Revenue Up at ResMed – Visit Them at Booth #2011

October 26, 2015
SAN DIEGO – Quarterly revenue for Medtrade exhibitor ResMed was $411.6 million, an 8% increase compared with the quarter ended Sept 30, 2014 (a 15% increase on a constant currency basis). “Our global team was able to drive strong double-digit

Assuming Responsibility for Oxygen Patients

September 21, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – In a prior Medtrade Monday article, I wrote about the rights of a DME supplier that assumes responsibility of oxygen patients whose supplier has exited the Medicare oxygen market. Now let’s look at a “twist” on this scenari

Medtrade Exhibitor ResMed Acquires CareTouch

July 13, 2015
SAN DIEGO – ResMed has acquired CareTouch, a provider of internet-based solutions and therapy-focused resupply programs for HME providers. CareTouch enables healthcare providers to efficiently provide patients the personal attention, equipment

The Real Deal

June 29, 2015
BROOKLYN PARK, MN – There has always been an imbalance when it comes to clinical support in the home and reimbursement. Whether an HME company sends a top notch Respiratory Therapist to do education, assessment, and follow up, or they send an u

Whistleblower Lawsuit Ensnares Sleep Clinic/DME Supplier

June 1, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – “Truth always bubbles to the surface.” This is a time-honored phrase that is 100% accurate. If a DME supplier is doing something it should not be doing, then someone knows about it. That “someone” is often an

Medtrade Exhibitor News – Sunrise Acquisition and DeVilbiss Concentrator Study

May 11, 2015
FRESNO, CA – Sunrise Medical has acquired RGK, a manufacturer and distributor of high-end, tailor-made, court-sports and basketball wheelchairs. RGK offers also offers daily use manual wheelchairs. The acquisition of RGK, in conjunction with Su