March 2007


Feature

Pressure Rescue

By Ellen Z. Harrison, Bob McCoy

The Right Bed & Support Surface Might Save Lives and Reduce Costly Hospitalizations, But Is CMS Listening?


Accreditation: Why You Should Start Now


News

Give Your Clients a Diabetes Wake Up Call


Invacare Demonstrates New Custom Wheelchair Seating System


VGM Renews Contract with MedFORCE


CMS to Review NCD for CPAP Therapy; Study Links Obstructive Sleep Apnea to Higher Risk of Stroke


Diagnosing Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children


Scott Wilkinson Joins Inogen as Vice President of Product Management


SeQual Selected to Advance Oxygen Technology for Military


CMS Launches Competitive Bidding Implementation Web Site


March Likely to Be the Month for Final NCB Rule


CMS Names Top 10 Cities for Competitive Bidding


AAHomecare Addresses the Impact of the President's Budget on Power Wheelchair Segment


Asthma Foundation Launches Get A.H.E.A.D. of Asthma Initiative


Users First Alliance Shines the Spotlight on Mobility/Rehab Consumers


Hot Products for All of Your Seating & Positioning Needs


Home Oxygen Bill H.R. 621 Still Needs Additional Support


CMS Revokes Coverage of Compounded Inhalation Solutions, Further Revises Nebulizer Medical Policy


New Hobson-Tanner and Ross Bill Introduced to Congress


Invacare Hires Former Commander of NATO to its Board


Respironics Acquires PAM-RL Objective Limb Activity Monitor


NRRTS Mobilizes Registrants and FONs


One in Three Americans Say Internet Has Changed the Way They Manage Health Care: Study


Oxygen Patients Now Have Online Community


Diabetes Update: Implantable Glucose Monitoring?


Still Growing: The Bariatric Market Still in Rapid Incline


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