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A Look at the Year Ahead: Legal and Reimbursement Changes for DME in 2011

Posted 12-15-2010 at 11:42 AM by AndreaStark
Updated 01-05-2011 at 12:00 PM by AndreaStark

Tags 2011, dme, medicare, regulations, webinar

Webinar: A Look at the Year Ahead: Legal and Reimbursement Changes for DME in 2011

DME consultant Andrea Stark of MiraVista and healthcare attorney Jeff Baird of Brown and Fortunato are teaming up to prepare suppliers for the legal and reimbursement changes ahead.

The two industry experts will be holding a joint webinar on January 11, 2011. Two time slots are available: 11am & 3pm EST.

On the agenda:

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New Live Webinar - Optimizing Front-End Operations With Lean

Posted 07-26-2010 at 07:52 PM by ChrisCalderone

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All new for 2010- learn how to utilize effective and proven lean techniques that can help to reduce errors, reduce costly rework, reduce waste, and improve financial performance in HME front-end operations.

It all starts in intake/customer service. Learn how successful providers leverage lean principles to improve workflow, increase efficiency, and improve process consistency.

This informative live webiner will provide you with best practice examples of how HME providers...

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ClaraVista Asks CMS to Convert PECOS PDF to Excel – Problem Solved!

Posted 06-28-2010 at 11:05 AM by AndreaStark

Tags dme, medicare, miravista, pecos

ClaraVista Asks CMS to Convert PECOS PDF to Excel – Problem Solved!

“All I had to do was ask. After a bit of back and forth, they put the PECOS physician list in a CSV format for everyone to download.” - Maureen Bacon, Controller, ClaraVista.

That’s right. Problem solved! CMS has finally uploaded a list of PECOS enrolled physicians in a useable CSV format. Unlike the previous PDF version, the CSV file will open in Excel or Notepad and can be easily imported into Access....

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Using Excel to Harness the Power of Data Management and Revitalize Your AR

Posted 06-17-2010 at 02:47 PM by AndreaStark

Tags accounts receivable, ar reports, dme billing, excel

As a consultant working in the reimbursement sector of the DME industry, I routinely visit clients to perform assessments of their accounts receivable (AR) departments. Like most business owners, these DME suppliers are looking for ways to create a more targeted workflow and improve billing efficiencies. While each case is unique and each client faces their own individual challenges, the one thing I’ve consistently found is that the majority of DME suppliers are underutilizing a valuable tool almost...

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