ATLANTA (July 7, 2015)—Sheldon (Shelly) Prial has been to all but one Medtrade, and the 88-year-old HME legend has decided to make this year’s show his last.
As Medtrade Ambassador for many years, Prial and his wife, Thelma, have come to represent the sense of community that Medtrade is all about.
ATLANTA (July 6, 2015)—The first week of early registration for Medtrade, the fall edition of the nation’s premiere HME trade show, started strong with hundreds taking advantage of lower rates. The show will once again be held in its familiar home at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, from October 26-29, 2015.
OLD FORGE, Penn. (July 6, 2015)—Golden Technologies has expanded its marketing department with the hiring of Timothy Robinson as its new director of digital media.
ALGONA, Washington (July 1, 2015)—EZ-ACCESS announced the addition of colors to its line of Transitions Angled Entry Mats. Using a specially engineered binding process, EZ-ACCESS is now able to add color options to its line of threshold ramp options. In addition to black, Angled Entry Mats are now available in Hazelnut Brown and Storm Grey, colors that provide a welcome mat that is not only durable and purposeful, but also complements the exterior of most homes.
BOISE, Idaho (July 1, 2015)—Best Bath Systems, a manufacturer of showers and bathtubs, announces “Need-It-Now,” a 24-hour turnaround program for those customers who need a complete shower system shipped right away.
BALTIMORE, Maryland (June 30, 2015)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published 2014 Open Payments data about transfers of value by drug and medical device makers to health care providers. The data includes information about 11.4 million financial transactions attributed to more than 600,000 physicians and more than 1,100 teaching hospitals, totaling $6.49 billion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 1, 2015)—On July 1, Kim Brummett, AAHomecare vice president of regulatory affairs, led a group of AAHomecare members in a meeting with CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare, Sean Cavanaugh, to discuss the expansion of single payment amounts (SPAs) to complex rehab accessories in January 2016.
