Tag: Ben Hertz
Elmora Pharmacy gets in the game
January 31, 2014Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ELIZABETH, N.J. — He may not be playing, but in the lead up to Super Bowl 2014, Ben Hertz touted his HME offerings using the Twitter hashtag #SuperBowl.The tweet: If you're in town for the #SuperBowl and need medical equipment of supplies, call us! We can deliver to you!“I am pretty involved in social media, so I put out things no matter how far fetched they might be,” said Hertz, store manager of Elmora Pharmacy. “If I get a call for a wheelchair rental or a knee scooter...
Providers try to balance quality, cost
October 25, 2013Leah Hoenen
YARMOUTH, Maine - As CMS's competitive bidding program drives reimbursement rates down, providers are debating the value of quality versus cost.
Half of the 109 respondents to a recent HME Newspoll said quality trumps cost. They said providing a poor-quality product is more expensive in the long run.
But the other half of respondents said they can't justify providing costlier, higher-quality products under competitive bidding.
“Obviously, with changes in reimbursement,...