The short answer is...No. Medicare will not make separate payments for items dispensed during any inpatient stay in acute care hospitals, long-term care hospitals, Read More →
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If you can't dispense surgical dressings/wound care supplies to your inpatients, can you dispense supplies to your nursing home patients? Yes, you can! Dispensing Read More →
Surgical dressings can be used for all types of qualifying ulcers. This includes arterial ulcers, venous ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, and pressure ulcers. It Read More →
As a medical consultant and practice manager, I am often asked, "What are your top management pearls?" Without further ado, here are my top Read More →
Do I need another medical assistant? This is one of the top 10 questions I receive as a medical consultant, and my answer is Read More →
When dispensing surgical dressings, it is important to differentiate between primary and secondary dressings and to use them in conjunction when indicated. PRIMARY DRESSINGS: Primary Read More →
You only have 24 hours in a day. Your white coat does not magically give you extra hours in a day. It is up Read More →
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) require that DME suppliers maintain proof that any time dispensed was received by the beneficiary in Read More →
Imagine the Following Scenario... Mrs. Jones, age 72, arrives for her 11 a.m. appointment on Tuesday. She is coming in to get a refill Read More →
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that DME suppliers maintain proof that any item dispensed was received by the beneficiary in Read More →
