CMS and congressional staff on DME competitive bidding, originally cancelled due to the government shutdown, has been set for 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 18, says The VGM Group. Because the briefings, for staff of the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees, will not be public, VGM and AAHomecare are calling on providers to contact their members of Congress to urge them to attend.Employees return to Invacare facilityELYRIA, Ohio - A “small number” of employees...
Maddak reels in another award
May 6, 2013HME News Staff
EDISON, N.J. - Maddak, Inc., a manufacturer of aids for daily living (ADL) products, can now add another award to its trophy case to go along with the Medtrade Spring Innovation Award it won in March. In recognition of Morph Wheels, the company's foldable wheelchair wheel, Maddak received the 2013 Design of the Year Award in the transportation category from London's Design Museum, according to a press release. “When we began developing Morph Wheels over three years ago, innovation and design...