Tag: GF

A relatively small group of vendors dominated the headlines of HME News in 2012. Four of the most read stories in 2012 had to do with three vendors that found themselves in the crosshairs of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for much of year, each for numerous violations. As 2012 wound to a close, Invacare, GF Health Products and Merits all maintained that they had made significant progress in returning to the FDA's good graces. Invacare was prepping for a third-party audit early in 2013, followed...

During the course of my work week, I often call up people I haven't talked to in awhile just to chat and see if there's anything going on that we ought to check in to. All kinds of press releases find there way into HME News' World Headquarters here in Yarmouth, Maine, but often the best news, information and advice comes from these cold calls. Cold calls are kind of like digging for gold. Anyone can find the nuggets laying on the surface, but only the folks willing to pick up a shovel and break...