Medtrade Awards: Providers Choice; Innovative Retail; and Best Booth/Creative Concept

November 2, 2015
ATLANTA – Medtrade officials handed out the hardware at the recently concluded Medtrade 2015. • The Providers Choice Gold Award, sponsored by HomeCare magazine, went to Urifunnel (www.urifunnel.com), a company founded by parents of a special

Medtrade – Conference Registration Up, Overall Attendance Stable

November 2, 2015
ATLANTA – Medtrade attendees were thirsty for knowledge this year, with registration for educational sessions up 17% over last year. Overall, non-exhibitor attendance at Medtrade, held recently from Oct 26-29 at the Georgia World Congress Center in

Caretailing and More on Show Floor – Wellness Briefs, TeamDME!, and More

October 19, 2015
ATLANTA – Unique Wellness first made waves two years ago when it took home a 2013 Innovative HME Retail Product award at Medtrade 2013. The Brooklyn, NY-based Unique Wellness won the award for its  briefs and underwear, which were specific

Ideas in Caretail on the Show Floor at Medtrade

October 19, 2015
ATLANTA – Successful healthcare retailers care about their patients, and that kind of caring demands a new term—one that combines care and retail. The Ideas in Caretail: Point-of-Purchase & Small Spaces area (in cooperation with VGM

Caretailing at Medtrade – Innovative Eight

October 19, 2015
ATLANTA – HME retail is not looking (or sounding) the same these days; in fact, there’s a new word for it—caretailing. Caretailing is defined as the act of providing customer service and expertise to consumers willing to pay cash for health-rel

Threats That Could End Your Life and Business

October 12, 2015
EAST NORTHPORT, NY – These are incredibly challenging times, and defining moments for most HME business owners. The situation faced by many businesses now brings to memory an historical event that occurred in 1962. At that time, President John