Tag: Active Suppliers

The other day in this blog, I asked the following question: "Can the industry have it both ways? Can it embrace the economists when they say the current program is greatly flawed, but give them the cold shoulder when they propose what, in their opinion, is a workable alternative?" The answer, according to John Shirvinsky, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Medical Suppliers (PAMS), is "Yes." After reading the email that John sent to me yesterday, I'm inclined to agree. Mike Moran Here's...

When I arrived at work this morning, I found this email awaiting me in my in-box: Hi Apologies for having to reach out to you like this, but I made a quick trip to  London,United Kingdom and had my bag stolen from me with my passport and credit cards in it. The  embassy is willing to help by letting me fly without my passport, I just have to pay for a ticket  and settle Hotel bills. Unfortunately for me, I can't have access to funds without my credit  card, I've made contact with...

I received an interesting email yesterday  from an HME provider I've known and respected for several years. This provider, who asked that I not use his name, had a "few thoughts" on a blog I posted last week, "Just the facts, please." In that blog, I suggested that providers ought to diversify away from Medicare oxygen and more vigorously pursue retail sales. However, after reading and considering this email, I'm reminded once again that there's usually more than one way to skin a cat. Here's...

I came across this study the other day by Kalorama  Information, which predicts big changes are in store for the home respiratory market. Here's the executive summary, which I think you'll find interesting. MM Internet Sales Challenge Respiratory Equipment Manufacturers, Says Report NEW YORK-  Over six billion dollars worth of respiratory equipment is sold through online dealers, often discounted, one of the many distribution challenges that manufacturers of respiratory  equipment...

I can't prove this beyond a doubt, but I believed the HME News crew traveled farther to Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas last week than anyone else—at least anyone in the continental United States. If you look at a map, that appears to be the case, and according to Google (isn't everything according to Google these days?), the driving distance to Las Vegas from Portland, Maine is 2,860 miles. Fortunately, we did not have to drive, but the 6.5 hour flight, not including a painful three-hour layover,...