I Am the HME Industry – Titus Yoder

November 25, 2013
WOOSTER, OHIO – Despite the fact that competitive bidding has not yet reached the borders of Wooster, Ohio, Titus Yoder continues to pay his dues. As a member of the National Association of Independent Medical Equipment Services (NAIMES), and now A

HME Voice Addresses Retail Solutions for the New Year

November 25, 2013
ATLANTA – Powered by Medtrade Radio and sponsored by Emerge Sales, the latest episode of HME Voice is available for listening at any time. Click Here to listen at your convenience. Continuing its tradition of “Third Thursday at Three,” last

Scientist Uncovers New Problem Areas for OSA

November 25, 2013
SYDNEY, AUS – Anatomy, weight, and age may not be the only OSA culprits, according to Australian scientist Danny Eckert and his team. New research in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (click here for abstract) uncov

Waiver of Copayments – What You Can and Cannot Do

November 25, 2013
AMARILLO, TX – These are strange times. The DME industry, as we know it today, is about 30 years old. We are a young industry; in our formative years we had very little guidance from the HCFA (now CMS). Capitol Hill and HCFA/CMS did not underst

Brightree Acquires HME Software Provider MedAct

November 25, 2013
ATLANTA – Brightree LLC, a provider of cloud-based clinical, billing and business management software solutions for the post-acute care industry, has acquired MedAct LLC, a provider of HME software solutions. As the software vendor space continues

Portable Sleep Testing vs Polysomnography

November 18, 2013
The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) published research on a hotly-debated topic this month, running a lengthy study comparing the diagnostic accuracy of level three portable sleep tests versus level one polysomnography for sleep-disordere