web02.fireside.fm Mon, 25 May 2026 23:34:52 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://www.masteringmedicare.net/tags/dme Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:00:00 -0400 What's the difference between Home Health and Home Care? How do Medicare Part A and Part B work? How do you order DME for your patient? When and how should you order home oxygen? What's new in the eldercare space? For physicians, other healthcare professionals, and senior-serving professionals, interacting with Medicare can be complicated and wrought with pitfalls, which, if not understood and managed, will mire your practice in endless paperwork and frustration. We interview industry experts in every aspect of healthcare, from insurance companies, DME companies, home health agencies, medical providers, and many others, to bring you their real world expertise in the American healthcare system. Your hosts are Dr. Amy Schiffman and Dr. Alex Mohseni, two Emergency Medicine physicians who have branched off from traditional Emergency Medicine to explore and build solutions with a particular focus on eldercare and population health. Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/602747270479020/ Join our Subscriber List and get exclusive access to our Mastering Medicare Cheat Sheet and other goodies: https://www.masteringmedicare.net/subscribe en-us episodic Demystifying healthcare and Medicare for senior-serving professionals and providers. Mastering Medicare What's the difference between Home Health and Home Care? How do Medicare Part A and Part B work? How do you order DME for your patient? When and how should you order home oxygen? What's new in the eldercare space? For physicians, other healthcare professionals, and senior-serving professionals, interacting with Medicare can be complicated and wrought with pitfalls, which, if not understood and managed, will mire your practice in endless paperwork and frustration. We interview industry experts in every aspect of healthcare, from insurance companies, DME companies, home health agencies, medical providers, and many others, to bring you their real world expertise in the American healthcare system. Your hosts are Dr. Amy Schiffman and Dr. Alex Mohseni, two Emergency Medicine physicians who have branched off from traditional Emergency Medicine to explore and build solutions with a particular focus on eldercare and population health. Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/602747270479020/ Join our Subscriber List and get exclusive access to our Mastering Medicare Cheat Sheet and other goodies: https://www.masteringmedicare.net/subscribe no elder care, eldercare, Medicare, Medicaid, healthcare, senior care, senior, seniors, senior-serving professionals, medical care, insurance company Mastering Medicare alex@masteringmedicare.net https://www.masteringmedicare.net/16 59d890fd-a27d-4a60-9a1c-6d2928ce4f7e Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:00:00 -0400 Mastering Medicare full Mastering Medicare Mastering Medicare is a podcast helping demystify healthcare and Medicare for senior-serving professionals and providers. 1:08:00 no <p>Dr. Amy Schiffman and Dr. Alex Mohseni interview Steve Ackerman, the owner of Spectrum Medical, and do a deep dive into the world of Durable Medical Equipment (DME). <br> Introduction to Steve Ackerman and <a href="https://www.spectrummedical.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Spectrum Medical</a><br> What is Durable Medical Equipment DME?<br> Not disposable, has to be able to sustain repeated use<br> Can't be used in the absence is disease or injury<br> Can't be an environment improvement<br> Can't be a safety item<br> Controversy with DME beds<br> Semi-electric bed<br> Patients who need frequent immediate change in body position<br> Different types of DME wheelchairs<br> What is a seating clinic?<br> What are Assisted Device Professionals<br> Choices of wheelchairs<br> K codes for wheelchairs<br> Hemi wheelchairs<br> K3 standard wheelchair is the most ordered wheelchair<br> Parachute ordering portal<br> Walkers as DME<br> Medicare local coverage determination (LCD)<br> Every equipment has its own LCD<br> Clinical inference<br> Secondary market for DME<br> 5-year limit<br> Indoor vs outdoor use of DME<br> What is a transport wheelchair?<br> Fraud and abuse in DME<br> How PT/OT help with getting DME<br> Hoarders<br> DME company doesn't remove old equipment<br> Implications of having and MA plan for DME<br> Rollators are not covered<br> Walkers vs Rollators<br> How quickly can DME be delivered?<br> Aging in place<br> Video version: <a href="https://youtu.be/m9dM7PT63M0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/m9dM7PT63M0</a> </p> Medicare, healthcare, physician, medical, senior care, eldercare, elder care, elder, seniors, dme, durable medical equipment Dr. Amy Schiffman and Dr. Alex Mohseni interview Steve Ackerman, the owner of Spectrum Medical, and do a deep dive into the world of Durable Medical Equipment (DME).
Introduction to Steve Ackerman and Spectrum Medical
What is Durable Medical Equipment DME?
Not disposable, has to be able to sustain repeated use
Can't be used in the absence is disease or injury
Can't be an environment improvement
Can't be a safety item
Controversy with DME beds
Semi-electric bed
Patients who need frequent immediate change in body position
Different types of DME wheelchairs
What is a seating clinic?
What are Assisted Device Professionals
Choices of wheelchairs
K codes for wheelchairs
Hemi wheelchairs
K3 standard wheelchair is the most ordered wheelchair
Parachute ordering portal
Walkers as DME
Medicare local coverage determination (LCD)
Every equipment has its own LCD
Clinical inference
Secondary market for DME
5-year limit
Indoor vs outdoor use of DME
What is a transport wheelchair?
Fraud and abuse in DME
How PT/OT help with getting DME
Hoarders
DME company doesn't remove old equipment
Implications of having and MA plan for DME
Rollators are not covered
Walkers vs Rollators
How quickly can DME be delivered?
Aging in place
Video version: https://youtu.be/m9dM7PT63M0

]]> Dr. Amy Schiffman and Dr. Alex Mohseni interview Steve Ackerman, the owner of Spectrum Medical, and do a deep dive into the world of Durable Medical Equipment (DME).
Introduction to Steve Ackerman and Spectrum Medical
What is Durable Medical Equipment DME?
Not disposable, has to be able to sustain repeated use
Can't be used in the absence is disease or injury
Can't be an environment improvement
Can't be a safety item
Controversy with DME beds
Semi-electric bed
Patients who need frequent immediate change in body position
Different types of DME wheelchairs
What is a seating clinic?
What are Assisted Device Professionals
Choices of wheelchairs
K codes for wheelchairs
Hemi wheelchairs
K3 standard wheelchair is the most ordered wheelchair
Parachute ordering portal
Walkers as DME
Medicare local coverage determination (LCD)
Every equipment has its own LCD
Clinical inference
Secondary market for DME
5-year limit
Indoor vs outdoor use of DME
What is a transport wheelchair?
Fraud and abuse in DME
How PT/OT help with getting DME
Hoarders
DME company doesn't remove old equipment
Implications of having and MA plan for DME
Rollators are not covered
Walkers vs Rollators
How quickly can DME be delivered?
Aging in place
Video version: https://youtu.be/m9dM7PT63M0

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