Medtrade Spring Annual Photo Collage

March 21, 2016
Find a familiar face in the Medtrade Spring 2016 photo collage…          

Social Media at Medtrade Spring – Glimpse of the Twitter-Verse

March 21, 2016
There was plenty of Medtrade Spring social media chatter via #MedtradeSpring16 — here is a sampling of messages on Twitter…                        

HME Excellence Awards is Accepting Applications

March 21, 2016
YARMOUTH, ME – A lot has changed since HME News launched the HME Excellence Awards in 2002, but one thing’s for sure: There’s no better time than now to celebrate what’s good about the HME industry. In that spirit, HME Ne

Conviction of Physician – Lesson for DME Suppliers

March 21, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – A Chicago physician was recently convicted for accepting kickbacks for referring patients to Sacred Heart Hospital. Prosecutors said Dr. Venkateswara Kuchipudi, an internal medicine physician, set up an arrangement with Sacred He

Round 2 Recompete Cuts Hit Providers Hard

March 21, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Early reviews of last week’s Round 2 Recompete and national mail order recompete are not encouraging for the HME community. Officials from the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) are hearing reports from many

Caretailing, Grumbling, and Optimism at Medtrade Spring

March 21, 2016
ATLANTA – The first two providers I spoke with at Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas were from Kearney, Nebraska, and Cheyenne, Wyoming—not exactly bustling urban areas. Both providers expressed concern about the rural rollout of competitive bidding, w