ATLANTA (October 25, 2017)—Medtrade attendees voted on their favorites and the votes have been tabulated. The New Product Pavilion Providers’ Choice Awards (sponsored by HomeCare Magazine). “Votes from New Product Pavilion attendees are collected and tabulated to get a true sense of what providers are looking for in a new product,” says Sarah Varner, marketing director, Medtrade.

ATLANTA (October 25, 2017)—AAHomecare president Tom Ryan challenged the HME community to keep up their efforts to advocate for industry policy priorities in his remarks at a lively Washington Update kicking off Medtrade’s program on Tuesday.

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (October 25, 2017)—Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare introduced five ergonomically designed Comfort Touch Cushions to its Pressure Prevention Product Line recently.

These cushions include an elevation wedge, knee support cushion, neck support pillow, seat cushion and heated lumbar support backrest to assist with the therapeutic needs of consumers. Many of these cushions also offer hot and/or cold therapy options.

ATLANTA (October 25, 2017)—HOMES is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2017 Van Miller Homecare Champion Award is our own Gary Sheehan, president and CEO of Cape Medical Supply, Sandwich, Massachusetts. Van was a staunch advocate for the HME industry and this award could not have gone to a more deserving candidate! The award was presented this evening at the AAHomecare Stand Up for Homecare event in Atlanta, Georgia. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor, Gary!

ATLANTA (October 24, 2017)—Brightree, a provider of cloud-based patient management software for post-acute care companies, announced the release of Lockbox, an automated patient-pay service that helps home medical equipment providers (HMEs) receive funds faster, improve their cash flow, shorten their revenue cycle and save hours in staff time.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands and ATLANTA (October 24, 2017)—During Medtrade Fall in Atlanta, Royal Philips announced a strategic alliance with IncreMedical, a developer of high performance health care management solutions. The collaboration aims to optimize care models that will enable health systems, physicians and care providers through the use of post-acute care management solutions.

ATLANTA (October 24, 2017)—American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) team members expressed empathy and optimism on day two of Medtrade at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

“When I see people going out of business after 30 years, 20 years—second and third generation—it gets to me,” said Tom Ryan, president and CEO, AAHomecare, during the organization’s Washington Update on Tuesday morning. “It gets to our team. That’s why we fight every day.”