Philips and Barnes Healthcare Partner to Reduce COPD Readmission Rates

August 17, 2015
VALDOSTA, GA – New research published in Journal for Clinical Sleep Medicine offers new hope to health systems struggling to meet 30-day COPD readmissions standards. The study from Barnes Healthcare Services determined a COPD patient management

Medtrade Exhibitor News – ResMed Revenue Up, Mediware Plans New Release

August 10, 2015
SAN DIEGO – Quarterly revenue for San Diego-based ResMed (Booth # 2011 at Medtrade, scheduled for Oct 26-29, 2015) was up $453.1 million, a 9% increase compared with the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Net income was $87.5 million, consistent with

I Am the HME Industry – Georgie Blackburn

August 3, 2015
TARENTUM, PA – Georgie Blackburn initially joined Blackburn’s to help out for three months—just a short stint before going back to school for nursing. That stint was back in 1978, and 37 years later she is still at the company that has been a P

Medtrade Session Spotlight – Q&A With Presenter Jim Greatorex

August 3, 2015
PORTLAND, ME – Retail guru Jim Greatorex has more than three decades experience in the HME industry, and he will be back again at this year’s Medtrade, scheduled for Oct 26-29 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Greatorex started

A Chat with Harvey Diamond – Nominee for Entrepreneur of the Year

July 27, 2015
PORT WASHINGTON, NY – Accounting firm Ernst & Young recently nominated Harvey Diamond, chairman and CEO of Drive Medical, for the firm’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. As a mainstay in the industry and a familiar Medtrade exhibitor, Driv

New Exhibitors Tout Cash Sales

July 13, 2015
ATLANTA – New exhibitors continue to sign on for Medtrade 2015, scheduled for Oct 26-29 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The latest is Brooklyn, NY-based Unique Wellness, a manufacturer of adult diapers inspired by NASA technolo