I Am the HME Industry – Dan Bowman

July 14, 2014
GALLIPOLIS, OH – Five co-owners of Family Oxygen and Medical Equipment, Gallipolis, Ohio, attended this year’s AAHomecare Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. The journey was no small commitment for Dan Bowman, president/co-owner, and hi

Enforcement of Covenants Not to Compete

July 14, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – Employment contracts may contain clauses that forbid the employee from competition with the employer during and after leaving employment. Agreements not to compete are only enforceable if reasonable. Most states have statutes tha

Medtrade Exhibitor Invacare Introduces New Minimum Advertised Price Policy

July 14, 2014
ELYRIA, OH – Invacare Corp (Booth #2005 at Medtrade, scheduled for Oct 20-23 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta) has introduced a new unilateral Internet Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) Policy for the United States. The MAP Policy i

Exiting Oxygen Suppliers and New Rental Periods

July 7, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – Recent guidance from CMS has made clear that when a supplier exits the Medicare oxygen business and is no longer able to continue furnishing oxygen and oxygen equipment, CMS considers the oxygen equipment out on beneficiaries to

Medtrade Exhibitor Brightree Joins CommonWell Health Alliance

July 7, 2014
VIENNA, VA – CommonWell Health Alliance, a not-for-profit trade association, welcomed new members Brightree (Booth #2245) and MacPractice as contributing members last week. “When CommonWell was created in 2013, we wanted to ensure our members

Harrison Ford Using iWALK2.0 Hands Free Crutch

July 7, 2014
LONDON – Medtrade exhibitor iWALKFree Inc is strutting with confidence these days thanks to burgeoning awareness, and a little help from legendary actor Harrison Ford. After breaking his ankle during filming of the next Star Wars sequel in Lond