Lease and Sale Terms to Avoid Violation of Federal Anti-Fraud Laws
December 22, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – Under the federal anti-kickback statute, DME suppliers may not “knowingly and willfully offer or pay any remuneration…to any person to induce such person…to refer” business reimbursable by a federal health care pr
Health Network Scoops Up Regional DME
December 15, 2014
PITTSBURGH, PA – Allegheny Health Network (AHN) recently acquired majority ownership of Klingensmith Healthcare a western Pennsylvania supplier of respiratory, HME, and related services. Georgie Blackburn (pictured), vice president of Governmen
Medtrade Exhibitor Bilt-Rite Mastex Targets Retail Audience
December 8, 2014
CROYDON, PA – Bilt-Rite Mastex is a familiar exhibitor at Medtrade, but for Viki Shikhvarger (pictured right), new business development manager at the Pa-based soft goods manufacturer, this year’s Medtrade was a new experience. “My impression o
Exhibitors Plan for Medtrade Spring
December 8, 2014
LAS VEGAS – More than 150 manufacturers and service providers have signed on for Medtrade Spring, the Las Vegas version of the nation’s premiere HME event, scheduled for March 30-April 1, 2015, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. “After
I Am the HME Industry – Kurt Filiault
December 8, 2014
ENFIELD, NH – You can’t accuse officials at Enfield, New Hampshire-based Keene Medical Products of not pulling their weight. As dues-paying members of AAHomecare (back when it had a different name) since 1980, the Granite State company has ne
Medtrade Exhibitor Broda Aims to Expand its Dealer Network
December 1, 2014
ATLANTA – After exhibiting at Medtrade in Atlanta last October, Canada-based Broda is looking to change its business model—opting to expand its dealer network to compliment an already solid distributor base. These days, the company’s chairs