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

Responding to Medicare Cuts – Part 1 of a 4 Part Series

August 1, 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

Are You in Business or Are You in Healthcare?

July 25, 2016
STILLWATER, MN – My name is Jim Schafhauser, and 11 years ago, after nearly 30 years in the restaurant and automotive service industry, I joined Rose Schafhauser fulltime at Association Management LLC, managing and administering associations an

DME Cost Analysis Survey Open to All Suppliers, Data Will Determine True Cost of Providing DME

July 25, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare is urging all suppliers to submit their data for the DME Industry Cost Analysis Study, which will determine the true cost of providing HME in multiple categories under threat by competitive bidding. There is no cost

Medtrade Workshop Spotlight – Computers Unlimited Will Explore Medical Document Compliance

July 25, 2016
ATLANTA – A 6-hour workshop on day one of Medtrade 2016 aims to shed light on medical document compliance. Joe Simanton, senior product owner, Computers Unlimited (makers of TIMS Software), will preside over the workshop, scheduled for 9:00 a.m. �