Durable Medical Equipment (DME)


Book Description

Medical indications/review criteria guidelines for the use of hundreds of specific durable medical equipment items and disposable medical supplies. References, resources. List of contents at www.apollomanagedcare.com.







Medicare


Book Description

In 2015, Medicare spent $6.7 billion for DME. CMS's definition of DME generally precludes potential disposable DME substitutes from coverage. Congress included a provision in law for GAO to review the potential role of disposable medical devices as substitutes for DME. This report examines (1) potential disposable DME substitutes and their possible benefits and limitations; (2) the incentives and disincentives stakeholders identified for developing these substitutes, including the possible influence of health insurance coverage; and (3) issues related to benefit category designation-including legal authority and potential payment methodologies-if Medicare coverage were expanded to include disposable DME substitutes. GAO reviewed agency documents and literature on disposable DME substitutes and Medicare payment policy; interviewed CMS officials; and interviewed various stakeholders, including representatives of device manufacturers, beneficiary advocates, health care providers, and insurers, for their perspectives.




Durable Medical Supplies/Durable Medical Equipment


Book Description

Medical review criteria and guidelines for use of medical supplies and equipment with extensive references and resources.




Medical Equipment and Supply Business


Book Description

This book was written for those with a passion for business, but lacks the knowledge or understanding of the process of getting started. It is written to give its readers a comprehensive view of the medical equipment and supply business and what it takes to be successful in this very profitable field. This book was written as a step by step medical equipment and supply business guide for those in pursuit of a business venture to start. The book is structured to give its readers the exact steps to follow as they are written in the book. It is very important to follow these steps in the order that they appear. This book is to give those with very little to no knowledge of business, let alone the medical equipment and supply field. Its intent is give the reader an insight of starting and successfully operating a medical equipment and supply company. Our goal is to teach everyone (who is interested in starting a business in the medical field) the same knowledge as those who have been in the business for years. This book gives you the same information that the large corporations had when they started out as a small one person operation, just as you are today. It gives the readers only the necessary information needed, and not a lot of useless word to only fill a book. On each page there are different topics, which cover information necessary for the growth of your business. It also gives the reader contact information on where you will go to complete whatever it is that that section may call for. For example; the zoning section (called zoning requirement), this will have directly under it location of where to go to register. This book also list medical supply and equipment companies with phone numbers and web addresses of each company. This book is very user friendly, and very informative. This book also covers what products to sell, who do you sell to, and finding the person you need to contact when calling on these businesses. Enjoy this valuable information, and much success in your business endeavors.







Medical Supply Catalog


Book Description




Plastics in Medical Devices


Book Description

No book has been published that gives a detailed description of all the types of plastic materials used in medical devices, the unique requirements that the materials need to comply with and the ways standard plastics can be modified to meet such needs. This book will start with an introduction to medical devices, their classification and some of the regulations (both US and global) that affect their design, production and sale. A couple of chapters will focus on all the requirements that plastics need to meet for medical device applications. The subsequent chapters describe the various types of plastic materials, their properties profiles, the advantages and disadvantages for medical device applications, the techniques by which their properties can be enhanced, and real-world examples of their use. Comparative tables will allow readers to find the right classes of materials suitable for their applications or new product development needs.