http://homecaremag.com/ Homecare News en-us http://homecaremag.com/news/competitive-bidding-round-one-20090703 CMS has proposed a process to evaluate damage claims from Round One bid winners whose contracts were terminated when Congress delayed the competitive bidding program after a two-week run in July of 2008. news Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:16:00 EDT http://homecaremag.com/news/round-one-anniversary-20090702 In a notice sent yesterday, Rob Brant, president of the Accredited Medical Equipment Providers of America, reminded the industry of an anniversary most HME stakeholders would probably rather forget. news Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:10:00 EDT http://homecaremag.com/mag/medical_constant_change Asignificant increase in the diagnosis and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea over the past several years has led to a surge in the need for sleep studies and an increase in the number of joint ventures and cooperative arrangements between HME companies, physician offices and sleep labs. Although HME providers are justifiably interested in cooperating with other entities on matters related to sleep mag Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://homecaremag.com/mag/medical_california_dreaming If your home sleep testing ambitions have been squashed by Medicare (for now), the grandmother of sleep has a message you need to hear. Grandma's name is Helen A. Kent, RRT, and she rejects the notion that all insurers are hopelessly bound to follow Medicare's lead. The proof can be found at Carlsbad, Calif.-based Progressive Medical, where Kent serves as CEO. At Progressive, ambulatory sleep studies mag Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://homecaremag.com/mag/medical_sleep_product_showcase_4 American Bantex/CPAP Tubing Bantex Smooth Bore Tubing flexible with soft 22-mm. ends tubing is 6-ft. in length and fits most CPAP units 3800 tubing is smooth for quiet operationwww.americanbantex.com Circadiance/Nasal Mask SleepWeaver ADVANCE small mask dimensions; designed specifically to fit a broader range of patients including those with smaller faces gently inflates and softly conforms to the mag Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT