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Is All Durable Medical Equipment Covered by Insurance?

The simple answer is no. Medicare Part B (medical insurance) covers medically necessary durable medical equipment (DME) that your doctor prescribes for use in your home. Your physician, nurse practitioner (NP), physician’s assistant (PA) or certified nurse specialist (CNS) can prescribe medical equipment for a patient. Medicare is considered the driver when it comes to …

8 Things ER Doctors Refuse to Have in Their Homes

By Lisa Lombardi<br>Emergency room physicians see all kinds of grisly stuff, which made us wonder: What products do they consider so hazardous t...

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

How to Choose the Right Cane and Use It Properly

Things to NEVER Lie to Your Doctor About

How much you smoke, drink, eat, exercise and whether you use protection during sex or while out in the sun matters. Doctors weigh in on what matters most.

10 Horrifying Things Doctors Don't Tell You

As a modern culture, we tend to put our faith wholeheartedly in doctors. They're the experts, and more often than not we take their advice without question

Why your family medical history matters

Sara McGregor never worried about getting breast cancer. Neither did her two older sisters. After all, their mother and maternal grandmother never had the disease. So when McGregor's eldest sister was diagnosed at age 32, the news came as a shattering shock to all three siblings

Will Your Lift Chair Be Covered by Medicare? / BEK Medical INC

If you have trouble standing from a seated position, your doctor may have recommended a lift chair . A lift chair can be a lifesaver for those of us with limited mobility, but they can be expensive<br>Will your lift chair be covered by Medicare?<br>The short answer, from the Medicare website : while Medicare won’t typically pay the entire costs of a lift chair, Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) or Medicare Part C (Medical Advantage) might cover the seat lift mechanism as…

Four Metrics to Measure Patient Access at Physician Practices

Use these four metrics to evaluate patient access at your physician practices.

Understanding Lift Chair Measurements

Lift-Chairs.com offers a wide range of lift chair sizes so that your new lift chair recliner is the perfect fit.

Which Lift Chair Is Right For You?

Use this easy-to-follow guide to take measurements for your lift chair purchase and get a recliner that fits you perfectly!

Is My Lift Chair's Foot Rest Long Enough?

Don't be overly concerned if your feet hang over the foot rest of your lift chair - they're supposed to!

Can Solo Physician Practice Survive?

I can remember walking to elementary school and passing several solo doctor offices with a shingle hanging on a post in the front. They were usually modest offices in the ground floor of another residential building or store front and they served as a convenient community resource. Most were solo g

Determining Reasonable Compensation in Physician Practices

Determining the "reasonable" or "replacement" compensation while valuating a business is key, specifically for medical and physician practices.

Who physician practices can turn to for expert help

CPAs, management consultants, lawyers – tapping into the right expert help.

Improving Medical Supply Ordering for Physician Practices

For physician practices seeking to reduce their operating costs, automating medical supply management through technology can improve efficiency.

Physician Practices Look for Options as Costs Rise

The future of physician practices looks healthy but nothing like it did a generation ago.

MGMA: Patient Safety Checklists Cut Costs at Physician Practices

Physician groups looking to make their practices more efficient should develop patient safety lists for dealing with both emergent events and routine activities, says a practice management expert at the annual Medical Group Management Association conference.

Medical Waste Management

Medical waste management services for physician practices. We provide cost-effective sharps mailback or route-based medical waste pickup.