Archive - October 2018

Sunday, February 3, 2019, 11:15 - 12:30 PM Where HIPAA Compliance & Cyber Security Intersect - Are You Protected? Carol Albaugh, Technical Solutions Consultant, VGM Group Inc. Kelly Grahovac, Senior Consultant, The van Halem Group Learning Objectives: Understand the current state of cyber threats, and those common in the healthcare industry Understand technology best practices and practical steps you can take immediately to help protect your business from cyber threats Discuss the

In just over a month, over 500 letters have been sent to Congress asking for their support of the Make Me Whole Again Campaign; this is great progress. We officially have 3 members of Congress signed onto H.R. 6980; and many more ready! Today, where we need your support is getting the word out across the nation. I have a simple and easy task for you to help make this happen if you are a Facebook user. Go to https://www.facebook.com/MakeMeWholeAgain Click "Invite Friends" In the

TOTAL FERTILITY RATES fell across the U.S. during the last decade, even as the gap in rates widened between rural and metropolitan counties, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Total fertility rates – representing the estimated number of lifetime births expected per 1,000 women – fell 18 percent in large metro counties and 16 percent in small or medium metro counties between 2007 and 2017, the report said. Yet while the rate in rural

WASHINGTON – A new initiative underway at CMS would make it easier for healthcare providers to look up documentation requirements, agency officials said during an Oct. 23 Special Open Door Forum. The Medicare Documentation Requirement Lookup Service, still in the prototype phase, would pull together existing requirements, which are currently scattered among various manuals, National Coverage Determinations and Local Coverage Determinations, and present them in a machine-readable format within

WASHINGTON – Christmas has come early for HME providers who have disputed Medicare claims. CMS announced last week that it plans to expand a demonstration project—one that allows providers to speak with reconsideration professionals by phone to try to resolve their denied claims; or re-open denied claims that are stuck at the administrative law judge level—to jurisdictions A and B on Nov. 1. “We’ve been waiting for this with baited breadth,” said Andrea Stark,

Sunday, February 3, 2019, 9:45 - 11:00 AM Understanding the Business of Compression Hosiery Evan McGill, Exective VP & Business Development, Therafirm Learning Objectives: Understanding venous disease and lymphedema and what happens to the body requiring it to need compression hosiery Understanding the THERAFIRM product line (upper and lower extremity) Measuring and fitting compression hosiery Building a referral source and growing your business with compression hosiery Session

October 22, 2018 Big Fall Sale Coming Soon - Don't Miss It! Essentially Women is pleased to announce an exciting Member Exclusive Preview Sale! Starting on October 29, 2018, EW members will have exclusive access to the Big Fall 2018 American Breast Care Close Out Sale before it's official US release. Get amazing ABC sale products in the best colors, sizes and selections with your EW membership. Mark your calendars to check back on October 29, 2018 for selections and ordering.

10/22/2018 The Make Me Whole Again campaign had another great week, as of this morning, there are 512 letters sent to members of Congress and over the weekend, we received the official announcement that Rep. Steve King (R - IA) has signed onto H.R. 6980.  Through conversations we have learned that there are many congressmen who are interested in signing the bill; they just need the extra nudge/reminder to do so. That is where you come in!  This week I am asking that you contact

Combining a targeted drug with hormone therapy substantially extends survival for women with advanced breast cancer, a major clinical trial has found. Women taking palbociclib together with hormone therapy lived seven months longer than those on hormone treatment alone - adding to previous data showing the combination could delay the disease's progression. The drug's benefit was stronger in women who had previously responded to hormone therapy - who lived 10 months longer with the combination

  Dr. Nalinikanth Kotagiri of the Cincinnati Cancer Center in Ohio has just received the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Breakthrough Award to study the use of light to target cancer cells in late-stage breast cancer. The researcher explains the benefits of light therapy for metastatic breast cancer. Due to modern advances in medicine and the spread of public awareness campaigns, the outlook for people who develop breast cancer is currently very promising. According to the