Senior Leadership Change at Invacare

March 3, 2014
ELYRIA, OHIO – After 27 years of service, Lou Slangen, executive vice president and chief product officer, has retired from Ohio-based Invacare Corp. Slangen has been a driving force behind many of Invacare’s branding, marketing, product, and

Medtrade Spring – Social Media, Prizes, and More

March 3, 2014
LAS VEGAS – One of the best ways to take advantage of networking at Medtrade is to connect with other attendees and exhibitors on social media. Share ideas, meet new friends, and discover something new. Medtrade Spring wants to help make this e

Still Pondering Medtrade Spring? Time to Jump Off the Fence

February 24, 2014
LAS VEGAS – The Spring version of the nation’s premiere HME event is just two weeks away. It’s not much time, but it’s enough time to make plans and head for the Nevada desert. If you’re one of those so-called fence sitters, John Gallagher

Power Lunch Offers Food for Thought

February 24, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Sponsored by The VGM Group, and produced in cooperation with the Capital Healthcare Group, the Power Lunch offers Medtrade Spring attendees the opportunity to fuel up on lunch and information. This year’s format offers a chance to

LiveOps Offers Home-Based Agent Solutions in Challenging Times

February 24, 2014
LAS VEGAS – More than 80 exhibitors at this year’s Medtrade Spring will either be new faces or those returning from absence. A company such as LiveOps (Booth #666) is one of the newbies that see opportunity in the sometimes beleaguered HME indust

Medtrade Spring – The Time is Now

February 17, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Gary Sheehan, MBA, misses the profit margins of the old days. After all, who wouldn’t? However, the owner of Cape Medical Supply, Sandwich, Mass, has no time for nostalgia, believing instead that the next two years will be more critic