Tallon R W
Nurs Manage. 1994 Apr;25(4):47-8.
The Health Care Financing Administration consolidated Durable Medical Equipment (DME) processing into four regional DME carriers for Medicare. These four DMERCs Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers (DMERCs) will process claims more accurately, reduce variations in coverage decisions, and decrease the opportunities for fraud. Taken in its entirety, the DME regionalization process is a major step toward achieving nationally consistent expectations for quality of care.
医疗保健财务管理局将耐用医疗设备（DME）处理工作整合到四个负责医疗保险的地区DME承运商手中。这四个耐用医疗设备地区承运商（DMERC）将更准确地处理索赔，减少承保决策中的差异，并减少欺诈机会。从整体来看，DME区域化进程是朝着实现全国对医疗质量一致期望迈出的重要一步。
