Certified Durable Medical Equipment Specialist (CDME) is Back at Medtrade

June 19, 2017
ATLANTA – Make the most out of your day one (Oct 23, 2017) experience at Medtrade by gaining knowledge at the Certified Durable Medical Equipment Specialist (CDME) workshop. Officials at the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) will cover the

Research Predicts DME Market Growth

June 12, 2017
The U.S. durable medical equipment (DME) market is expected to reach USD $70.7 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research Inc. Researchers list key drivers as “prevalence of chronic diseases requiring long-term care, rapidly

Purchase of DME Supplier – Earn-Out Provisions

June 12, 2017
AMARILLO, TX – Assume that John Smith owns 100% of the stock of (i) ABC Pharmacy, Inc. (“ABC Pharmacy”) and (ii) ABC Medical Equipment, Inc. (“ABC Equipment”). Assume that XYZ Medical Equipment, Inc. (“XYZ”)

Early Registration Coming Soon

June 5, 2017
ATLANTA – Medtrade is 140 days away, and that means early registration is around the corner. “We encourage attendees to save money by registering early,” said Kevin Gaffney, group show director, Medtrade. “Check out next week̵

I Am the HME Industry – Caretail-Only Provider Generates 675% Growth in Five Years

May 29, 2017
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – When Mark Nicotera purchased AZ MediQuip five and half years ago, the company’s revenue was 95% Medicare. By 2014, the 55-year-old Nicotera had morphed AZ MediQuip into a purely retail business with no Medicare. “I compared my

Georgia – The Latest Brick and Mortar State

May 29, 2017
AMARILLO, TX – Most states require a DME supplier to have some type of license. This requirement is imposed on the supplier located within the state, as well as the out-of-state supplier shipping into the state. A few states (e.g., Tennessee, C