Tag: Gary Cox

GLENDALE, Ariz. - PMDRX recently released a new physical therapy module that could help mobility providers serve their patients—and get paid—a lot quicker, says Gary Cox.“From what we understand based on feedback from suppliers, physical and occupational therapists have a pretty high documentation error rate themselves, due to omitted information and illegible handwriting,” said Cox, CEO of PMDRX.Launched in January, the new module will allow OTs and PTs to conduct functional...

An article in the September issue of HME News referenced the “standstill” status of the PMD template hung up in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (“Template is at a standstill,” September 2015).Many mobility suppliers may not be aware that an electronic version has been in use for more than four years. Suppliers using documentation created via the electronic template process report greater efficiency and virtually 100% error free documentation compliance.Those...

There is a new paradigm in effectively managing your overall success with PMD referrals and the subsequent documentation of the patient's medical necessity associated with those referrals.Physicians and other prescribing practitioners have historically struggled with CMS's face-to-face exam criteria. Unfortunately, those struggles have sometimes resulted in physicians giving up on the idea of prescribing medically needed mobility equipment for their patients. Too often, based on CMS's own data published...

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Industry veteran and PMDRx CEO Gary Cox is making a bid for a seat in Arizona's state senate. Unchallenged in the primary, he is on the ballot for November's election. One of his priorities: fixing the state's Medicaid system. Cox spoke with HME News about how his years in health care are informing his campaign.HME News: What's driving your campaign?Gary Cox: Our state legislature voted for Medicaid expansion, and it has not figured out how to pay for this, once federal funding...