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So [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], you just landed a job at a company that manufactures, distributes or sells durable medical equipment, or DME. If this is your first time in this field, you have undoubtedly noticed the sea of new words, abbreviations and acronyms. Treading your way from day to day the first few weeks can be overwhelmingas if you were in a foreign country.
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DMEDurable Medical Equipment
Durable medical equipment is defined as any medical equipment or device that is intended to be reusable or durable. DME is almost exclusively prescribed by a doctor [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], physician, chiropractor or physical therapist and is primarily for home use. Therefore DME is often interchangeable with HME.
HMEHome Medical Equipment
Home medical equipment is defined as any medical equipment or device for use in the home. It is almost always of the durable nature. Thus HME is often interchangeable with DME. In fact many times when professionals reference such equipment they will use the term HME/DME or HME/DMEPOS.
DMEPOSDurable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies
We have already covered durable medical equipment. Prosthetics is the medical term for an artificial limb such as a leg or an arm. Orthotics is the term to describe the medical field that deals with the manufacture and application of orthotic devices. It can also encompass the practice of working with the torso.
O&POrthotics and Prosthetics
Same as above abbreviated differently.
AMAAmerican Medical Association
The American Medical Association is the nations largest and most powerful association of physicians and medical students. It publishes the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) which is the worlds largest weekly medical publication.
HCPCSHealthcare Common Procedure Coding System
HCPCS is commonly pronounced as hick-picks. It is a set of health care procedural codes that, as described on Wikipedia, standardizes the coding system for describing the specific items and services provided in the delivery of health care. It is based on the AMAs current procedural terminology (CMT) and is, as of 1996, mandatory. They help agencies such as Medicare, Medicaid and insurance companies efficiently track and reimburse claims. Codes for durable medical equipment are considered level II and are alphanumeric.
CMSCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Its purpose is to administer the Medicare program. It also works with state governments to help administer Medicaid, the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and health insurance portability standards. CMS was formerly called HCFA (Health Care Financing Administration).
MACMedical Administrative Contractor
The abbreviation MAC is often used directly following DME. A DME MAC is a durable medical equipment medical administrative contractor. Their sole function is to process medical claims for Medicare. There are four DME MACs jurisdictions in the US, each serving a different geographical regionNoridian Administrative Services, CIGNA Government Services, National Government Services and NHIC (National Heritage Insurance Company). These DME MACs are referred to as durable medical equipment regional carriers, or DMERCs
Conclusion
Of course there are many other words and abbreviations you will run into in this industry, but the ones covered above will definitely get you going. Future articles will tackle more intricate terms in the DME industry.
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