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Oxygen

2011 Big Ten

Oxygen

Oxygen providers’ ability to withstand stiff funding cuts makes them an example to watch in 2011.

Power Mobility

2011 Big Ten

Power Mobility

With the removal of the first-month purchase option, mobility providers must redefine their business models.

Call Out the Big Guns

Air-fluidized therapy comes to HME providers courtesy of Blue Chip Medical’s Airus.

NAIMES Outlines Round One Action Plan

Association launches state-level strategy for raising public awareness to imminent competitive bidding pitfalls.

Amoena, Juzo Sponsor POWER Symposium

March even will focus on women's wellness issues, offer CEUs.

DME MACs Yank Glucometer Coverage Revisions

All jurisdictions withdraw proposed revisions that posed sharp funding cuts.

Pride Marketing Starts Featuring QR Codes

Smartphone ‘barcodes’ direct interested customers to video content

AA Mobility Opens Dallas Location

New location will focus on mobility and accessibility products and services.

Economist Calls for Bidding ‘Time Out’

University professor led the group of 166 auction experts that criticized CMS’s program.



Most Orlando Bid Winners Not Local

AMEPA study shows majority of contract holders either out of state or area.

CMS Slates Jan. 19 Open Door Forum

First forum of 2011 will be conference call-only installment.

VGM Aids Waterloo’s Wounded Warrior

Donation will help fund home access renovation of injured Army sergeant’s home.

Sunrise Saying ‘Bye’ to Ti?

Titanium pioneer says it will emphasize wheelchair design over materials.

Otto Bock Hires New England Sales Rep for Mobility

Otto Bock Hires New England Sales Rep for Mobility

Ankota, CareCentric Ally to Offer Software Solution

Joint offering will combine delivery management with business optimization.

Problem Solver:

Flex Your Marketing Muscle with a Mouse

HME software systems can be tireless “marketers” that collect an incredible amount of data providers can use in their efforts to keep and create new customers.

New Site Collecting Bid Problems Debuts

Providers, partners and patients urged to document bid problems by Dec. 15.

CMS Warned About Bad Bid Winner Credit

Lawmakers notify CMS head regarding Invacare credit study.

34% of Round One Suppliers Suffer Shaky Credit

Study by Invacare calls into question CMS financial standards for bid winners.

AAHomecare Soliciting Bid Problem Info

Association collecting reports of problematic bids from industry.

Financial Helping Hand

Business Solutions

A Helping Hand

Increasingly, providers are turning to inventory financing to keep pace with the massive changes taking place in Medicare funding. What do providers need to keep in mind when working with lenders? Also, what trends could impact commercial lenders’ willingness to work with HMEs?

Tailor-Made Wound Care

Products & Technology

Tailor-Made Wound Care

When it comes to pressure sores, bariatric patients are at greater risk due to their size and immobility. HMEs need to keep pace with technological advances in order to offer bariatric patients the kind of tailor-made solutions that give them a fighting chance against debilitating wounds.

Pressure Wound Staging

A quick summary of The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel pressure sore staging guidelines.

First-Hand Expertise

After undergoing life-changing gastric bypass surgery seven and a half years ago to combat the results of a thyroidectomy, his “walking in his customers’ shoes” helps guide his company’s production of bariatric products.

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