Laurie Watanabe

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has published a white paper describing how durable medical equipment (DME) fraud occurs and how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responding. The report — White Paper: The Nation’s Challenge to Combat Durable Medical Equipment Fraud in Medicare…

The national Complex Rehab Technology and durable medical equipment provider introduced the Ally Program last summer. At that time, access was limited to Numotion's catheter customers. The program provides bladder health education, resources and community support.

The Canadian Transportation Agency has told Canadian airline WestJet to discontinue its 300-lb. (136 kg) weight limit for passengers' mobility devices, multiple Canadian news outlets reported on Aug. 20.

Tactical Back Office (TBO) has promoted Lauren Barranti to vice president of payer relations, effective Sept. 1. The Las Vegas-based provider of healthcare staffing, business process outsourcing and operational infrastructure for healthcare businesses made the announcement on Aug. 25. Barranti joined TBO in February. “The promotion reflects TBO’s continued investment in expanding its integrated healthcare…

The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) is urgently seeking supplier input on a time-sensitive survey to gauge “the potential business and workforce impact” of the Remote Item Delivery (RID) model recommended by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) for Medicare competitive bidding. The survey focuses on suppliers of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), insulin…

As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the expiration of the six-month moratorium for new Medicare durable medical equipment (DME) supplier enrollment, current suppliers and other stakeholders are waiting to see what comes next. CMS made the announcement on Aug. 27, six months to the day of the start of the moratorium.…

The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) is urgently seeking supplier input on a time-sensitive survey to gauge “the potential business and workf

As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the expiration of the six-month moratorium for new Medicare durable medical equipment (DME) supplier enrollment, current suppliers and other stakeholders are waiting to see what comes next.

As power wheelchair riders and Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) stakeholders applaud the recent order for WestJet to end by next year its 300-lb. wheelchair transport weight limit, it's worth remembering that traveling with any sort of wheelchair remains challenging for many reasons.

Healthcare stakeholders are applauding the Aug. 27 ending of Medicare’s new home medical equipment supplier enrollment moratorium — but also tempering that approval by noting that work to effectively curb fraud and abuse should not impact patient access to care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the six-month moratorium was expiring on…