Archive | September, 2006

British government defends new anti-ageist law

by Frank Barlin on September 30, 2006 in Asides

Clients from the UK should no longer call me saying they want to restructure their organization with some young energetic new blood. They would be breaking this new law. Suits me – forces the client to really think through what they really need. British government defends new anti-ageist law – Yahoo! News

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Invacare Reorganizes In The Second Largest Homecare Market – Germany

by Frank Barlin on September 27, 2006 in All, Editorial, Home Healthcare

Invacare announced today that they were consolidating their sales organizations in the second largest homecare market in the world – Germany. The new organization will be known as Invacare Aquatec. Following the acquisition 2 years ago of Domus, the Aquatec and Invacare organizations in Germany had remained in separate locations (one in the north and [...]

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Oxygen equipment costs fuel debate in Ohio

by admin on September 27, 2006 in Asides

The debate continues Oxygen equipment costs fuel debate in Ohio Medicare could buy almost 13 home oxygen machines for what it pays to rent one, according to a federal investigation.

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New Medicare Wheelchair Plan Could Hurt Pride – And Industry Update Prior to Medtrade 2006

by Frank Barlin on September 17, 2006 in All, Editorial, Home Healthcare

Times Leader | 09/15/2006 | New Medicare wheelchair plan could hurt Pride Pennsylvania’s two U.S. senators and two local congressmen want to delay new, stricter Medicare policies they say might deny the elderly and disabled access to power wheelchairs. The new policies could also hurt wheelchair manufacturer Pride Mobility Products Corp., one of Luzerne County’s [...]

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FDA Statement on Coronary Drug-Eluting Stents

by Editor on September 16, 2006 in All, Medical Devices

The FDA issued a statement September 14, 2006 following the controversy from papers presented at the presented at the March 2006 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in Atlanta GA – (Basket-Late study) and more recently the Sept 2006 European Society of Cardiology Annual Meeting/World Congress of Cardiology Meeting in Barcelona Spain – (the Camenzind [...]

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