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General Healthcare
The Retail Awards Are Back
January 19, 2015
LAS VEGAS – With 70 days remaining until the start of Medtrade Spring, retail-oriented manufacturers are already vying for providers’ attentions. One way to make that happen is by winning an Innovative Retail Product Award. Now a fixture at e
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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare in Action – House and Senate Bills
January 19, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – One week into the new Congress and we already have House and Senate binding bids bills to improve the competitive bidding program. Having bills jointly introduced the House and Senate shows that our issues are being taken serio
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Legislative/Advocacy
All Health Care is Local
January 19, 2015
WATERLOO, IA – Just like the old political adage that “all politics is local,” we as an industry believe that all health care is, and should be, local. Unfortunately, CMS fails to see the truth in this simple concept. I still remember, from
I Am the HME Industry – George M. Kucka
January 19, 2015
SCHERERVILLE, IN – The chief operating officer at Fairmeadows Home Health Center grew up with the HME industry, but after graduating from Purdue University with a degree in Accounting, George M. Kucka did not follow his dad into the family busi
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Respiratory/Sleep
Mayo Clinic Offers Ten CPAP Tips
January 12, 2015
ROCHESTER, MN – Even ardent CPAP supporters admit that compliance requires education and commitment. The #1 hospital in America (Mayo Clinic), as ranked by U.S. News and World Report magazine, recently underscored the importance of proper CPAP
Limbkeepers Plans Booths at Medtrade Spring and Medtrade
January 12, 2015
LYME, CT – Deborah Vezan, founder and president of Limbkeepers, Lyme, Conn, found a simple solution to a difficult problem, and her invention resonated with attendees at last year’s Medtrade. The product is a non-compression protective knit s