FODAC Seeking Donations for Hurricane Relief

December 31, 2017
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA – Georgia-based Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC at www.fodac.org) is seeking donations for Puerto Rico and all three Virgin Islands. Items can be shipped to 4900 Lewis Road, Stone Mountain, GA 30083. E-mail Chr

HME – 2017 Year in Review

December 30, 2017
January 2017 FDA Clears World’s Smallest CPAP – the AirMini by Medtrade exhibitor ResMed  – SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared ResMed’s AirMini CPAP. ResMed officials call the AirMini the “world’s

Study on Supplemental Oxygen Therapy Suggests Pressures on HME Sector Is Impacting Oxygen Patients

December 25, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Thoracic Society (ATS) recently released a study on the patient experience for home oxygen therapy that reinforces some of the findings of the recent HME Patient Access Study sponsored by AAHomecare. The ATS st

Exclusion from Federal Health Care Programs – Part One

December 25, 2017
AMARILLO, TX – When hiring an individual, it is important that the DME supplier check the applicant’s name against the OIG’s Exclusion List. On a regular basis, it is also important that the supplier check all of its employees against the O

HME a Viable Career for College Grads?

December 24, 2017
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – For Part 2 of Young Blood Revisited (See Part 1 Here), Medtrade Monday chatted with Jason Canzano, a 30-something managing director at Acelleron Medical Products, North Andover, Mass, about a lack of industry awareness among you

Home for the Holidays

December 24, 2017
WATERLOO, IA – Home for the holidays takes on many meanings this time of year. Families and friends gather from near and far to celebrate the season with loved ones. Stories shared. Songs sung. Food and festivities are all around. College stude