AAHomecare in Action – Fight to Fix Bidding Program Continues

December 22, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Hundreds of meetings on Capitol Hill by AAHomecare members, thousands of emails and calls from HME advocates across the country to Congressional offices, a calendar filled with district-based meetings and site visits during rec

HME Voice Tackles Tough Questions and Medtrade Improvements

December 22, 2014
ATLANTA – Powered by Medtrade Radio and sponsored by Emerge Sales, HME Voice made its return last week with hosts Mike Sperduti and Kevin Gaffney, group show director, taking a look back at the year. What worked at Medtrade? What needs improvem

I Am the HME Industry – Colleen Reisdorf

December 22, 2014
BROOKLYN PARK, MN – Running an award-winning regional DME is not easy, but Colleen Reisdorf, clinical services manager at Reliable Medical Supply, Brooklyn Park, Minn, always manages to make time for advocacy. As a member of AAHomecare and the Midw

Lease and Sale Terms to Avoid Violation of Federal Anti-Fraud Laws

December 22, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – Under the federal anti-kickback statute, DME suppliers may not “knowingly and willfully offer or pay any remuneration…to any person to induce such person…to refer” business reimbursable by a federal health care pr

Research Backs Benefits of Slumber, Sleep Exhibitors Sign on for Medtrade Spring

December 15, 2014
MADISON, WI – According to scientists at the University of Wisconsin, poor sleep quality may well be a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. As reported in WebMD, the study found that brain scans of a group of older people with no mental h

Subcontracting – How to Properly Structure – Part 2

December 15, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – Competitive bidding rules provide that contract suppliers may subcontract with non-contract suppliers as long as the subcontractor has not been “excluded from the Medicare program, any state health program or any other governme