ATLANTA (July 28, 2014)—Basic American Medical Products is proud to announce that it has earned the Elite Supplier distinction for the 2014 LINK Conference.
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WASHINGTON (July 24, 2014)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) today announced that Brightree is supporting its mission to help address audit issues in the HME industry through a new and exclusive agreement to be the information technology lead in shaping its HME Audit Key service.
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (July 21, 2014)—SIGVARIS, a family-owned Swiss company and leading manufacturer of medical and sports compression garments and stockings, is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this year. SIGVARIS’ North America headquarters is located in Peachtree City, Ga., and the company recently held an event at the Westin Peachtree in Atlanta to mark the occasion. A similar event was also held at the Montréal Science Centre in Québec, Canada, on July 12.
BREA, Calif. (July 22 2014)—The ITC has reversed its recent decision in the matter of ResMed’s complaint regarding the design of Apex Medical’s XT CPAP machine water chambers.
The notice states:
“The Commission has further determined Apex’s redesigned XT CPAP humidifier is not covered by the Consent Order, thereby reversing the ALJ’s finding on this point.
MILWAUKEE (July 22, 2014)—Dr. Comfort, a leading manufacturer of therapeutic footwear, has released the results of its recent study, which examined the clinical impact of therapeutic footwear on diabetic complications, including foot ulcers and amputations, in patients with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
The results show that the likelihood of foot ulcers and amputation in T2DM patients not wearing therapeutic footwear was higher than in patients who did wear therapeutic footwear.
NASHVILLE (July 22, 2014)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM) today announced the appointment of William C. (Bill) Mixon as President.
“Today I am excited to announce that Bill Mixon (no relation to Invacare's Mal Mixon) will be joining NSM as President,” said CEO Mike Ballard. “As we grow, our need for talented, experienced business executives continues. Bill’s background and credentials fit with our company mission and values.
WASHINGTON (July 23, 2014)—AAHomecare is leading the charge to build support for the new audit reform legislation by publicly asking all HME state associations for their formal endorsement of H.R. 5083, the Medicare DMEPOS Audit Reform and Improvement (AIR) Act.