July 2006


Feature

Weighing In On Bariatrics


Some Sweet Dreams for Sleep

By Ellen Z. Harrison, Bob McCoy


Sleep Lab Offers Comfort of Upscale Hotel


The State of Seating & Positioning

By Ellen Z. Harrison, Bob McCoy


Computer Software Update

By Anthony J. Sadar, Daniel J. Wallace


The State of Seating and Positioning

By Ellen Z. Harrison, Bob McCoy


Tools and Tips

By W. David Yates, Roger E. Meiners


At Home with Dealers


Are Wheelchair Cushions Considered Support Surfaces?


Accreditation: How Software Companies Can Help

By Nikolay Voutchkov, Melissa Jackson


Wound Care and Support Surfaces


At Home with Dealers


Trends in Wound Care Technology


Auto Access Aftermarket


News

Senators Introduce Bill to Modify 'In the Home' Restriction


TiLite Launches The TX


MED Group Announces New Purchasing Network Members


HHS Sponsors National Obesity Action Forum


CMS Issues LCD for Power Mobility Devices


Home Oxygen Therapy for Medicare Patients Is Service-Intensive, Says Study


Oxygen Clients Still Free to Fly with Approved Portable Oxygen Concentrators


The Scooter Store Recognizes National Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week


Childhood Obesity: What's the Future for Bariatrics?


CMS Issues Quality Standards


AAHomecare Announces New President and CEO


AccuMED Teams Up with Velcro


Survey Says: Mask Replacement Low for CPAP Users


States Get Funding for Home, Community-Based Care


Targeting Wound Care with Silver Dressings, Support Surfaces


Happy Birthday To You: Pride Celebrates Jazzy's 10th Birthday


Study Shows that Physicians, Patients Not Talking About Sleep


CMS Releases New PMD Codes


Medline Receives American Red Cross Award


Authentidate Holding Corp. Names National Director of Health Care Sales


AAHomecare's Steps Toward Effective Facility Tours for Members of Congress


Temple University to Study Medical Call Center for COPD


Coloplast Study Shows Frequency of Skin Disorders for Ostomy Clients


AAHomecare Reacts to Proposed Oxygen Rule


Bathroom Safety: Following Hip and Knee Replacement


Respironics' Sleep Diagnostics Group Earns Frost & Sullivan Award


Tools of the Trade: Fitting Clients with the Right Patient Lift


Soft-Aid, USMD and Visionary Medical Systems Merge


New Power Mobility Documentation Guidance, Requirements Issued by DME MAC


Quick-Med Technologies' Bernd Liesenfeld Earns Blue Ribbon Award


ContourMed Introduces ContourMed EasyFit


Invacare Grows Sleep Division with AEIOMed Agreement


VIASYS Expands Presence in Sleep Therapy


LAP-BAND Procedure Shows Significant Benefits


Team Invacare's Ernst Van Dyk Wins Laureus World Sports Award


Providers Monitor Clients During Heat Wave


Permobil Videos Receive Three Telly Awards


Allergies & Asthma: Fight Back with Air Filtering Products


PARI & BOC in Collaboration to Develop Innovative Drug Delivery Systems


CMS Issues Final Decision on iBOT


Palm Pilots Help COPD Patients


Airgas Announces Pricing Actions Effective June 26


Walgreens Web Site to Recruit Employees With Disabilities


Ramp Coalition: Lack of Input Results in Flawed Regulations and Confusion for Beneficiaries


ResMed to Reach Out to Diabetes Educators


Sleep Apnea: Increasing Awareness & Treating the Most Complex Cases


Tina Roesler Joins TiLite as Director of Sales and Education


Medtrade Preparation Begins


CMS Issues Final Rule on Accreditation


FreeStyle Navigator Shows Promise in Two New Studies


Insulin Exempt from TSA's Liquid Ban


Tips For Creating a Senior Friendly Home


Study Reveals Sleepiness and Performance Impairment in Commercial Drivers


The Right Fit Ensures Proper Home Blood Pressure Monitoring


Freedom Lift Corp. Appoints Sales Managers


Respironics, Masimo Expand Relationship with Pulse Oximetry Solution