The environment may not rank high among the top priorities at most HME companies, but officials at Maldonado Medical believe a green initiative can help their company stay in the black.

An AAHomecare task force has published a white paper that concludes some Medicare audits are not only unfair but also contrary to coverage criteria and don't comply with applicable laws and regulations.
A written transcript and audio recording of a national call hosted by CMS called "Preparing for ICD-10 Implementation in 2011" is now available
Fuller Rehabilitation employees have been laid off and its lender has seized the assets of the company, according to a story in

Cash-based bath products business can help consumers and make up margin.
What triggers customers to try out — or stay with — your company?
Yep. "Amok" is exactly the word AAHomecare used to describe the growing onslaught of Medicare audits.
Wheelchair cushions and accessories, including: Aquila Corp.'s Airpulse PK; Quantum Rehab's Synergy Spectrum Air Cushion; Invacare's Matrx Flovair Seat Cushion; AliMed's Stay Put Cushion; and more.
Various HME products, including: Pride Mobility Products' Jazzy Select Elite; Brondell's Swash 1000 Bidet Seat; Veridian Healthcare's Claw-dia Kitty Pediatric Nebulizer Kit; Inova's LifeChoice; and more.

I met Elaine Levin years ago at Medtrade. She was working on a concept for a walker, she said, one that didn't look or act anything like traditional walkers on the market.