Audits Affecting Pace of Mergers in 2014

April 28, 2014
TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Mergers and acquisition (M&A) veteran Rick Glass (pictured), president of Steven Richards & Associates, agrees that single-location bid winners have been acquiring companies in 2014, but “significant” mergers are do

Exhibitors Reserving Space for Medtrade in Atlanta

April 28, 2014
ATLANTA – Thanks to a successful Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas, exhibitors big and small are making their plans for Medtrade’s return to Atlanta from October 20-23 at the Georgia World Congress Center. “We’re optimistic about the future,” sa

CMS Denies Problems, Makes Major Adjustment in Hawaii


April 21, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – This week in Hawaii, CMS made a notable exception to the bidding program. Despite the agency’s claims that the bidding program has not harmed patients, the unintended consequences of implementing the program in the Honolulu b

I Am the HME Industry – Edric Huyke

April 21, 2014
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Almost a decade ago, Tri-State Respiratory-Anything Medical, began operating from a modest 800-sq-ft showroom in Bullhead City, Arizona. Today, the showroom measures 18,000 square feet, making it one of the largest in the United

Sleep Companies Prep for Medtrade as OSA-related Ailments Grow

April 21, 2014
TAIWAN – A diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea may raise the risk of osteoporosis, particularly among women or older individuals, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolis

Sharing Space with a Non Provider

April 21, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – DME suppliers are now operating in the “new normal.” Long gone is the quaint notion of a supplier opening its doors, having a Medicare beneficiary walk in, selling or renting a Medicare-covered item, and getting paid reasonab