No Rest for the Ambitious

January 13, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Necessity may be the mother of invention, but desperation is often the father. For Bob Rutan, desperation and necessity collided in the middle of the night when he literally cut cloth from his own T-shirt to fashion a CPAP mask liner fo

Vegas Consumer Electronics Show Bridges to Sleep World

January 13, 2014
LAS VEGAS – It should be no surprise that the “smart” revolution is hitting the world of sleep. As reported by BBC News, last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas rolled out more than a dozen sleep-related gadgets, including the

Medtrade Spring – The Countdown is On

January 6, 2014
LAS VEGAS – With 2014 barely a week old, it’s hard to believe that Medtrade Spring is only two months away. The Spring version of the nation’s premiere HME trade show takes place March 10-12, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las V

I Am the HME Industry – Tim Hatt

January 6, 2014
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI – After celebrating 23 years with Wright & Filippis, a regional powerhouse with multiple locations in Michigan and Northwest Ohio, Tim Hatt is of two minds. On one hand, the 54-year-old director of HME and Legislative Affair

Stay Out of Legal Trouble in Dealings with Physicians


January 6, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – A physician is a referral source to the DME supplier. The physician refers patients who are covered by a government health care program, who are covered by commercial insurance, or desire to pay cash. If a supplier pays money to

PECOS is in Effect and AAHomecare Can Help

January 6, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Effective Jan 6, 2014, CMS will turn on the edits to deny Part B DME claims that fail the ordering/referring provider edits. AAHomecare’s Jan 10 webinar will review what providers need to know about the 2014 PECOS implementat