VGM Retail Roadshow in Dallas, Winding Up at Medtrade

August 8, 2016
ATLANTA – The 2016 VGM Retail Science Roadshow rolls on with a stop in Dallas, Texas (Sept 13), and a final eight-hour show set for Medtrade in Atlanta. The roadshow is a one-day, hands-on, interactive educational event sponsored by VGM Retail. Led

Responding to Medicare Cuts – Part 2 of 4

August 8, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – The DME industry, as we know it today, has been around for about 40 years. It is a young industry. For the first 30 years of its existence, there was little government oversight on the DME industry. This has changed. Over the las

Eight Hour Mission Possible Set for Oct 31 at Medtrade 2016

August 8, 2016
ATLANTA – Officials at The VGM Group are encouraging Medtrade attendees to “accept the mission and arm yourself with the necessary knowledge and resources to ensure you will receive timely and accurate reimbursement for qualified custom

Anchorage Provider Seeks Solutions

August 8, 2016
ANCHORAGE, AK – Like so many other providers, Alaska-based Tara Elliston felt the sting of competitive bidding’s rural reimbursement reductions on Jan 1 and July 1 of this year. As general manager of Geneva Woods Pharmacy Inc, Elliston went searc

Understanding the Caretail/Cash Sales Challenge

August 1, 2016
ATLANTA – To understand the caretail/cash sales challenge, we must be able to state the problem in very simple terms for the purpose of finding a satisfactory solution. The way I see it, HME/DME dealers and pharmacies need to offer more cash sa

Revenue Up at ResMed

August 1, 2016
SAN DIEGO – ResMed (Booth #1511 at Medtrade 2016) revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 was $518.6 million, a 14% increase compared to the same period last year, or a 15% increase on a constant currency basis. Excluding the contribution from