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Legislative/Advocacy
ACA Equals Confusion
October 28, 2013
VIERA, FL – I just finished reading various points of view about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the newspapers I receive daily. Opponents call it OBAMACare. I call it confusion. There appears to be a complete lack of understanding about
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Legislative/Advocacy
Todd Tyson Makes Run for the Georgia State House
October 28, 2013
DACULA, GA – Todd Tyson, president of Ga-based Hi-Tech Healthcare Inc, is just a week away from a special election that could make him a State Representative in the Georgia House of Representatives (District 104). The more likely scenario is th
I Am the HME Industry – Kathy Weber
October 28, 2013
CUMBERLAND, MD – Kathy Weber (shown here in the middle with staff members Erin on left and Christa on right) recently attended her 9th Medtrade in Orlando, Fla. The annual trek to the nation’s premiere HME trade show yielded new items to inco
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Respiratory/Sleep
Third Quarter Revenue Up at ResMed
October 28, 2013
SAN DIEGO – ResMed Inc posted third quarter revenue of $357.7 million, a 5% increase over the quarter ended September 30, 2012. For the quarter ended September 30, 2013, net income was $80.9 million, an increase of 14% compared to the same peri
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Respiratory/Sleep
UCLA Researchers Say Results Could be Deadly for Women with Sleep Apnea
October 28, 2013
LOS ANGELES – Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that the body’s autonomic responses that control blood pressure, heart rate, and sweating are weaker in people with obstructive sleep apnea, but even more diminishe
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General Healthcare
OIG Advisory Opinion – Assisting Hospitals in Preventing Readmissions
October 28, 2013
AMARILLO, TX – The OIG recently published an advisory opinion (“AO No. 13-10”) that addresses the assistance that other providers can provide to a hospital in order to prevent readmissions. Inasmuch as an increasing number of DME su