Categories: Growth Strategies, AHIA News on May 31, 2017
We invite all AHIA members to attend the AHIA Building Opportunities Summit Aug. 30-31 in Ravenna, Ohio. The Summit will be held at Access ...
Categories: AHIA News, Heartland 2017 on May 31, 2017
Jim Greatorex, vice president of AHIA, and Mark Richmann, CEAC, will introduce what new partners Live Well, PromenAid, and Shark Tank winner Fire ...
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Categories: Membership, AHIA News on May 31, 2017
By Steve Dawson, CEO, Harmar Hello to all VGM members. My name is Steve Dawson, and I am the new CEO of Harmar as of December. Harmar is a proud supplier ...
Categories: Heartland 2017 on May 30, 2017
The van Halem Group Specials See a member of The van Halem Group team to learn more about these special offers: 1. Probe audit of five claims for $350 ...
Categories: HME Government Issues, Heartland 2017 on May 30, 2017
VGM’s annual Heartland Conference will be the site of a panel discussion with officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ...
Categories: Vendor Spotlight on May 26, 2017
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Categories: HME Government Issues, Thought of the Day on May 25, 2017
By John Gallagher, Vice President - VGM Government Relations What are the most important things needed to break a nut loose from a rusty bolt? ...
Categories: Billing/Reimbursement, HME Government Issues on May 19, 2017
By Dan Fedor, U.S. Rehab Reimbursement Specialist Dan Fedor ...
Categories: Growth Strategies, Heartland 2017 on May 18, 2017
By Bob Hoffman, RRT, Vice President, Nationwide Respiratory I have to admit, there just has not been a lot of good news coming our way about ...
Categories: Growth Strategies, Membership, Education/Training on May 18, 2017
The original, seven-employee, Michigan-based Hart Medical Equipment, co-owned by Michael Damstra and Kenneth Fasse, had some wins in competitive ...
Categories: Thought of the Day on May 18, 2017
By Dennis Clark, VGM Chief Leadership Officer "Will anyone ever love her like this?" ...
Categories: Billing/Reimbursement, HME Government Issues on May 18, 2017
By Collin Brecher, VGM Government Relations A letter authored by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa), Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), ...
Categories: Vendor Spotlight on May 15, 2017
The M+D Crutch was designed with the long-term user in mind. There are approximately one million permanent crutch users in the U.S., so the market ...
A patient’s transition from hospital to home can face unique challenges, and enteral therapy can become fragmented. This puts the patient at ...
Categories: Process Improvements, Cybersecurity on May 15, 2017
By Jeremy Kauten, CIO and Sr. VP of IT, VGM Group, Inc. Note: This is the second of a two-part series about the current state of affairs ...
Categories: Billing/Reimbursement, HME Government Issues, Legislation on May 15, 2017
By Ronda Buhrmester and Dan Fedor, VGM Reimbursement Specialists You know the old slogan, “Do you want the good news first or the ...
Categories: Growth Strategies, Membership, Heartland, Heartland 2017 on May 12, 2017
By Sarah Buzynski, VGM Marketing Heartland is your time to learn and connect with HME providers from across the nation [wow!]. Sometimes ...
Categories: Billing/Reimbursement, HME Government Issues on May 9, 2017
DME contractor CGS announced on May 8 that it is preparing to begin mass adjustments to all claims covered under Section 16007 of the 21st Century ...
Categories: Vendor Spotlight on May 5, 2017
SoClean Inc. continues its educational video series with its recently launched TV commercial and video tutorials in an effort to expand the value of ...
Categories: Billing/Reimbursement, HME Government Issues on May 4, 2017
By Kelly Grahovac, The van Halem Group, a division of VGM Group, Inc. A major win for DME suppliers was announced last week as CMS ...
Categories: Thought of the Day on May 3, 2017
By Scott Sergeant, VGM Marketing My mother’s name was Rosemary. She died shortly after Mother’s Day 1994, a couple months before my ...
Categories: Education/Training, Heartland 2017 on May 3, 2017
Infusion/Pharmacy Training Tuesday, June 13 marks a special day at this year’s Heartland Conference with the inaugural Infusion/Pharmacy ...
Categories: Process Improvements, Cybersecurity on May 3, 2017
Note: This is the first of a two-part series about the current state of affairs in cybersecurity, how to determine levels of risk to your company ...
Categories: Billing/Reimbursement, HME Government Issues on May 3, 2017
Compliance – Who’s Taking Notice? The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that any provider or supplier enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, ...
Categories: Education/Training, Vendor Spotlight on May 2, 2017