LAS VEGAS (Jan. 19, 2015)—With 70 days remaining until the start of Medtrade Spring, retail-oriented manufacturers are already vying for providers’ attentions.
HOUSTON (Jan. 19, 2015)—COR Medical Technologies (COR) announced today that Dr. William C. Roberts, editor in chief of The American Journal of Cardiology and the Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, has been appointed to its senior editorial board.
ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 20, 2015)—Rotech Healthcare Inc. (Rotech) announced it has completed its purchase of respiratory equipment assets of a local DME provider servicing in Natchitoches, Louisiana and surrounding areas, increasing Rotech’s ability to serve respiratory-related home healthcare patients and referral sources in that part of Louisiana.
EXETER, Pa. (Jan. 9, 2015)—Pride Mobility Products Corporation has appointed industry veteran, Randy Walsh, vice president of Jazzy & retail mobility sales.
Walsh has over a decade of experience in the retail mobility industry, including serving sales leadership roles directly relating to lift chairs, scooters and Group-2 power chairs, as well as in retail mobility marketing roles.
TAMPA (Dec. 15, 2014)—Independent Medical Co-Op (IMCO), Daytona Beach, FL and Get Social Consulting, Tampa, FL, have teamed up to offer industry-leading digital marketing services to DME/HME providers who are seeking to improve their digital marketing, social media and e-commerce/retail cash sales.
IMCO recently launched their new Home Care initiative, a dedicated membership group serving Independent DME/HME dealers through the United States.
SOMERSET, Pa. (Jan. 15, 2015)—DeVilbiss Healthcare announced its 2015 live clinical webinar schedule. Each live webinar, developed for respiratory therapists and sleep technologists, is free of charge and worth one traditional CRCE pending approval from the AARC.
The webinar schedule is as follows:
WATERLOO, Iowa (Jan. 22, 2015)—VGM Insurance Services will celebrate 25 years of serving the HME industry by giving back to HME providers and the communities they serve through the Quarter Century of Caring Campaign.
During each month from March to December, VGM Insurance will award $1,000 to two or three insurance customers or VGM Members who provide the most compelling nominations of a local charity.
WASHINGTON (Jan. 20, 2015)—As the calendar rolls into 2015, the state of the industry is heavily influenced by two public policies implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—the bidding program for durable medical equipment (DME) and the auditing process for providers and hospitals.
In addition to changing rates in non-bid locations, CMS plans to lower certain rates based on regional calculations, all under the guise of streamlining the bid program