tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 31

PPAC Meeting Erupts In DMEPOS Controversy

Doctors are already telling CMS how they feel about the face-to-face requirement.  The August 30 meeting of the Practicing Physicians Advisory Committee erupted in a "huge discussion over whether this was overkill because they had one outlandish incident with power wheelchairs," according to Constance Row, executive director of the American Academy of Home Care Physicians. Doctors protested that they already have arrangements in place to keep track of homebound patients' needs, involving home care nurses and nurse practitioners.  "Certainly from the standpoint of the Academy, there is no way this is justified," adds Row.  ...

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