press releases

Medtrade 2010 Opening Session to Focus on Innovation and Creativity
Alpharetta, Ga — September 2, 2010 — Nielsen Expositions, owner and producer of Medtrade and Medtrade Spring, announces Clifford Schorer, a proponent of innovation and the free enterprise process, will be the keynote speaker for the opening session of Medtrade 2010 Read more

Medtrade Announces New Track to Address Competitive Bidding
Alpharetta, Ga — August 27, 2010 — Nielsen Expositions, owner and producer of Medtrade and Medtrade Spring, announces it has added a track for the Medtrade 2010 Conference that will focus on national competitive bidding. Read more

SIGVARIS Partners With Medtrade to Provide Pre‐Conference Seminar About Venous Disease and Compression Therapy
Peachtree City, Ga — August 23, 2010 — SIGVARIS has teamed up with Medtrade, the largest event in the home medical equipment industry, to offer home medical equipment providers the opportunity to become certified fitters of compression therapy products. Read more

Accessible Lifestyle Home to Premier at Medtrade 2010
Alpharetta, Ga — August 19, 2010 — Nielsen Expositions, owner and producer of Medtrade and Medtrade Spring, announces it will premier the NextGen Medtrade Accessible Home: A Healthy Living Lifestyle Environment at Medtrade 2010. Read more

Medtrade Producer Announces Blue Ribbon Task Force
Alpharetta, Ga — August 19, 2010 — Nielsen Expositions, owner and producer of Medtrade and Medtrade Spring, announces the creation of its Blue Ribbon Task Force. Read more

Medtrade Spring 2010 Award Winners Demonstrate Focus on Research and Development, Creativity
Alpharetta, Ga. — May 27, 2010 — Producers of Medtrade Spring, which was held May 11 – 13 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, announced winners of the New Product Pavilion and Best Booth awards on the final day of the event. Medtrade Spring, the home medical equipment industry’s leading mid-year event. Read more

Medtrade Spring 2010 Brings HME Industry Together to Focus on Future Success
Alpharetta, Ga. — May 16, 2010 — Nearly 5,000 home health care professionals met in Las Vegas this month at Medtrade Spring 2010, which was held May 11 – 13 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. Read more

GAMES Members Converge on Washington!
Earlier this week, a delegation of GAMES members joined the over 200 Home Medical Equipment Suppliers attending AAHomecare's Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. The conference featured numerous "Washington Insider" speakers, elected officials, tips on lobbying, and great networking events. Read more

Obama Unveils Revised Health Reform Plan as 270 HME Providers Meet Lawmakers Today on Capitol Hill
Kicking off the AAHomecare Washington Legislative Conference yesterday morning, AAHomecare President Tyler Wilson said, "You’re here in Washington at a pivotal moment in the nation’s ongoing discussion about healthcare." Read more

PECOS IS DELAYED—CMS Postpones PECOS to January 3, 2011
CMS announced today that it will delay until January 3, 2011 the provider enrollment requirements under the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Facing overwhelming enrollment problems, CMS recognized that it was unable to implement PECOS on the scheduled implementation date of April 5, 2010. Read more

Medtrade Spring Registration Now Open - Special pricing available through February 5
Alpharetta, Ga. — January 28, 2010 — Registration is now open for Medtrade Spring 2010. Medtrade Spring, the mid-year educational and buying event for the home medical equipment industry, will take place May 11 – 13 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas. Read more

Invacare Corporation Teams with Medwish International to Provide Aid to Haiti
Invacare Corporation is donating supplies to MedWish International, a local Cleveland non-profit organization, to assist relief efforts in Haiti. Invacare HomeCare, Invacare Continuing Care and Invacare Supply Group are banding together to donate walkers, mattresses, canes, pairs of crutches, wheelchairs and profuse hospital aids and supplies. Read more

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