http://homecaremag.com/ Homecare News en-us http://homecaremag.com/news/cms-oxygen-provider-20091112 A listserv message sent last week by the DME MACs advised that the CERT contractor “has been identifying a significant number of errors on claims for oxygen equipment,” mostly due to insufficient documentation to support the medical necessity for the billed items news Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:47:00 EST http://homecaremag.com/news/house-health-reform-passes-20091110 As political pundits debate the major provisions of the House of Representatives' health reform legislation, passed by a narrow vote of 220-215, home care advocates parsed out the provisions in the $1.05-trillion bill that affect the HME industry. news Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:52:00 EST http://homecaremag.com/news/provider-reduction-strategy-20091109 CMS might want to reduce the number of home medical equipment providers, but its relentless actions combined with those of Congress could also have dire consequences for Medicare beneficiaries, according to HME stakeholders. news Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:50:00 EST http://homecaremag.com/news/frizzera-medicare-fraud-letter-20091109 A letter last month from acting CMS Administrator Charlene Frizzera to House Republicans outlined Medicare's anti-fraud measures. In the 13-page letter, Frizzera pointed out that the top three sectors for Medicare fraud are DMEPOS, home health agencies and infusion therapy. news Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:47:00 EST http://homecaremag.com/topics/competitive-bidding/estimated-capacity-20091109 On the last day (Nov. 4) to register officials for competitive bidding, questions about estimated capacity dominated discussion at CMS' eighth and final Open Door teleconference on the Round 1 rebid. competitive-bidding Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:45:00 EST