AM Airway Management/VirtuOx Earns Provider’s Choice Award; Looks Forward to Strong 2013
CARROLLTON, TX, April 18, 2013 – AM Airway Management/VirtuOx earned the Provider’s Choice Award for its TapPap Nasal Pillows CPAP mask at this year’s Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas.  Read more

Evenup Corp Earns Merit Award, Capitalizes on Retail Focus; Looking Forward to Strong 2013
BUFORD, GA, April 18, 2013 – The Evenup Corp, Buford, Ga, landed the Merit Award for its Evenup product, a shoelift device that corrects differences in leg length due to rehab boots on the opposite foot.  Read more

Sandy Springs Resident Kevin Gaffney Earns Outstanding GSU Alumni Award
ATLANTA, April 2, 2013 - The School of Hospitality at Georgia State University (GSU) recently named Kevin Gaffney, group show director, Nielsen Expositions, A division of the Nielsen Company, as one of its 40 outstanding alumni. The honor is part of the hospitality school’s 40th anniversary festivities, and the 100-year anniversary of GSU. Read more

Manufacturers Welcome Attendees at Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Randy Clare: “We were slammed from the moment the exhibit hall opened.”
LAS VEGAS, March 21, 2013 – As Medtrade Spring organizers cut the ceremonial ribbon and attendees streamed onto the expo floor at Mandalay Bay, Ron Resnick, president of Blue Chip Medical, Suffern, NY, did not get his hopes up. “I expected doom and gloom,” he said. “But the first day was a huge success. People were surprisingly optimistic, and we accomplished our goals.” Read more

Day Two of Medtrade Spring
AAHomecare Legislative Update: “…there is hope. Patients want what we offer.”
LAS VEGAS, March 20, 2013 – Speakers at AAHomecare’s afternoon Legislative Update did not sugarcoat the current situation faced by HME providers in 2013. “Things do look bleak,” said Joel Marx, chairman of AAHomecare, to more than 150 attendees at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. “But there is hope. Patients want what we offer, and we will find a way to survive. The difference is we must change.” Read more

Day One of Medtrade Spring: Retail Session Brings Standing-Room-Only Crowd
LAS VEGAS, March 20, 2013 – On Tuesday, March 19, Jim Greatorex urged Medtrade Spring attendees to turn their businesses into a “marketing company first and an HME second.” The message resonated with a standing-room only crowd on day one of Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas. Read more

Day One of Medtrade Spring
Advocates Preach Realism, Optimism, and Activism - Stand Up for HomeCare Brings in Just Over $50K
LAS VEGAS, March 20, 2013 – John Gallagher, vice president of Government Relations for the VGM Group, greeted morning attendees at Medtrade Spring with a message of cautious optimism. “Congress is slowly taking notice,” he said. “I am hoping that by the end of this week we have a bill introduced to replace competitive bidding with the market pricing program (MPP) If not this week, we will wait until after the Easter recess.” Read more