Tag: Medtrade 2014

Software vendors realize they are serving a market beset by financial challenges, a shrinking provider base and changing business dynamics.Add to that: consolidation among their own ranks.Yet, despite all this, they remain optimistic about their future and the continued viability of the HME industry.One sure sign of that: Medtrade organizers reported earlier this year that many software vendors signed up for their booths early this year. It's obvious, amid the shakeout of proviers and vendors, they're...

ATLANTA - The new era of HME is certainly reflected in the tone of Medtrade 2014's educational sessions, with a variety of tracks dedicated to niche markets, retail opportunities and other topics covering the “new normal,” education advisory board (EAB) members say.To keep HME providers abreast of the latest trends, programmers are including new seminar ideas while bringing back a popular favorite in a new format. The goal, they say, is to avoid the staid and superficial, while concentrating...

ATLANTA - Medtrade will offer a new “niche market” track at this year's show. The six educational sessions address home modifications, ventilation services, support surfaces and therapeutic shoes. “Providers who dabble will likely not succeed, but those willing to put in the proper training and capital investment can establish a profitable business,” show organizers state in a press release. Medtrade takes place Oct. 20-23 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.