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Legislative/Advocacy
Register Early for Medtrade to Cement Your Spot
June 16, 2014
ATLANTA – The registration links are set in cyber stone, and nearly all of the exhibitor space has been spoken for. And yet, the most important ingredients—attendees—will be steadily added starting today. HME providers and related professionals
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Legislative/Advocacy
FODAC Receives Record Donation
June 16, 2014
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA – Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC), a non-profit organization providing over $10 million annually in DME and supplies to the disabled community, received a donation of more than $83,000 in HME from two Atlanta
I Am the HME Industry – Herb Paserman
June 9, 2014
BAYONNE, NJ – After three decades in the HME business, Herb Paserman’s fighting spirit is undimmed. As marketing manager at Jerrys Drug and Surgical, Bayonne, NJ, the 64-year-old Paserman is fighting competitive bidding through state associat
Primed for Retail Renaissance
June 9, 2014
ORLANDO, FL – The so-called “retail movement” has always been a part of the HME world, but the urgency is higher due to endless price pressures on Medicare via the competitive bidding program. Essential Medical Supply (Booth #1355) has show
Use of Telemedicine in Cash Sales Across State Lines
June 9, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – The DME industry, in its present form, has been around since the 1970s. For the first 25 to 30 years of its existence, the industry was relatively unregulated and was relatively simple. A DME supplier would easily and quickly obt
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Respiratory/Sleep
Philips Respironics Preps for Medtrade After Splash at SLEEP
June 9, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS – A new study presented at SLEEP 2014 by Philips Respironics (Booth #1711 at Medtrade, scheduled for Oct 20-23, 2014) concluded that patients using the SleepMapper mobile app and web-based solution achieved a 22% higher po