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Cassi Price

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Medtrade preview: Dive into e-commerce – compliantly

January 24, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

DALLAS – When it comes to launching an e-commerce site, Medtrade speaker Cassi Price sees a lot of hesitation from HME providers who don’t understand how they can do it compliantly.  Price, president of VGM Forbin, says she wants to pull back the curtain on best practices during her session, “Navigating Compliance in Ecommerce: A Roadmap for Online Retail Success in the Healthcare Industry,” which she will co-present with Kelly Grahovac of the van Halem Group.  HME...

Cassi Price, Compliance, e-commerce, Medtrade, VGM Forbin


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Medtrade: Exhibitors look forward to ‘big turnout’

March 24, 2023John Andrews

DALLAS – Moving Medtrade to a central location that not only makes travel easier but also offers recreational opportunities could help boost attendance, exhibitors say.  “Dallas is a great central location with a lot of ‘draw’ for attendees in terms of social and entertaining opportunities, as well as a hub for major airlines to make it easy to get to,” said Katherine Royster, executive vice president of marketing for Sarasota, Fla.-based React Health. “I...

Home Medical Equipment (HME), Medtrade


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Joey Graham

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Learn how HME automation has evolved

February 27, 2023John Andrews

DALLAS – Technology–specifically information technology–has become the lifeblood of the HME industry, enabling providers to gain more control over their businesses, their patients and their future. It can be daunting to understand and harness the myriad functions, applications and operations of the digital universe, even for those who have been immersed in it for years, which is why Medtrade has made it a focus of its education program.  “Providers need to approach...

A/R Allegiance Group, Home Medical Equipment (HME), Medtrade, Prochant


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Exhibitors look forward to ‘big turnout’

February 27, 2023John Andrews

DALLAS – Moving Medtrade to a central location that not only makes travel easier but also offers recreational opportunities could help boost attendance, exhibitors say.  “Dallas is a great central location with a lot of ‘draw’ for attendees in terms of social and entertaining opportunities, as well as a hub for major airlines to make it easy to get to,” said Katherine Royster, executive vice president of marketing for Sarasota, Fla.-based React Health. “I...

Home Medical Equipment (HME), Medtrade, Pride Mobility, React Health


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Collin Donoghue

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Medtrade session preview: Strong communication is key to CGM success

February 24, 2023Tracy Orzel

DALLAS - With roughly 1.4 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes every year, the need for patient access to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) suppliers will only increase, says Collin Donoghue, vice president and general manager of ABCO Medical Supply in Knoxville, Tenn.  HME News spoke to Donoghue and Ronda Buhrmester, senior director of payer relations and reimbursement for VGM Group, who will be co-presenting a session on how to navigate the intricacies of providing CGMs and why it’s...

ABCO Medical Supply, Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), Medtrade, VGM Group


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York Schwab

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Dallas ‘perfect venue’ for Medtrade

February 2, 2023John Andrews

Given its central location, mild spring weather, convention facility and role as a major transportation hub for air traffic, Dallas checks all the boxes for Medtrade’s new single-show location March 28-30, show director York Schwab says.  “With one show per year, attendees can set their sights on a single rallying point to launch providers into success for the remainder of the year—thanks to the March scheduling,” Schwab said. “Atlanta served the show well, but...

2023, Home Medical Equipment (HME), Medtrade, York Schwab


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Speaker Q&A: Raymond Gregg: Mind the gap in patient data 

February 2, 2023Tracy Orzel

DALLAS - When it comes to patient reporting, physicians are looking for information that goes beyond “box data” to give them a complete picture of overall health, as well as potential gaps in care, says Raymond Gregg, vice president of sales & business development at Encore Healthcare.  Here’s what Gregg, who will host a session at Medtrade on patient reporting and outcome goals, has to say about “minding the gap” and how to intervene.  HME News: What...

Encore Healthcare, Medtrade, Patient data, Raymond Gregg


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Ronda Buhrmester

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Lean less heavily on waivers

October 4, 2022John Andrews

ATLANTA - As the HME industry ventures further into a post-pandemic landscape, providers should move away from reliance on audit waivers and flexibilities, Medtrade East speakers say.  While audits never stopped completely during the throes of COVID-19, federally sanctioned waivers helped staunch the burden to providers while the pandemic raged. Yet, now with the viral threat easing up, so are the audit breaks.  “I strongly encourage any suppliers who are relying on waivers...

2022, Audit, Home Medical Equipment (HME), Medtrade


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Medtrade East preview: Fond farewell to a special era

October 4, 2022John Andrews

ATLANTA – The last Medtrade in Atlanta is sure to bring out feelings of nostalgia this year, as long-time vendors and attendees reminisce about the hustle and bustle of the show’s glory days in the '80s and ‘90s at the Georgia World Congress Center.  While sentimentality is certainly a factor for some, there is also strong support for Medtrade moving to Dallas next year as it consolidates from two shows into one.  Doug Francis, president and CEO of St. Petersburg,...

2022, Home Medical Equipment (HME), Medtrade


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Jeff Woodham

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Speaker Q&A: Take cybercrime seriously 

October 4, 2022Tracy Orzel

With cybercrime costing the world $6 trillion annually, HME providers need to perform assessments of internal and external vulnerabilities and threats regularly, not just once a year, says Jeff Woodham. HME News spoke to Woodham, vice president of operations at Mandry Technology Solutions, and host of the Medtrade session, “Cybersecurity protection and planning,” about why scammers are drawn to health care and what providers can do to mitigate that threat.  HME News: Just how...

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