LAS VEGAS (February 26, 2016)—Under a new agreement reached this week, Medtrade Spring 2017 will co-locate with the 2017 Environments for Aging Expo & Conference (EFA).
Emerald Expositions, the producer of Medtrade and Medtrade Spring, also produces EFA. Under the new arrangement, the events will take place side by side, from Feb 27–March 1, 2017, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
LAS VEGAS (February 26, 2016)—Judges have whittled down entrants in the biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards (sponsored by HomeCare Magazine) to the final nine.
The finalists (in alphabetical order) are:
EXETER, PA (February 25, 2016)—Pride Mobility Products Corporation announces the debut of the Jazzy Air, an innovation in consumer power chair technology that incorporates medical benefits without limiting users’ social experience.
NEW YORK (February 25, 2016)—The U.S. FDA recently opened the doors to new mobile health technology to the millions of Americans managing their diabetes by granting an important 510K clearance for the Dario Blood Glucose Monitoring System for use in the U.S.
CMS Tightens Screws on Home Health Fraud
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making strides to crack down on home health fraud through data use and more site visits, the agency announced Monday. (Kourtney Liepelt/Home Health Care News)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 24, 2016)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed changes for the Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug Programs in 2017 that will, if finalized, provide stable and fair payments to plans, and makes unprecedented improvements to the program for plans that provide high quality care to the most vulnerable enrollees.