Washington The FDA has warned three companies to stop manufacturing and distributing unapproved compounded inhalation drugs. Warnings were issued last
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Atlanta Two of the nation's largest respiratory providers announced that earnings were up for the second-quarter ended June 30. Apria Healthcare Group
I'm excited! I have just seen some behavior and more importantly, some action and results that give me hope for the future of the HME industry. I think
Independent HME providers have been the backbone of this industry since its inception and they will continue to be in the future. HME is a service business,
Kick Off the Show with What You Need to Know There will be more than 800 exhibitors with new products on display, but this year's Medtrade attendees will
I've been in this industry for 30 years now, and I have lost track of how many major changes have occurred. Policies are put in place, modified, rescinded
Mike Walsh, president of Norcross, Ga.-based LifeGas, got an earful at the last Medtrade. Walsh's medical gas distribution company surveyed about 300
Every day it seems we are bombarded with changes from Medicare. I cannot remember a day that has gone by that I have not opened up multiple e-mail messages
As HME companies look for ways to build business, lifts, ramps and transfer devices comprise a great market niche to consider. Here are a few tips: Make
Habitual behaviors might make life easier, but they sure can create some boring moments. Salespeople, for example, like to keep calling on those same
The 36-month cap to the oxygen benefit is the latest cut that is challenging HME providers to look at innovative ways to streamline their businesses,
I'm still thinking about the Office of Inspector General's advisory opinion from April, in which the government decided that joint ventures between a
Donald Kendall once said, There is no place where success comes before work, except in the dictionary. As the co-founder of PepsiCo and its CEO for 21
VMI/Platform Lift Slide-Away 600-pound lifting capacity; installation kits raise lifting capacity to 800 pounds compatible with Ford E-Series vans, GM
Remember when mobile homes were And flight attendants were If Lisa Getson has her druthers, home medical equipment also will be a term of the past. Several
Across the board and across the numerous patient applications included in the lifts, ramps and transfer device segment of the home medical equipment industry
Washington Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate last month calls for lifting Medicare's controversial restriction for coverage of wheelchairs.
Washington A new study commissioned by the American Association for Homecare shows that services account for the lion's share of costs in providing home