Medtrade Spring Early Registration

November 9, 2015
LAS VEGAS – Early registration for Medtrade Spring begins today (Nov 9) for the Spring version of the nation’s premiere HME-focused trade show, scheduled for Feb 29-March 2, 2016, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Those who regi

Investigating and Reporting HIPAA Breach

November 9, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – A DME supplier is a “covered entity” as that term is defined by HIPAA. A DME supplier possesses “protected health information” (“PHI”) pertaining to its customers. If the supplier that PHI has been delivered to a pers

This Was Not Your Father’s Medtrade

November 2, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – I had the opportunity to attend Medtrade last week. At the beginning of two of the education programs I presented, I asked the question: “Those of you who have been coming to Medtrade for five years or less, raise your hand

Medtrade Awards: Providers Choice; Innovative Retail; and Best Booth/Creative Concept

November 2, 2015
ATLANTA – Medtrade officials handed out the hardware at the recently concluded Medtrade 2015. • The Providers Choice Gold Award, sponsored by HomeCare magazine, went to Urifunnel (www.urifunnel.com), a company founded by parents of a special

Medtrade – Conference Registration Up, Overall Attendance Stable

November 2, 2015
ATLANTA – Medtrade attendees were thirsty for knowledge this year, with registration for educational sessions up 17% over last year. Overall, non-exhibitor attendance at Medtrade, held recently from Oct 26-29 at the Georgia World Congress Center in

Tweets Fly at #Medtrade15 During Last Week’s Show

November 2, 2015
ATLANTA – The hashtag got a workout at last week’s Medtrade, held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Check out a sampling of tweets from around the show.    If you want to link directly to the #Medtrade15 conversat