SAN DIEGO – The 10x Medical Device Conference, held earlier this month at the Hilton San Diego Mission Valley, featured an HME-focused panel discussion with some familiar industry faces. Kevin Gaffney, group show director, Medtrade, moderated t

BROOKLYN PARK, MN – Spend 10 minutes chatting with Jackie Semrad, and it’s clear that she not only talks the talk, but also walks the walk. As the corporate compliance officer at Reliable Medical Supply, Brooklyn Park, MN, Semrad will once ag

ELYRIA, OH – Shareholders at Invacare Corp have elected Matthew E. Monaghan as the Ohio-based company’s new chairman of the board. Clifford D. Nastas, a director of the Dan T. Moore Company and president of a group of its automotive and advan

AMARILLO, TX – In the business world, “relationships are everything.” This is particularly true with the DME industry which is caught up in the “perfect storm” of competitive bidding, out-of-control audits, lower reimbursement and strin

ATLANTA – The latest iteration of the Medtrade educational advisory board (EAB) met last month, and several ideas were floated about how to improve the planned Oct 26-29, 2015, show in Atlanta. One of the newest EAB members, Jennifer Leon, rece

FRESNO, CA – Sunrise Medical has acquired RGK, a manufacturer and distributor of high-end, tailor-made, court-sports and basketball wheelchairs. RGK offers also offers daily use manual wheelchairs. The acquisition of RGK, in conjunction with Su