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                     
					                   
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                        General Healthcare  
                     
                     Notification Requirements in the Event of a HIPAA Breach
April 29, 2013
                     
                        AMARILLO, TX – According to the HIPAA privacy regulations, a “covered entity” (as defined by HIPAA) is required to notify an individual and the Secretary of DHHS “following the discovery of a breach of unsecured protected health informati                     
					                   Medtrade Spring Award Winners Look Forward to Medtrade in Orlando
April 22, 2013
                     
                        LAS VEGAS – A month after Medtrade Spring, providers and manufacturers combed through their leads and made plans for Medtrade in Orlando, scheduled for Oct 7-10. For award recipients such as AM Airway Management/VirtuOx, winners of the Provider’s                     
					                   
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                        Respiratory/Sleep  
                     
                     Sleep Nation Inc Nabs All 100 Medicare CBAs
April 22, 2013
                     
                        FRANKLIN, TN – Sleep Nation Inc, a corporation that bills itself as a “a national provider of CPAP supplies,” announced last week that it has signed contracts with CMS to be reimbursed for all competitive bid markets in the United States. A