Archive | October, 2006

US Homecare Industry Update – Lots of News Today

by Frank Barlin on October 26, 2006 in All, Editorial, Home Healthcare

New RAMP report and Invacare, Respironics and Apria announce latest quarter earnings: A new RAMP report has just been issued by the Power Wheelchair Industry: Here’s the headline: Government Data Refutes CMS Claims that Utilization of Mobility Benefit Is on the Rise – Utilization Sharply Declined Since 2003; No Support for CMS Claims of Increases. [...]

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Total Product Life Cycle for Portable Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems – Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff

by Editor on October 23, 2006 in Asides

FDA seeks comments on BGMS (essentially diabetic products using fingerstick method) Total Product Life Cycle for Portable Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems (BGMS) – Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff

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Stent Clinical Trial Taxus® and Cypher® in Diabetics

by Editor on October 23, 2006 in Asides

While re-intervention rates at one year were similar between arch rivals Johnson and Johnson and Boston Scientific, this study claims that Taxus® has statistically superior performance in the fast growing diabetic population. Boston Scientific Corporation – TAXUS® Performance Superior to Cypher® in Diabetic Patients in Head-to-Head Study

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Rehacare Europe 2006 – And The Winner Is

by Frank Barlin on October 23, 2006 in All, Editorial, Home Healthcare

Reha has now come and gone again and I have decided to choose a winner. Handicare is the winner, and this is the reason. Less than a year after acquiring Movingpeople , Handicare has done a great job of presenting one face to their European customer. Their booth was simple and clearly branded. In addition [...]

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Disguised Kickback Scheme In The Homecare Industry- Really?

by Frank Barlin on October 16, 2006 in All, Editorial, Home Healthcare

In the latest HME News there is an interesting, if not curious write-up concerning the Office of Inspector General issuing a (its not clear) warning to an alleged wheelchair manufacturer that “providing dealers (my words) with advertising and reimbursement advice may not be a good idea – allegedly because of the possibility of “kickbacks”.” Well [...]

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