Tag: Catheter
Aurie announces authorization, appointments
May 11, 2026HME News Staff
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Aurie has announced that the Aurie Reusable No-Touch Intermittent Catheter System has been granted marketing authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through the Class II De Novo pathway. The company says the authorization establishes the product as the first ever reusable intermittent urinary catheter system and creates a new device classification in an industry that has exclusively relied on single-use catheters for decades. The Aurie System is slated...
Numotion offers new Ally
September 19, 2025Tracy Orzel
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – For patients, learning to use catheters is one thing; living with them every day is another. Numotion Medical Supply's new Ally program hopes to help close that gap.
The program offers vital online resources, education and connection – all in one place, the company says.
“There are a lot of resources out there, but most are product-driven,” said Neill Rowland, senior vice president of Numotion’s Medical Supply division. “We...
In brief: Philips vent update, NHIA parenteral report, oxygen e-prescribing
August 8, 2025HME News Staff
AMSTERDAM – Philips has updated the use instructions for BiPAP V30, A30 and A40 ventilators due to the risk of a failure in the Ventilator Inoperative alarm, which may cause therapy interruption or loss.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the device may:
Reboot intermittently for 5-10 seconds (stopping therapy, blank screen, single audible alert), then restart with the same patient settings.
Reboot intermittently for 5-10 seconds...
In brief: Diabetes drugs, catheter investigation, Henry Schein reorg, CHME Pharmacy
February 26, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Medicare Part D spending for 10 selected diabetes drugs totaled more than $35.8 billion in 2023, a 364% increase from 2019, according to a new data brief from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
Meanwhile, the number of Medicare Part D enrollees increased from 44.9 million to 50.5 million, a 12% increase.
“Certain diabetes drugs initially approved by the Food and Drug Administration to help control blood sugar levels...
OIG investigates catheter billing
February 24, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Office of Inspector General estimates that Medicare improperly paid $35.1 million for catheters and kits from July 2021 through July 2022.
The agency paid a total of $303.3 million for catheters and kits during that time period.
The OIG found that:
Payments for 88 of 105 sample items met requirements. (It did not review 2 of 105 sample items and treated them as non-errors because after it had selected its sample, we determined that Medicare contractors...
In brief: Medicare spending, OIG savings, telehealth flexibility, cath reviews
December 11, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Medicare spent 27% more, on average, for people who were covered by traditional Medicare after disenrolling from Medicare Advantage than for people who were continuously covered by traditional Medicare, after adjusting for differences in health status and other characteristics, according to a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
This is a difference of $2,585 in Medicare spending per person, on average, between the two groups in 2022.
Other highlights...
Noridian to review cath claims
December 9, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Noridian Healthcare Solutions, as the Supplemental Medicare Review Contractor (SMRC), is conducting post-payment review of intermittent urinary catheter claims billed with dates of service from Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2023. It’s reviewing HCPCS codes A4351, A4352 and A4353. Noridian noted that in February 2024, the Washington Post published an article alerting readers of an investigation into utilization for intermittent urinary catheters. As a result of the investigation,...
HR HealthCare launches patient services division
October 25, 2024HME News Staff
YORK, Pa. – HR HealthCare has appointed two senior leaders for a newly created Patient Services division. Dallas Donald has joined the company as vice president of patient services and will be responsible for the division’s day-to-day operations and essential functions, including customer service, medical records, billing and compliance. Melissa Georgeoff has joined as chief contracting officer and will be responsible for the national expansion of the company’s contracting efforts....
In brief: Wheelchair bill, RPM monitoring, catheter billing
September 27, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., have introduced legislation that would improve access to titanium and carbon fiber manual wheelchairs for Medicare beneficiaries.
S. 5154, which would create two new HCPCS codes for complex rehab technology manual wheelchairs and would allow for upgrades, is a companion bill to H.R. 5371.
“The Senate bill drops at an opportune time for mobility stakeholders and disability advocates to ask their...
CMS issues final rule on catheter billing
September 26, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS has issued a final rule that addresses suspicious billing activity within the Medicare Shared Savings Program that resulted in an increase in DMEPOS billing for certain intermittent urinary catheter supplies. The rule, “Medicare Program: Mitigating the Impact of Significant, Anomalous, and Highly Suspect Billing Activity on Medicare Shared Savings Program Financial Calculations in Calendar Year 2023” (CMS-1799-F) is part of a larger strategy to address significant,...