Medicare DMEPOS Information Sheet - South Florida

1. Insurance
Apria Healthcare is contracted with most insurance
programs including:
• Traditional Medicare
• Medicare Advantage
• Managed Care
With over 1,400 contracts and broad geographic coverage,
Apria is the preferred provider for most managed care
organizations. This is not only a benefit for covered members,
but also for Medicare patients with secondary insurance.
Apria Healthcare has billing specialists available to handle
all Medicare and managed care billing. This minimizes the risk of
unnecessary out-of-pocket expenses for your patients and eases Important Information About Medicare
the administrative burden for them during a difficult time.
DMEPOS* Competitive Bidding in the Greater
For specific information about Apria’s network of managed
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale/Palm Beach, Florida
The Apria Advantage: care plans, call your local Apria office.
(Dade, Broward, Palm Beach Counties) Area
• Full-service provider for the home healthcare needs
of your patients
• Serving over 2 million patients annually in all
50 states in over 500 locations
• Available to meet your patients’ needs 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week
• Over 1,400 respiratory, nursing, pharmacy and
nutrition clinicians helping patients nationwide
Medicare Contracted Supplier
• First home respiratory, medical equipment and
nutrition services provider to be accredited by To locate the Apria branch nearest you, please call Comprehensive Services.
The Joint Commission over 18 years ago
(800) APRIA-88 Reliable Coverage.
• Patient-centric clinic programs for COPD, Quality Homecare.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, nutritional deficiencies
(800-277-4288)
or visit www.apria.com branch locator
and more
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2. Therapy Programs and Infusion Therapy Important Information About Medicare
Home Medical Equipment DMEPOS Competitive Bidding in the
Apria Healthcare is the leading provider of specialty infusion therapy
services. Apria’s team of compassionate clinicians provides home-
Greater Miami/Ft. Lauderdale/Palm Beach,
Oxygen Therapy — Apria offers a full range of oxygen
systems solutions, and clinical and patient support services based instruction and education to support patient independence. Florida (Dade, Broward, Palm Beach
to meet patients’ medical and lifestyle needs, including Infusion services are provided through Coram Infusion Specialty Counties) Area
concentrators, gas cylinders and various ambulatory options. Services, an Apria Healthcare company.
Competitive Bids Announced
Nebulized Respiratory Medications — Apria provides Clinical Programs and Services As part of a new Medicare program, Apria Healthcare submitted
a broad range of respiratory medications and equipment to meet bids to contract with Medicare in several respiratory and home
all your patients’ needs. Apria Pharmacy Network, our licensed COPD Care Program — Apria’s New COPD Care Program is
medical equipment product categories. We are proud to
pharmacy, ships prescribed respiratory medications directly to the standard of care for Apria’s respiratory medication patients with
announce that we are a Medicare contracted supplier in your
patients’ homes. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Patient benefits
area for:
include improved compliance, timely clinical feedback and
• Oxygen
Sleep Management — As a leader in positive airway pressure improved quality of life.
• Enteral Nutrients
therapies, Apria strives to deliver industry leading patient • CPAP, Bi-Level
Overnight Oximetry — is a testing service for adult COPD and
compliance through a combination of education, equipment • Hospital Beds
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) patients to identify the potential need
training and comprehensive follow-up protocols. Apria’s quick
for long-term oxygen therapy.
and efficient intake process and ability to provide documentation Your Full-Service Homecare Provider
of scheduling, therapy initiation and follow-up ensures clinicians HeartAssist — provides education and assistance for patients Apria Healthcare will continue to service your patients who
are informed of updates to patient status. After the initial 90 days with CHF in the self-management of their disease. Program benefits require nebulizers, inhalation therapies, standard wheelchairs
of treatment, our Sleep Management Center conducts patient include patient education, improved diet and medication compliance, and other such products not subject to competitive bidding.
outreach calls to ensure continued use and management of risk factor avoidance and overnight oximetry testing. Feedback on With more than 1,400 managed care contracts, Apria Healthcare
ongoing supply needs. pertinent clinical information is provided to physicians to assist in can provide you and your patients with a wide range of
the medical management of their patients in the home. products and services.
Home Medical Equipment — With a comprehensive product
line that includes hospital beds, ambulatory aids, patient room Apria Great Escapes™ — is the ticket for safe, comfortable
equipment and bathroom safety items, Apria is the nation’s travel with oxygen, medical equipment, enteral nutrition and/or
leading provider of home medical equipment. Patients with infusion therapy. Apria will assist your patients in planning their Ask your Apria Healthcare representative for details:
many therapeutic needs may obtain multiple services from travel to most destinations in the United States. With over 500
Apria, simplifying the referral process for them. branch offices nationwide, Apria makes travel easy for your patients.
Home Tube Feeding — Apria’s enteral nutrition program
Patient and Referral Source Satisfaction
features a network of clinically skilled registered dietitians, a
specialized customer service team who provides up-front patient Apria is focused on providing the highest level of service
education and ongoing clinical support and monitoring. Apria possible to our patients. Our ongoing patient and referral source
offers a complete product and pump formulary to meet each satisfaction survey measurement and monitoring process ensures
patient’s needs. Once the patients’ needs have been assessed, continual improvement in the homecare experience. From order
enteral supplies are provided directly to them at home. accuracy to helpful customer service, timely delivery, patient
education and equipment instruction, Apria is committed to
serving with excellence.
Medicare Contracted Supplier