WATERLOO, IOWA (January 6, 2016)—Registration for Heartland Conference 2016 has opened and as conference organizers solidify plans for the three-day event, the search for new speakers continues.

“We’re always trying to add fresh new faces and topics,” said Sara Laures, vice president of VGM Education and a 15-year member of the conference planning team. “Our database of over 400 presenters is always evolving based on the industry.”

LAS VEGAS (January 6, 2016)—Panasonic, an industry leader in exceptionally reliable and innovative mobile computers, today announced the 12.5 inch Toughpad FZ-Q1, the latest member of its Toughpad family of enterprise-grade ruggedized tablet devices. With an Intel processor and running Windows 8.1 Pro, this business-grade tablet is designed for the highly mobile field worker, in either government or private sectors, who needs a device more durable than a consumer tablet.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 29, 2105)—President Obama signed The Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act (S. 2425) into law yesterday.

The bill, which was quickly passed through Congress using a rare "hot-line" procedure in the Senate, and then by unanimous consent in the House on December 18, includes a one year delay on the application of Medicare competitive bid pricing to complex rehab technology (CRT) accessories used with Group 3 power wheelchairs.