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

Medtrade: CPAP Opportunity Can Reduce Headaches (Even Migraines)

July 1, 2013
BARCELONA – CPAP providers looking to build physician referral networks have yet another CPAP benefit to crow about. Add migraine headaches to the list of ailments helped by CPAP. This year’s Medtrade Orlando, scheduled for Oct 7-10 in the Sunshi

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

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

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

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