Providers’ Choice Gold – A Closer Look

October 28, 2018
ATLANTA – Medtrade organizers tallied attendee votes for the New Product Pavilion Providers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Magazine, on the final day of Medtrade. The FreeStyle® Comfort® portable oxygen concentrator (POC) from CAIRE

United and Optimistic at Medtrade

October 28, 2018
TARENTUM, PA – Earlier this month at Medtrade, I felt a much more positive attitude than what we have had over the past decade, especially since the onset of Medicare’s competitive bidding program. With the release of the proposed ESRD rule, prov

Oxygen: Noncompliant Patient and Uncooperative Physician

October 27, 2018
AMARILLO, TX – A challenge for a DME supplier is what to do with noncompliant oxygen patients . . . and with uncooperative physicians. Noncompliant Patient A supplier is not obligated to continue serving a Medicare oxygen patient (“beneficiar

National Ramp Unveils New Look at Medtrade

October 20, 2018
ATLANTA – In its 8th exhibit at Medtrade, National Ramp unveiled new product names and a company logo mark. “Medtrade was the first place where National Ramp’s innovative products were embraced by the industry, and we were excited to show o

Medtrade Wraps, Exhibitors React

October 20, 2018
ATLANTA – Medtrade wrapped last week to positive reviews and an unmistakably energetic vibe. Many of the exhibitors below have already committed to Medtrade Spring 2019, scheduled for April 16-18, 2019, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in

HME Community Brings Energy and Expertise to Medtrade 2018

October 20, 2018
ATLANTA – I am always energized by the great educational offerings and networking opportunities at Medtrade, but the just-wrapped conference in Atlanta stands out as one of the most productive and optimistic sessions I’ve attended in quite a