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Revenue Up at Medtrade Exhibitor ResMed

SAN DIEGO – ResMed revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was $591.6 million, a 15% increase compared…

April 29 2018

Preferred Provider Agreement With Hospital – Key Provisions

AMARILLO, TX – A hospital is motivated to discharge patients as quickly as possible. This is because under…

April 29 2018

CMS Rescinds Requirement for Revised Oxygen CMNs

WASHINGTON, DC – On April 27th, CMS rescinded the requirement for revised oxygen CMNs for patients who are…

April 28 2018

The Data Suggests…You Should Be at Medtrade

LAS VEGAS – For almost a decade, I’ve heard about our shrinking industry, smaller Medtrade crowds, and those…

April 27 2018

CMS to Join Panel Discussion During Heartland Conference

WATERLOO, IA – VGM has released the schedule for its annual Heartland Conference, and one item in particular…

April 22 2018

OMB Director on IFR: “…Probably Received More Calls About This Than Any Other Rule”

WASHINGTON, DC – At a House Appropriations Committee hearing last week on the FY 2019 appropriations for the Office of…

April 22 2018

Through My Eyes – HME Then and Now

DULUTH, MN – I have been in the HME/DME industry, in some shape or form, since 1983. I…

April 22 2018

Images of Medtrade Spring 2018 in Las Vegas

A Last look at the images from Medtrade Spring 2018. Attention now turns to Medtrade, the nation’s largest…

April 21 2018

Stark and Kickback Issues in the Sleep Arena

AMARILLO, TX – The Medicare anti-kickback statute (“AKS”) prohibits anyone from knowingly and willfully soliciting, receiving, offering, or…

April 21 2018

Medtrade Spring Providers’ Choice Awards – Closer Look at Bronze

LAS VEGAS – Medtrade Spring 2018 attendees voted on their favorite new products in the long-running New Product…

April 21 2018