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In brief: CMS limits certain audits, F2F gets easier

April 24, 2015HME News Staff

BALTIMORE - Wave goodbye to audits of older claims for DME supplied to Medicare beneficiaries during a Part A stay. After working with AAHomecare, CMS has issued a “technical direction letter” to the recovery audit contractors advising them to limit audits to those claims paid on or after April 1, 2015, the association stated in a bulletin. “By presenting the facts instead of being guarded, we're building credibility and trust, and this type of collaborative discussion...

3B Medical, CMS, Inogen, Medicare, Respira, Univita Health


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Respira expands geographic, product reach

April 21, 2015HME News Staff

LINTHICUM, Md. - Respira has acquired Respiratory Therapy Associates of PA, expanding its reach in the mid-Atlantic region. Respiratory Therapy Associates services Pennsylvania and Delaware. The acquisition also allows Respira, primarily a sleep and respiratory therapy company, to expand into long-term care, ventilation and hospice care. “At the end of the day, RTA and Respira are two small companies that started from scratch and are figuring out how to adapt to his every-changing DME...

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In brief: ResMed launches program, Respira snags contract

October 10, 2014HME News Staff

SAN DIEGO - ResMed is launching Better Sleep for Women, a new initiative to educate women about the importance of sleep, it announced recently. A recent ResMed survey of 500 women ages 40-65 found that fewer than 20% believed they need to make improvements in the quality of sleep, according to a press release. It will focus on sleep as the third pillar of health, alongside a healthy diet and regular exercise. The program will provide information, tips and resources about women and sleep through a...

Burmans Pharmacy, ResMed, Respira, VGM Homelink


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Respira snags contract

October 7, 2014HME News Staff

WASHINGTON - Respira has been awarded a $10 million contract from the Department of Defense (DOD) United States Army Medical Command, it was announced Oct. 2. Under the five-year contract, Respira will support the Sleep Disorder Clinic at Walter Reed, providing care including compliance programs, CPAP, respiratory therapy and clinical research in sleep medicine, according to a press release. Respira was founded in 2001 and has grown to a $10 million respiratory, sleep medicine and home medical equipment...

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