I Am the HME Industry – Brent Seward
May 19, 2014
MERIDIAN, ID – With a firm belief that “all politics is local,” Brent Seward started chipping away at local legislators in his home state of Idaho. That passion led to meetings with Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and a powerful editorial in the M
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Rehab/Mobility
Quantum Rehab Acquires Stealth – Companies to Operate Independently
May 19, 2014
EXETER, PA – Quantum Rehab®, a Pride Mobility Products® company, has acquired Texas-based Stealth Products Inc, a maker of complex rehab technology components and accessories. Under the acquisition, Stealth Products, its managem
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Respiratory/Sleep
Telemedicine as Effective as Face to Face for CPAP Compliance?
May 19, 2014
BARCELONA, ES – In the United States and around the world, CPAP compliance is an ongoing problem. Researchers at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona (Unit of Biophysics and Bioengineering), Spain, wanted to know if a telemedicine a
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General Healthcare
How a Federal Prosecutor Thinks – Part 1 of 3
May 19, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – The DME industry, in its present form, has been around for about 35 years. We are a young industry. The DME industry grew up unregulated. Hardly anybody on Capitol Hill, or in Baltimore, knew what the industry did. It is as if Co
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Legislative/Advocacy
The Case for State Associations
May 19, 2014
ATLANTA – Powered by Medtrade Radio and sponsored by Emerge Sales, season two (episode two) of HME Voice kicks off with wisdom from four state associations chiefs. If all (or most) politics is local, the state associations provide a crucial lin
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Legislative/Advocacy
Something Different in the Air
May 19, 2014
NEW BEDFORD, MA – I have travelled to Washington, DC, every year for the past 16 years, and I have to say there was something different in the air last week at the AAHomecare Washington Legislative Conference. Not surprisingly, there were