Innovative HME Retail Product Award Winners Make Their Case at Medtrade | HomeCare Magazine

California HMDR Exemptee Training Certification Course – Accepted by the California Department of Public Health – Food and Drug Branch “The purpose of the retail awards competition is to promote and recognize products that contribute to providers’ bottom lines though cash sales. Representatives from seven companies made their case to session attendees, who along with […]

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Amazon in Talks with Xealth, Forays in to Medical Supplies – Nasdaq.com

Read the full article:  Amazon in Talks with Xealth, Forays into Medical Supplies – Nasdaq.com “Amazon is striving to make the patient’s access to medical supplies easier and comfortable with the help of this project. Notably, this project will allow the doctors to prescribe medical products necessary for their patients after a surgery or in […]

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OIG to CMS: Take stronger look at ‘place-of-service’ claims | HME News

“The report found:  For 72% of inappropriate claims, DME suppliers failed to correctly code the SNF as a facility. Instead, they coded the place of service as the beneficiary’s home, thus enabling the claims to bypass the edit that rejects separate payment for most DME provided at facilities. By definition, SNFs provide primarily skilled care […]

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FDA Steps in to Regulate Microneedling Devices | RAPS

“The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday issued a draft guidance detailing when it considers “microneedling” products to be medical devices and subject to regulation.” Read the full article – Source: FDA Steps in to Regulate Microneedling Devices | RAPS Read the guidance:  Regulatory Considerations for Microneedling Devices – FDA (PDF) Go to DREprof.com: The […]

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Medicare Accounts for 16% of HME Spending — HME Business

“Another data point shows just how greatly Medicare’s importance as a revenue driver for HME has dropped. In addition to Medicare’s 16 percent share, Medicaid accounted for 15 percent of HME spending, and all other sources, such as private payer and retail sales, represented 68 percent of HME spending.” Read The Full Source: Medicare Accounts […]

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HMDR License Applications

People also buy this online training, California HMDR Exemptee license training certification course – State approved by the #CDPH CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) License Applications: 1) HMDR Exemptee Application, 2) HMDR California Facility License Application, and 3) HMDR Out-of-State Facility License Application. Go to DREprof.com: The Designated Representative and Exemptee Training Website CA […]

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