What does DME stand for?

About 270,000 people in the Pittsburgh area are Medicare beneficiaries, although not all use durable medical equipment.

A growing, highly respected Durable Medical Equipment provider.

As part of those enhanced efforts, CMS also is shifting its traditional approach of reviewing claim history to fight fraud by working directly with beneficiaries to ensure that they received the home health services or durable medical equipment for which Medicare was billed.

GAO likely to weigh in against DMERCs on their IR authority By MATTHEW HAY HHBR Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON It appears increasingly likely that the General Accounting Office (GAO; Washington) will conclude in a report expected to be completed this spring that the durable medical equipment regional carriers (DMERC) overstepped their inherent reasonableness (IR) authority when they slashed reimbursement for certain durable medical equipment prosthetics orthotics and supplies last year.

Medical costs covered under Event Rate include inpatient, skilled nursing/rehab facilities, outpatient, surgery, follow-up care, home care, durable medical equipment, pharmacy expenses, diagnostic X-ray/lab fees, procurement, transportation, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

The program, which has begun providing benefits, is an efficient way for pharmacies to process claims for prescription medications and certain durable medical equipment items for individuals who do not have any form of health insurance coverage and who are from the Louisiana disaster area declared by the President.

A growing, highly respected Durable Medical Equipment provider.

Byline: Mamta03 The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) has created a task force to develop an alternative to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services competitive bidding program to which home medical equipment (HME) and durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers are subject.