Tag: Great Lakes Home Medical Services Association
Kam Yuricich to retire
November 16, 2023HME News Staff
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Kam Yuricich will step down as executive director of the Ohio Association of Medical Equipment Services and the Great Lakes Home Medical Services Association on Dec. 31, 2023.
Yuricich has worked in association management since 1986, starting her career at Clary Communications in Columbus, Ohio, where she managed the Ohio Association of Durable Medical Equipment Companies (OADMEC), the prequel to OAMES, and other non-profit organizations. She became a full-time employee...
Kam Yuricich to be recognized as Homecare Champion
March 23, 2023HME News Staff
DALLAS – Kam Yuricich has been named the 2023 Van Miller Homecare Champion for her achievements as the executive director for OAMES and the Great Lakes Home Medical Equipment Association.
Yuricich will be honored at the Stand Up For Homecare reception at Medtrade in Dallas on Wednesday, March 29.
“Kam is a star and a stalwart for HME,” says Tom Ryan, AAHomecare president and CEO. “She’s brought home bottom-line wins for her members and she’s also...
In brief: Updated cost study, oxygen template, diabetes outcomes
July 22, 2022HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – For every $1 CMS invests in DME and supplies to prevent pressure sores, it will see a return of $38.54 in reduced or avoided treatment costs, according to an updated study from VGM Government Relations and Leitten Consulting.
DME and supplies to prevent pressure sores was one of three new categories included in the study. The others: catheters and related urological supplies, and diabetic test strips and monitors.
“As CMS forced prices down and treatment...
Great Lakes leadership hosts meet-and-greet
July 18, 2022HME News Staff
PAOLI, Ind. – Chuck Williams, president of the Great Lakes Home Medical Services Association, and his team this month hosted a site visit and meet-and-greet at Williams Bros. Health Care Pharmacy in Paoli, Ind., for Erin Houchin, former Indiana state senator and congressional candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. As a state senator, Houchin has been supportive of the HME industry, working with the association on a number of issues related to the state’s Medicaid program. The...
Three groups look to gain 'critical mass'
April 25, 2014Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
Calling it a sign of the times, three state associations have merged to form a new regional association.
The Great Lakes Home Medical Services Association is comprised of the memberships of the Association of Indiana Home Medical Equipment Services (AIHMES), the Illinois Association for Medical Equipment Services (IAMES), and the Michigan Independent Providers Association (MIPA).
“Because of the contraction of the membership base, trying to get a critical mass to be effective and to get...