ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 20, 2015)—Rotech Healthcare Inc. (Rotech) announced it has completed its purchase of respiratory equipment assets of a local DME provider servicing in Natchitoches, Louisiana and surrounding areas, increasing Rotech’s ability to serve respiratory-related home healthcare patients and referral sources in that part of Louisiana.
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EXETER, Pa. (Jan. 9, 2015)—Pride Mobility Products Corporation has appointed industry veteran, Randy Walsh, vice president of Jazzy & retail mobility sales.
Walsh has over a decade of experience in the retail mobility industry, including serving sales leadership roles directly relating to lift chairs, scooters and Group-2 power chairs, as well as in retail mobility marketing roles.
TAMPA (Dec. 15, 2014)—Independent Medical Co-Op (IMCO), Daytona Beach, FL and Get Social Consulting, Tampa, FL, have teamed up to offer industry-leading digital marketing services to DME/HME providers who are seeking to improve their digital marketing, social media and e-commerce/retail cash sales.
IMCO recently launched their new Home Care initiative, a dedicated membership group serving Independent DME/HME dealers through the United States.
SOMERSET, Pa. (Jan. 15, 2015)—DeVilbiss Healthcare announced its 2015 live clinical webinar schedule. Each live webinar, developed for respiratory therapists and sleep technologists, is free of charge and worth one traditional CRCE pending approval from the AARC.
The webinar schedule is as follows:
WATERLOO, Iowa (Jan. 22, 2015)—VGM Insurance Services will celebrate 25 years of serving the HME industry by giving back to HME providers and the communities they serve through the Quarter Century of Caring Campaign.
During each month from March to December, VGM Insurance will award $1,000 to two or three insurance customers or VGM Members who provide the most compelling nominations of a local charity.
WASHINGTON (Jan. 20, 2015)—As the calendar rolls into 2015, the state of the industry is heavily influenced by two public policies implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—the bidding program for durable medical equipment (DME) and the auditing process for providers and hospitals.
Access Health, a new magazine-style health and wellness series, aired its second episode on Jan 14. Titled "Overcoming Inertia," the video discusses getting more comfortable with catheters, and features Dale Spencer, a spinal cord injured author/speaker and consultant for Hollister Incorporated and Mary Wisner, clinical education manager at Hollister.
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (Jan. 7, 2015)—SIGVARIS in the U.S. has enlisted the expertise of Robyn Bjork, from the International Lymphedema & Wound Care Training Institute, to help support innovation for patients with lymphedema, CVI and venous ulcers.
BARABOO, Wisc. (Jan. 13, 2015)—Community HME LLC, a durable medical equipment business with locations in Baraboo and Richland Center, Wisconsin, has been acquired by Midwest Respiratory & Rehab, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
Midwest Respiratory & Rehab currently has ten operations in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and South Dakota, with Community HME being their first acquisition in Wisconsin.
INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 1, 2014)—EHOB announced an exclusive distribution agreement with TIDI Products. Effective immediately, EHOB will serve as the sole provider of the company’s TIDIShield Pillow Barrier.
(Jan. 8, 2015)—The owners of Dealer’s Medical Equipment Solutions Inc., with operating subsidiaries conducting business as Colorado Compressed Gases and High Point Service Center, has successfully completed the sale of its aggregate business entity in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Dealer’s Medical Equipment Solutions Inc. has been a medical equipment resource since 1999.
WASHINGTON (Jan. 16, 2015)—According the American Association of Homecare, Marilyn Tavenner, who has served as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) since 2010, announced today that she will resign from the administration in February. Tavenner is most well known for implementing the roll-out of the Health Insurance Marketplace as part of the Affordable Care Act.
WASHINGTON (Jan. 13, 2015)—Bipartisan legislation, introduced today by Reps. Tiberi, R-Ohio, and Larson, D-Conn., and Sens.
LENEXA, Kan. (Jan. 6, 2015)—Mediware Information Systems Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with A/R Allegiance Group as an integrated solution provider (ISP).
LENEXA, Kan. (Jan. 6, 2015)—Mediware Information Systems Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with A/R Allegiance Group as an integrated solution provider (ISP).
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 8, 2015)—LogicMark LLC announced the company's next webinar series beginning Jan. 14, related to personal emergency response systems (PERS).
Three webinars were announced, and will include a presentation followed by a questions and answer session. The topics and schedule for the webinars is as follows:
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CONCORD, Calif. (Jan. 5, 2015)—Jopari Solutions,supplier of medical EDI services and connectivity networks, and Noble House announced a strategic partnership to advance medical billing and processing.
CARY, N.C. (Dec. 29, 2014)—The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) will hold a DMEPOS accreditation workshop at its headquarters in Cary, North Carolina on Feb. 12.
WASHINGTON (Jan. 6, 2015)—The U.S.