Deadline to Enter Innovative HME Retail Product Awards is Jan 29, 2016

January 11, 2016
LAS VEGAS – If you know of some great retail products, call up the manufacturer and urge them to enter the biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards (sponsored by HomeCare Magazine). The awards are a tradition at Medtrade Spring and Medtrad

New Year, New Resolve

January 4, 2016
LAS VEGAS – It’s time to make new year’s resolutions, and doing your job just a little bit better is one of those worthy, and attainable, goals. A concrete way to make that happen is to get out of the office and make a trip to Las Vegas for Med

Caretailing on the Medtrade Spring Show Floor

January 4, 2016
ATLANTA – Many manufacturers from the Oct 2015 Medtrade are looking to maintain their momentum by exhibiting at Medtrade Spring, scheduled for Feb 29-March 2, 2016, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Golden Technologies took th

Time to Get Back to Work


January 4, 2016
LAS VEGAS – Poor health does not conveniently wait for the holidays, so many HME providers have been supplying products and services throughout the last two weeks. Now that the holidays are over, the rest of the world is catching up. 

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CMS Issues Prior Authorization Final Rule

January 4, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – CMS issued the Medicare Program: Prior Authorization Process for Certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies final rule that would establish a prior authorization process for certain DMEPOS items tha

Physician Orthopedic Bracing Program: Support Services by DME Supplier

January 4, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – Assume that ABC Medical Equipment is a DME supplier that specializes in providing custom-fitted and off-the-shelf (OTS) orthotics to customers. Assume that ABC wishes to enter into an arrangement with a physician to assist with t