AMARILLO, TX - When a DME supplier is about to enter into a preferred provider arrangement ("PPA") with a hospital, it is not uncommon for the...

FORT COLLINS, CO - One of the benefits of writing/editing Medtrade Monday is chatting with the many I Am the HME Industry providers. Many of these...

WASHINGTON, DC - This time last year, CMS used their annual proposed rule on end stage renal disease payments to also announce their intent to...

SOMERSET, PA - Medtrade exhibitor Drive Medical recently completed its largest acquisition to date, acquiring DeVilbiss Healthcare, effective last...

ATLANTA - Day one of Medtrade will feature the inaugural Brightree Summit – Tools of the Trade, a 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. array of educational tracks...

AMARILLO, TX - The Recovery Audit Contractors, or RACs, are Medicare’s bounty hunters. These auditors are paid a contingency fee to identify...

ATLANTA – Early registration for Medtrade, the Fall edition of the nation’s premiere HME trade show, opened last week, and hundreds of providers...

WASHINGTON, DC - Addressing CMS’ plan to apply competitive bidding-derived rates to non-competitive bidding areas, due to take effect in January of...

BROOKLYN PARK, MN - There has always been an imbalance when it comes to clinical support in the home and reimbursement. Whether an HME company sends...

ELYRIA, OHIO - Invacare Corp founder A. Malachi Mixon, III, 75, will retire from the Board of Directors, effective June 30, 2015. ''After much...