A new Cochrane review finds that exercise programs help patients recover shoulder movement and minimize loss of arm or shoulder function after breast cancer surgery, according to a press release. Many breast cancer survivors develop pain, shoulder stiffness and arm…
Day: June 17, 2010
New Deadline to Enroll for Internet-Based PECOS Shakes Up DMEPOS Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published an interim final rule that will change the implementation date of the internet-based provider enrollment chain and ownership system (PECOS) to July 6, almost 6 months before than the already…
Kendra Calhoun Appointed to Medicare Advisory Committee
The Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) has appointed Amputee Coalition of America president and chief executive officer, Kendra Calhoun to serve as a patient advocate. The MEDCAC advises the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on…