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

AAHomecare in Action – Support Access to CRT

April 13, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Without action from Congress to stop drastic rate cuts of 20% to 50% on complex rehab accessories, people with significant disabilities or conditions such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and spinal co

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

A Closer Look at Innovative HME Retail Product Award Winners

April 13, 2015
LAS VEGAS – The top prize in the biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards, sponsored by HomeCare magazine, went to a familiar product that got its start at Medtrade 2013—the iWALK2.0 Hands Free Crutch from iWALKFree Inc. As a winner of many