LAS VEGAS (August 15, 2014)—Those with good program ideas for Medtrade Spring 2015 are invited to share their experience and knowledge by submitting a proposal for Medtrade Spring’s Call for Presentations.
By submitting an abstract, speakers will help shape the educational conferences at Medtrade Spring 2015 and the future of the industry.
HomeCare News
ATLANTA (August 1, 2014)—The upcoming Medtrade Conference & Exposition (Oct. 20-23) provides a great opportunity to see the latest retail products on the market. Attendees will once again be the first to see the winners of the Innovative HME Retail Product Awards, which make their return to Medtrade.
ATLANTA (July 24, 2014)—Brightree, provider of cloud-based clinical, billing and business management software solutions for the post-acute care industry, announced today that Wright & Filippis, one of the nation’s largest family-owned providers of prosthetics, orthotics, custom mobility and accessibility products, has implemented Brightree as its billing and business management platform.
(July 31, 2014)—On July 31, HHS issued a rule finalizing October 1, 2015, as the new compliance date for health care providers, health plans and health care clearinghouses to transition to ICD-10. This deadline allows providers, insurance companies and others in the health care industry time to ramp up their operations to ensure their systems and business processes are ready to go on this date.
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (July 29, 2014)—SIGVARIS in the United States is offering several exciting new educational opportunities to help expand your knowledge.
These new educational opportunities from SIGVARIS include webinars, two online training courses (a basic and an advanced course), a two-hour in-service to increase product knowledge and a one-day in-person course for those interested in becoming a SIGVARIS Certified Fitter.
WASHINGTON (August 7, 2014)—The American Association of Homecare (AAHomecare) and Brightree, announced today that Dave Cormack, Brightree president and CEO, has been elected to the AAHomecare Board of Directors.
Cormack has led Brightree since 2005. Under his direction the company has grown into the leading provider of clinical, billing and business management software solutions for the post-acute care industry.
WASHINGTON (July 24, 2014)—The American Association for Homecare Board of Directors has extended the ongoing consumer communications campaign, Save My Medical Supplies (SMMS), through the end of this year.
BOSTON, Mass. (July 29, 2014)—This fall, Brownmed will introduce three new patented and patent-pending products under the Intellinetix brand that harness the power of vibration therapy to help relieve arthritis pain, joint swelling, headaches and more. The new products, which are scheduled for an early October release, are Vibrating Knee and Elbow Wrap, Vibrating Shin and Calf Wrap and Vibrating Pain Relief Mask.
LAKE WALES, Fla. (July 28, 2014)—BMC Medical Co., Ltd and 3B Medical, Inc. ("3B/BMC") announced today a global strategy to go on offense and seek to invalidate portions of ResMed's patent portfolio in China, Germany and the United States. James Xu, President of BMC Medical, confirmed that challenges to a large body of patents have already been filed simultaneously in all three countries, with trials concluded in the United States and China.
SPRING HOUSE, Penn. (July 18, 2014)—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services, announced earlier today in a statement published in the Federal Register (FR Doc.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (July 29, 2014)—Rob Darst, Chief Financial Officer at Saf-Gard Safety Shoe Company, Inc. was named one of the Top Triad Financial Executives for 2014 by The Business Journal. Nominees were judged on leadership, financial management skills, strategic thinking and contribution to their company’s reputation and success. A reception held at the R.G.
ATLANTA (July 28, 2014)—Basic American Medical Products is proud to announce that it has earned the Elite Supplier distinction for the 2014 LINK Conference.
WASHINGTON (July 24, 2014)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) today announced that Brightree is supporting its mission to help address audit issues in the HME industry through a new and exclusive agreement to be the information technology lead in shaping its HME Audit Key service.
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (July 21, 2014)—SIGVARIS, a family-owned Swiss company and leading manufacturer of medical and sports compression garments and stockings, is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this year. SIGVARIS’ North America headquarters is located in Peachtree City, Ga., and the company recently held an event at the Westin Peachtree in Atlanta to mark the occasion. A similar event was also held at the Montréal Science Centre in Québec, Canada, on July 12.
BREA, Calif. (July 22 2014)—The ITC has reversed its recent decision in the matter of ResMed’s complaint regarding the design of Apex Medical’s XT CPAP machine water chambers.
The notice states:
“The Commission has further determined Apex’s redesigned XT CPAP humidifier is not covered by the Consent Order, thereby reversing the ALJ’s finding on this point.
MILWAUKEE (July 22, 2014)—Dr. Comfort, a leading manufacturer of therapeutic footwear, has released the results of its recent study, which examined the clinical impact of therapeutic footwear on diabetic complications, including foot ulcers and amputations, in patients with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
The results show that the likelihood of foot ulcers and amputation in T2DM patients not wearing therapeutic footwear was higher than in patients who did wear therapeutic footwear.
NASHVILLE (July 22, 2014)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM) today announced the appointment of William C. (Bill) Mixon as President.
“Today I am excited to announce that Bill Mixon (no relation to Invacare's Mal Mixon) will be joining NSM as President,” said CEO Mike Ballard. “As we grow, our need for talented, experienced business executives continues. Bill’s background and credentials fit with our company mission and values.
WASHINGTON (July 23, 2014)—AAHomecare is leading the charge to build support for the new audit reform legislation by publicly asking all HME state associations for their formal endorsement of H.R. 5083, the Medicare DMEPOS Audit Reform and Improvement (AIR) Act.