Tag: Heartland Conference
In brief: AdaptHealth board, Heartland speakers, orthotics allowables
October 23, 2024HME News Staff
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – AdaptHealth has appointed Diana Nole, who has 18 years of senior leadership experience in the health care AI and IT industries, to its board of directors. She most recently served as the executive vice president and general manager of the health care division of Nuance Communications, a Microsoft Cloud and AI company that provides AI driven clinical documentation creation, clinical revenue cycle integrity and diagnostic radiology cloud solutions to the global health...
VGM opens call for Heartland speakers
October 21, 2024HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM Group is now accepting proposals from prospective speakers for its annual Heartland Conference, which will take place here on June 9-11, 2025. The Conference Committee seeks speakers to offer their knowledge on a variety of topics related to the HME industry, including billing and compliance, business operations, complex rehab technology, leadership and people strategy, sales and marketing, specialty markets like women’s health and more. “We are also excited...
VGM to celebrate Woman of the Year at Heartland
October 17, 2024HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM Group has announced that the ninth HME Woman of the Year Award celebration will be held during its Heartland Conference, June 9-11, 2025, in Waterloo, Iowa. “The HME Woman of the Year Award honors the incredible dedication and impact women have on this industry,” said VGM Group CEO Jeremy Stolz. “And Heartland is the perfect occasion to honor their achievements and contributions. I cannot wait to shine a light on these deserving leaders, and to celebrate...
Stakeholders discuss ‘moving the bar’ with payers
June 26, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WATERLOO, Iowa – In a health care market where payer networks are getting narrower and more complicated, it’s important for HME providers to equip themselves with strategies to be noticed and heard, a panel of stakeholders emphasized at VGM’s Heartland Conference on June 11.
“We’ve been pretty proactive about creating a story,” said James Russell, owner and vice president of URS Medical in Waco, Texas, which is part of Pediatric Home Service. “Some...
Medicare Advantage: Industry fights back
June 14, 2024Liz Beaulieu
WATERLOO, Iowa – There’s a renewed call to submit data that demonstrates Medicare Advantage plans are wrongly denying coverage for home medical equipment, and during a panel at the VGM Group’s Heartland Conference on June 11, stakeholders shared a prime example.
Stakeholders have been encouraging providers, where applicable, to submit claims through the prior authorization process for traditional Medicare, even for Medicare Advantage patients. If Medicare approves the claim...
EW’s Focus is at Heartland
April 26, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM’s Heartland Conference will host Focus at Heartland this year, a change in format for Essentially Women’s annual conference that will allow organizers to “go above and beyond” what they offer women’s health providers, says Nikki Jensen.
“The abundance of resources and thought leaders that we have at Heartland – this is an unprecedented opportunity to bring it to EW members,” said Jensen, vice president of EW, a division...
Heartland meets attendees where they’re at
April 12, 2024Tracy Orzel
WATERLOO, Iowa – In a strategic shift, the VGM Heartland Conference will open with a greeting from several company leaders, including CEO Jeremy Stolz, to discuss initiatives geared toward helping their members grow.
Among those initiatives, AI has emerged as a critically relevant topic, and attendees can expect several sessions dedicated to exploring its impact and applications.
“We're in the technology revolution right now and it's not going away,” said...
U.S. Rehab puts CRT at ‘forefront’ at Heartland
March 22, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WATERLOO, Iowa – U.S. Rehab has announced that RESNA will have an increased presence at the Heartland Conference this year, giving complex rehab technology professionals more opportunities to access education and networking.
RESNA, whose board of directors last year opted to pause its annual conference, will provide several sessions for Heartland’s rehab track.
“There has always been a rehab track at Heartland, but we’re adding 50% more CRT education than...
VGM opens registration for 2024 Heartland Conference
March 4, 2024HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – Registration for VGM’s annual Heartland Conference, scheduled for June 10-12 in Waterloo, Iowa, is now open. Special early bird pricing is available to those who register before April 12, with registration covering all the event has to offer – education tracks, meals, entertainment, networking and more. “At VGM’s Heartland Conference, we don’t just bring together industry experts, we create a vibrant ecosystem where knowledge meets innovation,”...
Heartland Conference: How to ‘outperform stress,’ why MA plans are here to stay, what makes resupply promising
June 14, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM kicked off its 2023 Heartland Conference on Tuesday with a keynote session from Adam Markel on “change proof resilience,” an apt topic for HME provider attendees navigating the fast-paced health care environment.
Markel, who is a former lawyer turned researcher, speaker and author of a number of books, including Change Proof, said resilience, contrary to what we think, is not about Rocky-like endurance.
“That’s the grit model,”...