Binding Bids and Licensure Passes

April 20, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama signed Medicare legislation into law last week that included provisions to make all DMEPOS competitive bids binding, and to require proof of licensure in Medicare contract auctions. “This is a big win for the indu

A Closer Look at Providers’ Choice Awards and Best Booth

April 13, 2015
LAS VEGAS – Attendees voted on the New Product Pavilion Providers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by HomeCare magazine, with three new winners taking Gold, Silver, and Bronze. • The TwoCan Cane by TwoCanCane took home the award in the Gold Category.

If You Missed Medtrade Spring

April 13, 2015
LAS VEGAS – The western version of the nation’s premiere HME trade show was chock full of educational sessions, with industry experts sharing valuable knowledge. If you missed these presentations, or if you wish to share them with staff members,

Audit Happy Hour and HME Breakfast Club Debut at Medtrade Spring

April 13, 2015
LAS VEGAS – Sponsored by Laboratory Tactical Consulting, Strategic A/R and Wheel:Life, the inaugural HME Breakfast Club was a great way to start the day and get inspired by a speech from Pamela Kaehler (pictured), executive director of Fairmont

ICD-10 is Coming – Are You Ready?

April 13, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – For several years now, the health care industry has been told that the transition from the 9th to the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) is imminent, only to have the

Medtrade Spring and the Value of Face-to-Face Meetings

April 13, 2015
LAS VEGAS – The first evidence (that I can remember) of a virtual meeting backlash appeared in a 2010 issue of the Wall Street Journal. Nothing ever dies on the Internet, and I managed to find the 5-year-old article that includes a lengthy anal