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General Healthcare
Innovative HME Retail Product Award Winners Make their Case at Medtrade Spring
March 24, 2014
LAS VEGAS – The winners of the Innovative HME Retail Product Awards, sponsored by HomeCare magazine, displayed their wares and made their case at Medtrade Spring from March 10-12, 2014, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The biannu
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Legislative/Advocacy
Legislative Update – Urge Reps to Sign On to Letter
March 24, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Reps Glenn Thompson (R-Pa) [pictured] and Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) have drafted a strongly worded letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner citing problems with Medicare’s bidding program for HME. The letter asks CMS to r
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Legislative/Advocacy
Medtrade Spring Musings – Out with the Old, in with the New
March 24, 2014
LAS VEGAS – I can honestly say I have been part of one of the most exciting, invigorating, and progressive events in history. My guess is a lot of you can make the same claim. I’m talking about the explosion of optimism that was Medtrade Spri
Audits on the Brain – van Halem Addresses Concerns at Medtrade Spring
March 17, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Onerous audits have plagued a huge percentage of HME providers in recent years, and unfortunately the audit tempo shows no sign of slowing. According to Wayne van Halem (pictured), president of the van Halem Group LLC, the future holds,
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General Healthcare
Medtrade Spring Builds Momentum
March 17, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Just shy of 2,000 providers showed up for Medtrade Spring, the Las Vegas version of the nation’s premiere HME trade show. Exhibitors reported steady traffic on the Mandalay Bay Convention Center floor, and educational sessions yie
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General Healthcare
Bringing Home the Hardware at Medtrade Spring
March 17, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Hundreds of exhibitors graced the floor at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center during the recently completed Medtrade Spring show in Las Vegas. Five exhibitors took home coveted awards. Booth/Product Awards • Medela of McHenry, Ill