As it has with several other HME categories, it appears that competitive bidding is causing mobility providers to re-think and re-engineer wheelchair sales. For bid winners, wheelchair provision is, for all intents and purposes, a nonprofit venture.
Home oxygen therapy providers are well versed in the care of patients with COPD and obstructive sleep apnea. Some providers even specialize in cystic fibrosis.
As one of the strongest-performing categories in home medical equipment, sleep therapy is moving forward despite external factors that could slow it down, market vendors say.
No longer should automated claims processing and administrative systems be seen as things that are “nice to have.” With financial difficulties from Medicare competitive bidding and RAC audits, using information technology to account for every dollar and asset has become a