Purchasing a DME Supplier: The Importance of Regulatory Due Diligence
July 1, 2013
AMARILLO, TX – It has been the goal of entrepreneurs over the centuries: start-up business, build the business up, and sell it for a profit. This has been the cycle in the restaurant industry, the sporting goods industry, and the DME industry
Fastrack Acquired by Mediware Information Systems
July 1, 2013
LENEXA, KS – Industry mainstay Fastrack Healthcare Systems Inc has been acquired by Mediware Information Systems Inc, a HME and home infusion therapy software company. The transaction brings more than 300 new customers, in addition to the services
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Legislative/Advocacy
The Insane are Running the Asylum
May 6, 2013
AMARILLO, TX – For the first 12 years of my life, I grew up in a state mental hospital. It was built in approximately 1900. The hospital was a series of buildings, roads, ponds, trees and horses located outside the town. The facility had about
Friendly Reminder: Medtrade will be in Orlando, Fla
April 29, 2013
ORLANDO, FL – Regular Medtrade attendees are used to booking flights to Atlanta in the Fall, but this year is different. When the 5-year Atlanta contracts expire, Nielsen Expositions takes a survey to determine where HME providers want to go next.
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Respiratory/Sleep
First Quarter Revenue Up for ResMed
April 29, 2013
SAN DIEGO – First quarter revenue for ResMed Inc hit $383.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. The total marks a 10% increase over the same period last year. Net income was $84.9 million, an increase of 31% compared to the quarter en
CMS Delays PECOS Phase 2 Implementation; Brummett Joins AAHomecare Team
April 29, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – Citing “technical issues,” CMS has decided to delay implementation of Phase Two of the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS). Originally scheduled to begin on May 1, Phase Two would have checked claims fo