Tag: Membership

WASHINGTON - AAHomecare says it has seen a strong increase in the number of companies supporting the association at the corporate partner level.American Medical Technologies joined the association in March as a platinum corporate partner, and Apria Healthcare and McKesson have both increased their support to that level, bringing the total number of platinum corporate partners to seven.“We appreciate the investment that every one of our members is making in AAHomecare,” said Tom Ryan,...

LUBBOCK, Texas - Membership at the National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers is on the rise. “Over the past five or six years, our registrant numbers were static due to people retiring or leaving the industry,” said Weesie Walker, executive director of NRRTS.  Now, those numbers are starting to go up thanks to new entrants into the complex rehab market. Walker also chalks up the increase in membership to the popularity of its webinars, which have also seen...

PHOENIX - The Arizona Medical Equipment Suppliers Association saw record attendance at its annual conference held Aug. 6 in Phoenix, according to a press release. The association has also seen its ranks grow for the fifth consecutive year. It now represents 44 companies in the state with 80 member contacts. “We are still a small association, but we are seeing more and more interest and recognition here,” said Rose Schafhauser, executive director of the association. “We are aggressively...

The DME/HME industry for the past 30 or more years has been cyclic. There have been changes, but most providers have experienced very good years. But the times are now rapidly changing. CMS and Medicare have been running out of funds. They are looking for every way possible to delay reimbursements. They move forward without any thoughts of how these delays will affect the beneficiaries and providers. AAHomecare is leading the battle, together with the state DME associations, against these onerous...