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Tyco officials mum on PB's future

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HME News Staff
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02/28/2002
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EXETER, New Hampshire - What does the future hold for Puritan Bennett now that parent company Tyco International plans to subdivide into four independent companies?

Air travel up for people in chairs

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HME News Staff
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02/28/2002
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WASHINGTON - Even with the decline in travel since the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, the number of customers requesting wheelchairs when they make plane reservations is up.

Infusion market up for grabs

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HME News Staff
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02/28/2002
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MELVILLE, N.Y. - By striking a deal to sell its home infusion business, Gentiva Health Services stands poised to throw that market niche up for grabs.

Fla. HMEs rue Medicaid comp. bidding

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HME News Staff
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02/28/2002
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Study: Educate wheelchair users on home modifications

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HME News Staff
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02/28/2002
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YARMOUTH, Maine - A recent study in the American Journal of Public Health calls for health providers to educate wheelchair users on home modifications and ask them specific questions, such as whether a wheelchair will fit through a bathroom door, to help prevent injury.

Finance

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HME News Staff
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02/28/2002
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Understanding your credit history

WITH MIKE ECCLES
Q. In using manufacturer-leasing programs, they always ask for information about my personal credit, as well as business credit. How is this information used to determine my credit approval?

Study: re/hab margins thin

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HME News Staff
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02/28/2002
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Re/hab providers say a recently completed analysis of wheelchair repair costs paints a dismal picture: On average, they lose about $150 per transaction thanks to low reimbursement.

Reimbursement

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HME News Staff
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02/28/2002
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DMERC customer service

OSA linked to hypertension

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HME News Staff
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02/28/2002
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LEAWOOD, Kan.

All eyes on Georgia Medicaid

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HME News Staff
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02/28/2002
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ATLANTA - Now that the window for re/hab providers to obtain a National Registry of Re/hab Technology Suppliers (NRRTS) membership expired last month, it seems the entire re/hab world has its eyes on the Georgia Medicaid program.

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