Rip n Go Premium Linen Systems – A Closer Look at the Medtrade Spring Providers’ Choice Silver Award Winner

May 5, 2019
LAS VEGAS – The final day of last month’s Medtrade Spring at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas culminated with the New Product Pavilion Providers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Magazine. Western Medical, Inc. earned the Sil

CRT Separate Benefit Bill Introduced in House

May 5, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – New legislation to establish a separate benefit for Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) wheelchairs under Medicare has been introduced in the House.  H.R. 2408, sponsored by Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) and Brian Higgins (D-N.

Website Launched to Prep DMEs for Medicare’s New CB Process

May 5, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – A new website has been launched to prepare durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers for Medicare’s Round 2021 of the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding program (C

Partnership with Value-Based Care Models

May 5, 2019
AMARILLO, TX – Historically, the health care delivery model in the U.S. has been based on fee-for-service (FFS). The concept is simple: a health care provider (physician, hospital, therapist, etc.) performs a service and is paid for that servic

Exhibitors Look Back on Medtrade Spring

May 4, 2019
“The interactions we’ve had have been good. We keep coming back because we want to support the industry. We identified newer and smaller providers in the west.” — Chris Southerland (pictured, left), vice president, Global Respiratory, CAIRE I

Medtrade Spring – A Bit of What You Missed

May 4, 2019
LAS VEGAS – Educational sessions at Medtrade Spring are often illuminating—sometimes basic, sometimes advanced, but mostly informative. Occasionally the content ebbs and flows based on input from attendees. R.J. Poonawala, general manager of Hous