Tag: Allegro Medical
Allegro combines big-box feel, personal service
January 27, 2017Kelly Bothum
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. - When Allegro Medical first launched its online medical supply company 20 years ago, Amazon only sold books. Yahoo was a search directory. Google didn't exist.The e-commerce marketplace has changed a great deal since then, but Allegro Medical remains a leading online reseller of medical supplies and home healthcare products.Today, the company offers more than 60,000 products online, from catheters and syringes to dietary supplements and power wheelchairs. It served its 2 millionth...
In brief: CMS names nat'l RAC for DME, whistleblower drops lawsuit against Lincare
November 4, 2016HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - CMS has tapped Performant Recovery to perform post-payment reviews of Medicare claims for DMEPOS and home health/hospice nationwide.The other RACs awarded contracts will perform post-payment reviews to identify and correct Medicare claims that contain improper payments that were made under Part A and Part B for all provider types other than DMEPOS. Performant Recovery also won that contract for Region 1. Cotiviti won contracts for Region 2 and 3, and HMS Federal Solutions won a contract...
Allegro Medical survey links incontinence, depression
May 15, 2014HME News Staff
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. - People purchasing incontinence products look at comfort, capacity and cost, a new survey by Allegro Medical has found. The survey found 95% use incontinence products themselves or for a spouse or parent; 90% say their condition keeps them from participating in favorite activities; and more than 85% say they suffer from depression. “A growing number of people who are experiencing incontinence will usually wear some sort of protective layer so that accidents will be discreet...