Open Airway Dental Solutions Ltd, a Canadian medical technology company involved in the marketing and distribution of sleep dentistry-related products, acquired Australia-based oral appliance maker Oventus Medical Ltd earlier this year.
ResMed Corp has agreed to pay more than $37.5 million to resolve False Claims Act violation allegations. ResMed denies that it violated the law. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged that ResMed paid kickbacks to durable...
North Atlantic Medical Services Inc (NAMS), doing business as Regional Home Care Inc, has agreed to pay $852,378 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare and Medicaid for...
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Telemedicine is an emerging tool for sleep medicine practitioners to reach and engage with patients. Unfortunately, telemedicine practitioners use of 21st century technologies are sometimes limited to medical practice laws and regulations modeled on 20th century healthcare methods. Here are some legal dos and don’ts to consider when adopting telemedicine.
Read MoreThe United States has formally settled part of, and joined in part of, a lawsuit brought by a whistle-blower that alleges a Northeast Florida-based sleep clinic intentionally billed the government for millions of dollars of...
Read MoreLack of sleep is expensive. According to Eric Cohen, co-founder and president of National Sleep Therapy (NST), the annual cost to employers in lost productivity, accidents, and medical expenses is estimated at $60 billion. The...
Read MoreFrom April 1 to June 30 of this year, the National Government Services (NGS) Jurisdiction B DME MAC Medical Review Department performed a complex review of 400 PAP claims. Of those, 268 were denied, resulting in a claim error...
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Asking patients to pay for surgeries up front is one solution to lower bad debt expenses, reports...
Read MoreLegal expert Daniel B. Brown, Esq, discusses challenging new laws and regulations that will impact the delivery of sleep medicine in 2013 and beyond.
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Samuel A. Fleishman, MD, FAASM, president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, is determined to transform the fragmented care model for Medicare patients with sleep apnea.
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Entering an agreement in today’s shifting health care environment.
Read MoreIn reviewing 29 meta-analyses, which included 509 randomized controlled trials (RCTs), researchers from Canada and the United States discovered that only two reported the trial’s funding sources and none of them listed author-industry ties or em
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Knowledge and diligence pay off in the world of coding and reimbursement.
Read MorePresident Barack Obama introduced a new effort to crack down on waste and fraud in Medicare, Medicaid, and other government programs through the expanded use of payment recapture audits. The initiative is the latest component in President Obama&
Read MoreFlorida Governor Charlie Crist signed Florida Senate Bill 1986 into law last month. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), this omnibus bill amended the Patient Self-Referral Act of 1992. The 1992 act addressed the concern a
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With a strategic approach, third-party management firms can foster sleep joint ventures that boost business and improve patient care.
Read MoreThe U.S. Senate passed an amended version of H.R. 1, the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,” on February 10, 2009 by a vote of 61-37. While the health care related provisions are very similar to those that were inclu
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