ResMed – Smallest CPAP Intro Plus Revenue Up for Third Quarter

May 1, 2017
SAN DIEGO – Medtrade exhibitor ResMed Inc reported third quarter revenue of $514.2 million, a 13% increase compared to the same period last year. Excluding the contribution from the Brightree business acquired in April 2016, revenue for the quarter

Optimism at Drive DeVilbiss

May 1, 2017
ATLANTA – For those heading to Medtrade 2017 (175 days from now), Port Washington, NY-based Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare will again be returning as an exhibitor. Ed Link, chief marketing officer, Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, looks forward to showcasin

More than 40% of HME Suppliers Have Left Medicare Since July 2013

May 1, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – According to research AAHomecare had been performing using Medicare data, the number of traditional suppliers of home medical equipment to Medicare beneficiaries has dropped 40.9% since July 2013. In addition, the number of uni

Relief Follows Years of AAHomecare Regulatory Council Engagement

May 1, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – Significant changes to improve processing and adjudication of recurring/serial claims for capped rental items and certain inexpensive and routinely-purchased items is on the way. Kim Brummett, AAHomecare’s vice president of R

Seeking Bankruptcy Protection Against Overpayment

May 1, 2017
AMARILLO, TX – When it comes to the collection of overpayments by CMS, DME suppliers are caught in an Orwellian time warp. Here is what I mean: • The CMS contractor audits the supplier and determines that an overpayment exists. Too o

Adverse Action – Its Effect on Related Entities

April 24, 2017
AMARILLO, TX – Assume that ABC Medical Equipment, Inc. is related to XYZ Medical Equipment, Inc. and DEF Medical Equipment, Inc. For example, assume that while the three companies do not have identical stockholders, John Smith and Jack Jones ar