Supplies in demand. Managing medical supplies under PPS

It is no longer news that the consolidated billing requirement under the home care prospective payment system (PPS) mandates that home care providers are responsible for providing specified supplies to patients under a current episode of care. With more than one year of experience and data measuring the cost of providing supplies, providers are now looking at ways to better manage distribution, control utilization, and minimize costs. Although each organization must make decisions based on its own needs, several steps in this process have proven to be consistently effective.