OIG Fraud Alert – Physician Compensation Arrangements

June 22, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – There are two important principles that a DME supplier must adhere to. The first is that the DME supplier “lives in a glass house.” If the DME supplier is doing something it should not be doing, then “someone knows about it

Early Registration for Medtrade 2015 is Now Open

June 22, 2015
ATLANTA – Early registration for Medtrade, the Fall edition of the nation’s premiere HME trade show, opens on Monday, June 22. The show will once again be held in its familiar home at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, from October 26-

If You Know You’re Going to Medtrade, Don’t Put Off Registration

June 22, 2015
ATLANTA – If you saw the top story in this week’s Medtrade monday, you know that early registration for Medtrade, the Fall edition of the nation’s premiere HME trade show, opens today (Monday, June 22). We are happy to once again be

Perspective on Effective Performance Management

June 15, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – In a study conducted by The Gallup Organization, it was discovered that only about 30% of the workforce across multiple industries are fully engaged and inspired at work. From the study, about 18% of employees are actively dise

Shelly Prial Prepares for His Final Medtrade – Part 1

June 15, 2015
ATLANTA – Sheldon (Shelly) Prial has been to all but one Medtrade, and the 88-year-old HME legend has decided to make this year’s show his last. As Medtrade Ambassador for many years, Prial and his wife Thelma have come to represent the sense of

Exclusion of Individual – A Primer

June 15, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – If a person is convicted of a crime, then he is likely to be excluded from participating in Federal health care programs. If a person is a target of a civil investigation brought by the Department of Justice/Office of Inspector G