YARMOUTH, Maine – These days, if HME providers aren’t sending their delivery technicians and respiratory therapists out the door with smart phones and/or tablets, it’s not because their software systems don’t support the technology.
ELYRIA, Ohio – Invacare has reached a settlement with two shareholders that claim the company’s board of directors and management team “breached their fiduciary duties” in connection with its compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations.
YARMOUTH, Maine – Vendors that help home medical equipment providers automate their re-supply businesses are re-tooling their systems in the wake of a huge policy change by Medicare.
What should providers be doing now that they’ve submitted their bids for Round 2 of competitive bidding? Getting back to work, says Wayne Grau, vice president of sales for The MED Group.
ATLANTA and CAPE CORAL, Fla. – GF Health Products and Merits Health Products, which received warning letters late last year about violations at their manufacturing facilities, say the ball is in the U.S Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) court.
YARMOUTH, Maine – The “crazy amount of audits” hitting HME providers has created a niche business for industry consultants and billing companies that offer services to help them navigate the process.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Fisher & Paykel Healthcare says expanding clinical applications for its medical devices and new products contributed to record operating revenue of NZ$516.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2012.
ALBURTIS, Pa. – You’ve probably seen Sure Fit’s furniture slipcovers on the shelves at Target and other large retailers. Now the company has launched a line of manual wheelchair slipcovers that may be suitable for the shelves of HME stores.