HICKORY, N.C. (November 3, 2015)—ING Source, Inc., a three generation family company in Hickory, N.C., is pleased to announce that it has received notice from the United States Patent and Trademark Office that its pending patent application for the FS6 Compression Foot Sleeve has been allowed.
ATLANTA (October 30, 2015)—Medtrade officials handed out the hardware at the recently concluded Medtrade 2015.
A ResMed retrospective descriptive study of myAir usage data demonstrated a connection between continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device usage, digital health applications and high compliance. According to the study of 2,343 de-identified patient records, researchers found 83.9 percent of new CPAP users who received standard care and used the ResMed myAir application achieved Medicare adherence in the first 90 days of their treatment.
ATLANTA (October 28, 2015)—American Association for Homecare members will receive discounted pricing on DMEPOS surety bonds and liability insurance from VGM Insurance tailored to the home medical equipment business, according to an agreement announced today at Medtrade.
ATLANTA (October 26, 2015)—Brightree president and CEO Dave Cormack told Medtrade attendees that the number of HME providers will likely continue to decline, but opportunity will increase.
“Specifically for HME, today the market is a $44 billion marketplace,” said Cormack. “It will be $70 billion in nine years time—half the providers around, but almost double the revenue.”
The comments came on day one of Medtrade during the Brightree Summit: Tools of the Trade.
ATLANTA (October 27, 2015)—If CMS has its way, rural providers will face a reimbursement reduction of up to 45% on January 1, 2016. The so-called “rural rollout” of competitive bidding is a major concern for Tom Ryan, president and CEO of AAHomecare, but it’s one of many.
BLAINE, Minn. (October 23, 2015)— United Pacific Industries Pty Ltd (UPI), brand owner of Thermoskin and other high quality health care brands, has appointed Orthozone, Inc. as the new exclusive distributer of the full Thermoskin line effective January 1, 2016.
UPI has significantly expanded its product line with additions such as CoolXChange Compression and Cooling Bandage, Thermoskin Circulation Sock, FTX Compression Socks and more.