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Consultant fabricates $30M in VA business, Rotech says

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ORLANDO, Fla. - A rogue consultant at Rotech Healthcare allegedly lined his pockets with greenbacks - or intended to - by concocting an elaborate swindle that fabricated $30 million in non-existent sales of DME to the Veteran's Affairs.

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PB opens new Helios factory

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PLEASANTON, Calif. – A 65% rise in liquid oxygen usage over the past three years has inspired Helios manufacturer Puritan Bennett to move assembly of the personal oxygen device to a new Indiana factory nearly twice as large as the old one.

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Question & Answer

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Non-profit donates used wheelchairs

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Western wildfires challenged area HMEs

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PINETOP, Ariz.

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American HomePatient dumps Arthur Andersen

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - American HomePatient dumped Arthur Andersen as its accountant in mid June and is in the process of finding a replacement, according to filings with the Security and Exchange Commission.

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Ala. VA bids out sleep studies

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The VA hospital here put out a bid June 20th for at-home sleep studies, but the exact parameters of how the studies would be conducted remain vague.

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Sleep

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Respironics has reworked its Encore Pro Data Management System to enable sleep providers to not only track compliance information but to track its installed patient base.

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Stock picker: Lincare looks good

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CLEARWATER, Fla. - While potential cuts to Medicare Part B raise red flags for some stock analysts following Lincare, that's not the case for stock picker Rich Moroney.

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"We need to position ourselves as healthcare professionals, not retail merchants, which anybody can be."

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Tom Antone had planned to retire May 17.

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DeCarlo follows his heart, departs HME

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WASHINGTON - Mike DeCarlo, a onetime director of regulatory affairs at the National Association of Medical Equipment Supplies (NAMES), is leaving work in the HME industry become director and counsel for policy development at the Health Insurance Association of America.