Tag: 2018
NRRTS seeks nominations
December 26, 2018HME News Staff
LUBBOCK, Texas - NRRTS is accepting nominations for the following awards: Leadership Award, Distinguished Service Award, Consumer Advocate of the Year and Simon Margolis Fellow. For requirements and to submit letters of nomination, email Weesie Walker, executive director of NRRTS, at wwalker@nrrts.org. Nominations must be received by midnight on Feb. 28. The winners of the awards will be presented at the 35th International Seating Symposium, March 18-22 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center...
Something wicked this way comes: Literal (literal!) Mayhem heads to the Medicaid program
October 22, 2018Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
Among the first providers I bumped into at Medtrade last week: The Feiersteins.
You know Lisa and Steve of Active Healthcare fame. They sold their sleep business and now focus on nebulizers and certain diabetes supplies.
We stopped to chat for several minutes about the direction this industry is going in, what's going to be the next big thing (retail? Probably not) and eventually, Medicaid.
Well! It so happens that the Maine-based HME News team had literally (literally!) just learned...
Homecare Champion speaks on behalf of tiny state and resonates in larger industry
October 19, 2018Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
BARBOURSVILLE, West Va. - Regina Gillispie was already a 20-year veteran of the HME industry when parts of her rural service area were combined with the Ashland, Ky., MSA in Round 2 of competitive bidding. That forced her off the sidelines and to Washington, D.C., in 2009.
“I didn't have a choice,” said Gillispie, owner of Best Home Medical in Barboursville, West Virginia, who was named the 2018 Van Miller Homecare Champion at Medtrade last week.“I said, 'We've...
In brief: Medtrade wraps up, new bid resource debuts
October 19, 2018HME News Staff
ATLANTA - Medtrade attendees selected Caire's FreeStyle Comfort portable oxygen concentrator as this year's gold winner in the New Product Pavilion.
Abely's portable electric recliner, the Abelift, took home silver; and 3B Medical's CPAP hose cleaner, the Lumin Bullet, took home bronze.
The winners were announced ahead of the show's closing bell on Wednesday.
Stand out Stand Up
AAHomecare's Stand Up for Homecare reception raised $45,000 to support industry advocacy...
Medtrade lookback: Manufacturers take center stage on show floor
October 19, 2018Liz Beaulieu, Editor
ATLANTA - Manufacturers and vendors strutted their stuff en mass at Medtrade in October in Atlanta. Here's a roundup of what some of them had on offer.
3B feeds cash-hungry providers
3B Medical's Alex Lucio said at Medtrade that the company has sold out of its Lumin Bullet, a device that cleans CPAP hoses, even though it hasn't even started production yet. The company expects to make the device available in December.
Why is the Lumin Bullet resonating so much with providers?...
Medtrade wrap-up: Winning products, winning event and one big winner
October 18, 2018HME News Staff
ATLANTA - Medtrade attendees selected Caire's FreeStyle Comfort portable oxygen concentrator as this year's gold winner in the New Product Pavilion.
Abely's portable electric recliner, the Abelift, took home silver; and 3B Medical's CPAP hose cleaner, the Lumin Bullet, took home bronze.
The winners were announced ahead of the show's closing bell on Wednesday.
Stand out Stand Up
AAHomecare's Stand Up for Homecare reception raised $45,000 to support industry advocacy...
Medtrade kicks off: Conference offers education for 'today and future'
October 12, 2018John Andrews
ATLANTA - Ask Medtrade Education Director Jeff Baird how he and his colleagues develop the most relevant education for HME providers at this week's conference and expo, and he'll tell you it comes down to timing.
“The Medtrade Education Advisory Board spends substantial time debating what is relevant to HME providers today and into the future,” he said. “The EAB recognizes that the HME industry today is different from what it was a few years ago, and in a few years it...
Session spotlight: Measure it, or it never happened
October 12, 2018Jeff Rowe
ATLANTA - Do you know what your HME company's key performance indicators are? At Medtrade, during the session “Key Performance Indicators for your DME Revenue Cycle" on Tuesday, Joey Graham, general manager of Prochant, will explore how to identify, measure and impact KPIs for HME providers.
HME News: What percentage of HME providers keeps track of KPIs?
Joey Graham: It's super scattered, both in terms of the level of implementation of KPIs and the way providers calculate them....
HME Woman of the year finalists announced
September 27, 2018HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa - Four finalists have been selected for the 2018 HME Woman of the Year, VGM has announced.
The finalists, chosen from 39 nominations, are:
Karen Atkins, CEO and president, Mobility First;
Georgie Blackburn, vice president, government relations and legislative affairs, Blackburn's;
Colleen Hunter, CEO and president, Browning's Pharmacy and Health Care; and
Deanne Sandvold, vice president and owner, EZ-Access, a division of Homecare Products, Inc.
“These...
Measure it, or it never happened
September 24, 2018Jeff Rowe
ATLANTA - Do you know what your HME company's key performance indicators (KPI's) are? Chances are you don't, but according to experts, you definitely should. At Medtrade in Atlanta, in “Key Performance Indicators for your DME Revenue Cycle," Joey Graham, general manager of Prochant, will explore how to identify, measure and impact KPIs for HME providers.
HME News: What percentage of HME providers keeps track of KPIs?
Joey Graham: It's super scattered, both in terms of...