November 2003

Ready Set Hold It!

How many times were we told that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) electronic transaction set would be implemented on Oct.

What Do We Do Now?

A few months ago, those of us at the Florida Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers were feeling rather proud of ourselves. We had the audacity to

CMS Issues Home Health Market Report

Baltimore The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Health Care Industry Market Update, its first since June 2002, reveals that American home health

Size May Not Matter

If you missed Dr. Timothy S. Mescon's rousing presentation at Medtrade last month, you missed a real humdinger. Dean of Kennesaw State University's Michael

Product Innovation, Legislative Updates Draw 21,000 to Medtrade Show

Atlanta Despite looming Medicare reform legislation and a moratorium on new supplier numbers, attendance was strong at Medtrade 2003, held Oct. 9-11 at

Houston Power Wheelchair Indictment Unsealed

Houston The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas has released details of a Houston power wheelchair fraud case that caused the Centers for

Tracking the Telemonitoring Trend

I recently attended the Remote Telemonitoring and Home Telehealth Forum sponsored by the American Telemedicine Association. There was standing room only.

Manufacturer NewsWire

Invacare Debuts Value Model Subsidiary, Reports 3Q Earnings Elyria, Ohio Invacare debuted its value model subsidiary, Professional Medical Imports (PMI),

CMS to Process Some Supplier Numbers

Baltimore Responding to concerns regarding the National Supplier Clearinghouse provider-number moratorium, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Medtrade Packs a Punch

Atlanta More than 21,000 home medical equipment providers and manufacturers packed Medtrade 2003, held Oct. 9-11 at the Georgia World Congress Center.