Tag: 2021
Steve Ackerman to be honored at Medtrade East
October 14, 2021HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Provider Steve Ackerman has been named the 2021 Van Miller Homecare Champion.
Ackerman, president and CEO of Spectrum Medical in Silver Spring, Md., has held various leadership roles for AAHomecare, most recently as chairman of the board. He has spoken before Congress and CMS as an industry expert, and represented the HME industry as a champion for HME policy priorities.
The Van Miller Homecare Champion Award recognizes and honors AAHomecare members who reflect...
Stakeholders ‘come together’ for awareness week
October 1, 2021Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON – About 95 organizations participated in National CRT Awareness Week, which was held the week of Sept. 20 in concert with the Virtual CRT Congressional Fly-in, says Mickae Lee.
Last year, the event drew about 60 organizations.
“It’s really exciting to see that growth,” said Lee, the associate director of NCART, which organized the event with NRRTS. “We weren’t really sure about having the fly-in as part of CRT Awareness Week, but there...
In brief: Permobil white paper, Walgreens investment, new partnerships
October 1, 2021HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Permobil has published a new white paper on the benefits of standing power wheelchairs that draws from reviews from 41 publications, usage data from Permobil Connect and an internal survey.
Top takeaways include:
The positive effects on pressure relief for skin, bone mineral density and bowel/bladder function in users.
Improved mental health and self-esteem, and the increased ability to communicate and perform daily activities.
Ability to better...
Speaker Q&A: Bruce Gehring
October 1, 2021Tracy Orzel
ATLANTA - As a Medtrade veteran, Bruce Gehring knows the ins and outs of revenue cycles—both in and out of pandemics. HME News caught up with Gehring, senior vice president of business development at Allegiance Group, who will be co-hosting two sessions in Atlanta, about how COVID-19 changed, and is still shaping, billing and collection.
HME News: How has the pandemic impacted workflow processes and procedures?
Bruce Gehring: The interesting thing we saw from...
Medtrade East exhibitors rolling out red carpet for visitors
October 1, 2021John Andrews
ATLANTA – With pandemic-induced virtual meetings dominating the past year-and-a-half, Medtrade East exhibitors are greatly looking forward to seeing “live” visitors at their booths during the trade show, Oct. 18-20 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
“Even though our industry has done a tremendous job expanding our use of digital communications, , there is nothing that can replace in-person networking and the conversations that are held on the expo hall...
Lunch and meet at Medtrade East
September 27, 2021HME News Staff
ATLANTA – Medtrade East will offer a Power Lunch, presented by The VGM Group, on Wednesday from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Room C108/109. Attendees will be able to choose from seven hot topics, including billing and reimbursement, leadership through a public health emergency, health care at home, respiratory, retail, wound care and audits…Medtrade East is also offering MedtradeMeet, a matchmaking platform designed to facilitate product discovery and new connections between exhibitors,...
AAHomecare gears up for virtual conference, Medtrade East
September 16, 2021HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The deadline to register for AAHomecare’s Virtual Washington Legislative Conference is coming up: Sept. 22.
The association won’t be able to make meeting requests with lawmakers of behalf of attendees after that date.
Also on Sept. 22, AAHomecare will host an Issue Education and Training Program for the conference at 2:30 p.m. ET. The association encourages all attendees to participate to gain a full understanding of this year’s new virtual...
Medtrade East to require masks
September 14, 2021HME News Staff
ATLANTA – Show organizers will require masks at Medtrade East, Oct. 18-20, at the Georgia World Congress Center. In an update to the Medtrade East website, they also note that Atlanta is under a mask mandate. “Medtrade East is excited to welcome our attendees and exhibitors back to forge new relationships and celebrate old ones,” show organizers say on the website. “Our team is committed to creating an event experience where our customers, partners and employees can safely...
Atlanta show rebranding emphasizes region over season
August 31, 2021John Andrews
The HME industry’s largest trade show has been rebranded as Medtrade East to reflect geography instead of the time of year it is held. Following the July premier of Medtrade West in Phoenix, Medtrade East at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta Oct. 18-20 is being presented as a regional contrast rather than the previous emphasis on spring and fall.
“Many people unofficially called the Atlanta show ‘Medtrade East’,” show director York Schwab said about...
Seminars address COVID-19
August 31, 2021John Andrews
In keeping with the ongoing challenges caused by COVID-19 and its variants, the Medtrade East Education Advisory Board has included several seminars that deal with the virus-related issues providers are facing for the Oct. 18-20 educational sessions at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
“Several of the programs we selected deal directly with COVID,” said EAB member Jeff Baird. “Other programs we selected focus on what we believe the key issues will be for suppliers...