M&A Odyssey – A Journey of Patience

January 10, 2021
PHOENIX – As reported last week in Medtrade Monday, AZ MediQuip, a privately-owned (retail only) DME company in greater Phoenix, recently received funding from private equity partner Gemini Investors. The story behind that seemingly straighforward

Marketing and Arrangements with Referral Sources

November 14, 2020
AMARILLO, TX – Two important components of the successful DME supplier are (i) an innovative marketing program and (ii) strong relationships with referral sources. In implementing a marketing program the supplier must adhere to multiple federal

2020 HME Woman of the Year is Patty Mastandrea

October 25, 2020
GREENSBURG, PA – The ceremony has taken place at Medtrade for the past few years, but last week in a virtual ceremony, Patty Mastandrea was named 2020 Home Medical Equipment (HME) Woman of the Year. Mastandrea is CEO of MedCare Equipment Co. LLC, h

Survival in the Arizona Sun

August 30, 2020
PHOENIX – Back in late April 2020, Tim Rutti, M.B.A., owner of Phoenix, Ariz.-based Valley Medical Supplies pulled no punches in a wide-ranging discussion during the heady early days of the global pandemic. His comments in Medtrade Monday struc

Better Communication by Necessity

August 2, 2020
ALBANY, GA – Fostering good communication within a multi-location DME company can be challenging in the best of times. Toss in a global pandemic, and questions quickly outpace answers. Tyler Riddle (pictured), CEO of Albany, Ga.-based MRS Homecare

Face-to-Face Trade Shows Still Valuable?

June 7, 2020
DOWNEY, CA – From a tele-health perspective, and a meeting perspective, we as an industry have been able to leverage technology to make video conferencing work, and to be a part of our daily lives. Sometimes it’s as if we are in a competition