Archive: December 2019
Invacare board members honored
December 31, 2019HME News Staff
ELYRIA, Ohio - Three members of Invacare's board of directors have been named to WomenInc. Magazine's list of 2019 Most Influential Corporate Directors. The list, which includes Invacare's Susan Alexander, Petra Danielsohn-Weil and Diana Ferguson, will appear in the magazine's Winter 2019 issue. “Our organization benefits from the diversity in talent, experiences and personal characteristics, all of which make us better positioned to support our customers,” said Matthew Monaghan, chairman,...
Mastandrea named CEO
December 31, 2019HME News Staff
GREENSBURG, Pa. - Patricia Mastandrea has been appointed CEO of MedCare Equipment Co., after serving as acting CEO since April. Previously, she was MedCare's COO for 15 years and before that the company's director of operations. She is also a member of the Executive Advisory Board for Brightree. Mastandrea has worked closely with John Sphon, MedCare's former president, who was recently named CEO of Excela Health, which owns MedCare.
MedCare buys assets of Somerset Med Services
December 31, 2019HME News Staff
GREENSBURG, Pa. - MedCare Equipment Company has purchased the assets of Somerset Med Services.The 25-year-old Somerset is a provider of home medical equipment and respiratory therapy services.“As our community ages, the need for home medical equipment and supplies will only continue to increase,” said Patricia Mastandrea, newly-appointed CEO. “The coming together of these two companies allows those needs to be addressed more effectively and efficiently by drawing on the experience...
Relief on the way for complex rehab providers
December 20, 2019Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON - In a hard-fought win, industry stakeholders have succeeded in getting Congress to suspend competitive bidding pricing for accessories for complex manual wheelchairs.Both the House of Representatives and the Senate last week passed H.R. 1865, a year-end spending bill that includes language requiring CMS to stop applying bid pricing to these accessories for 18 months starting Jan. 1, 2020.“This really has been a four-year battle that involved getting resolutions for complex power...
NMEDA highlights safety with new listing
December 20, 2019Liz Beaulieu, Editor
TAMPA, Fla. - The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association has published an online listing of vehicle conversions that it has reviewed for compliance with applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
The listing, available at www.nmeda.com/SafetyReviewedVehicles, helps the association's dealer members and their customers feel confident about their wheelchair accessible vehicles, says Danny Langfield, CEO of NMEDA.
“The idea is, let's give manufacturers the opportunity...
Northshore goes big on customer service
December 20, 2019Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
CHICAGO - Northshore Care Supply recently overhauled its website and its approach to service to provide a more patient-centric experience.The new website's features include tools that allow the provider to offer personalized content to customers based on their feedback, helping them to find the right products on their own.“We have a big focus on providing the right content to the right people,” said Jyll Rademacher, head of e-commerce and marketing. “We are big on taking the feedback...
In brief: Rotech strengthens vent biz, Advanced sells home infusion biz
December 20, 2019HME News Staff
ORLANDO, Fla. - Rotech Healthcare has acquired the respiratory assets of Good Night Medical.
The deal will benefit patients in Ohio, Texas, Georgia, Arkansas and North Carolina, where existing Rotech locations will work with Good Night Medical to coordinate service for those patients.
“Good Night Medical is a great fit with Rotech,” said Tim Pigg, Rotech CEO. “Both companies have strong ventilator programs.”
In October, Rotech obtained a $315 million credit agreement...
AdaptHealth amps up supplies portfolio
December 20, 2019Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. - AdaptHealth's acquisition of Patient Care Solutions gives the provider a nice platform for expanding its supplies business, say analysts.
PCS offers disposable medical supplies, including urological, incontinence, wound care and diabetes supplies, as well as breast pumps.
“They've been doing supplies as a matter of course and I think this gives them the opportunity to leverage the customer base they have,” said Pat Clifford, managing director, the...
ASV trumps PAP for chronic insomnia, study finds
December 19, 2019HME News Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine - Adaptive servo-ventilation proved superior to CPAP therapy in chronic insomnia patients with previously undiagnosed co-morbid OSA, according the first efficacy trial to compare the two modes. Future research must determine the following, according to the trial, which was recently published in The Lancet: the pathophysiological mechanisms to explain how OSA causes chronic insomnia; general population prevalence of this comorbidity; and cost-effectiveness of ASV therapy in complex...
180 Medical expands into incontinence products
December 19, 2019HME News Staff
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - 180 Medical, a nationwide supplier of intermittent catheters and ostomy supplies, now also offers incontinence products. 180 Medical offers a range of incontinence products, including pull-on protective underwear, adult diapers and briefs, children's training pants, baby diapers, urinary bladder pads, incontinence liners, male guards, booster pads and underpads. “It's an exciting time for us,” said Mark Jassey, chief commercial officer. “We've spent nearly...