ATLANTA – HME retail is not looking (or sounding) the same these days; in fact, there’s a new word for it—caretailing. Caretailing is defined as the act of providing customer service and expertise to consumers willing to pay cash for health-rel

GOOSE CREEK, SC – When Kevin Gaffney said, “If the industry had a thousand Shelly Prials, there is no way that competitive bidding would have ever come to pass,” he was speaking the truth. As I got to know Sheldon “Shelly” Prial more, I

ATLANTA – With only two weeks to go until Medtrade, hundreds of exhibitors are making final preparations for the nation’s premiere HME-focused trade show. At Booth #1600, officials at Breathe will be showing off the company’s latest mobile appl

ATLANTA – Billing itself as “next generation patient socks,” Nufoot has cultivated a niche in the growing caretailing category with protective, colorful, and comfortable footwear. Made by Diablo, Calif-based Calla Holdings LLC, DBA Nufoot &

AMARILLO, TX – DME suppliers are caught in the “perfect storm” of competitive bidding, out-of-control audits, ALJ delays into the next century, stringent documentation requirements and reimbursement cuts. A not-uncommon scenario is for a DM

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA – An international project partnership between Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC), Rotary Club of Stone Mountain, and Rotary District 6900, recently collected and shipped about a half million dollars worth of hom