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

Major ADA 25th Anniversary Publication in the Works

April 21, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Next year will mark 25 years since President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law (pictured, left). To commemorate the historic act, the official publication of the ADA Legacy Project is cu

Tom Ryan on the Hot Seat in No-Holds-Barred HME Voice Interview

April 14, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Powered by Medtrade Radio and sponsored by Emerge Sales, the third season of HME Voice gets off to a provocative start with Tom Ryan, president and CEO of the American Association for Homecare, occupying the hot seat in a no-holds-b

Newbie Enthusiasm Reigns at Medtrade Spring and Medtrade

April 14, 2014
LIBERTYVILLE, IL – More than 80 companies exhibited at last month’s Medtrade Spring for the first time. These companies are enthused about massive demand on the horizon (see last week’s top story in Medtrade Monday) and are optimistic about

DME Supplier and its Involvement with the Home Sleep Test

April 14, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – A DME supplier can have some involvement with an overnight oxygen qualification test. The supplier can: (i) own the oximeter; (ii) deliver the oximeter to the Medicare beneficiary’s home; (iii) pick up the oximeter the next mor