ALGONA, WA – Medtrade exhibitor EZ-ACCESS has acquired South Carolina-based Phillips Lift Systems in a move designed to expand its growing catalog of accessibility and mobility solutions. As reported by HME News and HomeCare Magazine, the family-ow

JOHNSTON, RI – Round two of competitive bidding was good in some ways and bad in many others for Rhode Island-based Absolute Respiratory Care. While the results were mixed, Dana Lesperance, director of Marketing and Sales, did not hesitate to advoc

AMARILLO, TX – In a recent Medtrade Monday article, I discussed how a DME supplier-funded telehealth arrangement runs the risk of violating the Medicare anti-kickback statute (AKS) which prohibits a DME supplier from giving anything of value to

WASHINGTON, DC – Unifying the voices of consumer advocates nationwide, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) and VGM Group Inc. recently announced merger plans for their respective consumer advocacy groups into a single, industry-w

ARLINGTON, VA – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released results of its sleep apnea survey last week. The report highlights a number of issues related to truck driver screening and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA

SANDWICH, MA – Gary Sheehan, MBA, estimates that he has attended the AAHomecare Legislative Conference about a dozen times. As president and CEO of Cape Medical Supply, providing service in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine,