ATLANTA – At the Oct 2015 Medtrade, judges and attendees cast their votes for the top three products in the biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards (sponsored by HomeCare magazine). The DayDreamer Lift Chair from Golden Technologies took

SIMPSONVILLE, SC – After a dozen years with Pride Mobility, and almost three with MK Battery, Bret Tracy, ATP, knows mobility. Knowledge gained from the venerable companies convinced the industry veteran to take a national sales manager post at Vit

AMARILLO, TX – The DME industry is young. It has been around since the mid 1970s, and it grew up relatively unregulated. Until about 12 years ago, it was fairly easy for DME suppliers to generate a profit—primarily because competitive bidding

LAS VEGAS – Medtrade Spring 2016 does indeed fall in February, but just barely. This year’s Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas starts on the memorable leap-year-only date of Feb 29 (Monday), and ends on March 2 (Wednesday). Registration is on NOW. Clic

FORT COLLINS, CO – I’ve spent more than a decade covering the ups and downs of the HME industry. As the editor of a now defunct industry magazine, I first made the rounds at Medtrade Spring 2003. During that show, industry veterans eyed me wa

WICHITA FALLS, TX – Don Dobbins may not be a youngster, but his outlook reflects a modern approach to the HME business. As the president/co-founder of Heritage HME, with two locations in the lone star state (Wichita Falls and Graham), the 56-ye