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CQRC Disappointed Latest LCD on Supplemental Oxygen Fails to Adopt Clear, Objective Oxygen Template
WASHINGTON — The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC) – a coalition of the nation’s leading home oxygen therapy providers and manufacturing companies – today expressed disappointment that the latest Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for oxygen and oxygen equipment issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on November 18, does not call for the use…
CQRC Urges CMS to Adopt Clear, Objective Oxygen Template and Issue Clear Guidance about End of the PHE to Ensure Patients’ Access to Home Respiratory Care
Home Respiratory Care Leaders Respond to CMS’ Request for Information Seeking Public Comment on Accessing Healthcare Provider Challenges WASHINGTON – The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC) – a coalition of the nation’s leading home oxygen therapy providers and manufacturing companies – recently submitted its response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Make Your…
CQRC: ‘Time is Ripe’ On Oxygen
WASHINGTON – With local coverage determinations for home oxygen therapy anticipated in October, Crispin Teufel, chair of the Council for Quality Respiratory Care, hopes the industry will get more clarity on a post-CMN environment. The CMS requirement for CMNs is set to expire Jan. 1, 2023, and the industry has been pushing for a simple…
New OIG Report: An Extremely Low Rate of Telehealth Service Providers Pose a High Risk to Medicare
Expanded access to telehealth services during the pandemic enabled safe delivery of home respiratory therapy supplies and services WASHINGTON – The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC) – a coalition of the nation’s leading home oxygen therapy providers and manufacturing companies – today underscored the findings of a new report from the Department of Health…