From Resolution to Reality

January 2, 2017
LAS VEGAS – A new year demands new commitment, and Medtrade Spring is the best way to get inspired with education and the latest products. The Las Vegas version of the premiere HME-focused event takes place Feb 27-March 1, 2017, in familiar digs at

Time Flies But Some Things Never Change

December 26, 2016
GOOSE CREEK, SC – Tempus fugit is Latin for “time flies,” and it is apropos since it’s been decades now since Medtrade Spring and Medtrade were established. I can still recall the first attempt to develop what we call today “the Med

AAHomecare Pushes Back Against Additional Cuts for Stationary Oxygen

December 26, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, AAHomecare submitted a letter to the Office of General Counsel at HHS expressing concern about the 2017 Medicare fee schedule for stationary oxygen, which has resulted in rates for rural and other non-bid area suppliers

Asset Purchase – Potential Successor Liability

December 26, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – Generally, there are two ways to purchase a DME company: an asset purchase or a stock purchase. Let’s talk about a stock purchase first. Assume that John Smith owns ABC Medical Equipment, Inc. Assume that Bill Johnson wants to

ResMed Taps Nunez as CMO

December 26, 2016
SAN DIEGO – Carlos M. Nunez, MD, will become ResMed’s chief medical officer, effective January 3, 2017. Nunez most recently served as senior vice president of Medical Affairs for Becton, Dickinson and Company. He will be based in ResMed&#

They’re Here – CMS Issues Next Round of Recovery Audit Contracts

December 19, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – The Recovery Audit Program began as a required demonstration program in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. It was a three-year demonstration program that began in March 2005 and ended in M