Medicare -tight-lipped to providers
Randall McFarland, CPO
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Medicare -tight-lipped to providers
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Randall McFarland, CPO
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Hello List members
A few months back I was looking into becoming part of the Medicare
Therapeutic shoe program, I called Medicare to determine who else in my area
was currently in the program so I could decide if there's a need. They
refused to divulge that information to me because I was a provider.
I already knew that Medicare is secretive about if a client has already
received a same or similar device, but I didn't realize that this also
needs to be secret information. What a way to demonstrate cooperation to
those who are providing services to their beneficiaries!
Randy McFarland, CPO
A few months back I was looking into becoming part of the Medicare
Therapeutic shoe program, I called Medicare to determine who else in my area
was currently in the program so I could decide if there's a need. They
refused to divulge that information to me because I was a provider.
I already knew that Medicare is secretive about if a client has already
received a same or similar device, but I didn't realize that this also
needs to be secret information. What a way to demonstrate cooperation to
those who are providing services to their beneficiaries!
Randy McFarland, CPO
Citation
Randall McFarland, CPO, “Medicare -tight-lipped to providers,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/218604.
