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• Insights Into Wound Care: Billing, Intake, and Operational Logistics with Industry Experts In today's episode of Industry Matters, Mandi Joyner discusses all things wound care with the Director of Wound Care, Heather Trumm, and Ronda Buhrmester, Sr. Director of Payer Relations and Reimbursement.
• Building a Robust Wound Care Business: Get Started With Our Directory Whether you are just entering the wound care market or looking to grow your business, VGM's comprehensive wound care program provides members with information and materials to build a robust wound care business, including the wound care directory.
• Ostomies Part 2: What Supplies Do You Need? A few months ago, I wrote a blog about what ostomies are, and the different types of ostomies typically seen in wound care. As a continuation, let's talk about ostomies and review the different kinds of supplies used for ostomies.
• Growing Your DME Business with Surgical Dressings Do you know what kind of wound care programs VGM provides that are included in your membership? Here is a sneak peek into the surgical dressings guide.
• How Does DMEscripts Solve Everyday Challenges for Healthcare Providers? Prescribing DMEPOS orders is the most prevalent and long-standing challenge within our HME industry. HME providers must assess how they engage ePrescribe.
• Growing Your DME Business: What is an Ostomy? Many times, we as DME businesses work with patients that have an ostomy and may not know exactly what it entails or the reason for the ostomy.
• VGM Wound Care: News at Your Fingertips VGM Wound Care publishes blog posts and articles on a regular basis to keep you informed on the latest in wound care. Here are the top three blogs published for wound care providers in 2022.
• Therapeutic Support Surfaces: Diving Into the Business of Group 3 Air Fluidized Beds If Group 3 air fluidized beds are so needed, why isn't anyone diving into the business? If you are providing wound care in your DME business, adding air fluidized therapy beds to your mix is a great way to help serve your patients as well as increase your revenue.
• CGMs and the Diabetic Market Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) continues to be a hot topic in the wound care space. In a podcast by Industry Matters, Wayne van Halem, president of The van Halem Group, and Joseph Ault, sales manager for GEMCO, discuss CGM audits, qualifications for reimbursement and documentation, as well as the opportunities in the diabetic market.
• Wound Care and Compression: The Basics Within the wound care space are many different types of compression that can be used to manage wounds. When looking at which type to use, it depends a great deal on the person's disease state. The disease state we see most is venous disease.
• Emerging Market Trend: Bariatrics Providers don't have to offer everything at once. They are likely already serving bariatric patients. Simply asking them about the areas they need assistance will determine the best starting point. From there, just keep listening to the patients and focus on serving their needs. That's where the opportunity is.
• Nutrition: One Factor that Aids in Positive Outcomes for Wound Healing In wound care, we look at many factors to move positive outcomes to the goal of patient healing. Some factors we cannot change, but some we can change, which can actually aid in wound healing. Nutrition is one of those factors.
• Wound Awareness on Moist Wound Environment When thinking about wound care awareness month, moist wound healing popped in my brain! Keeping a wound moist during the healing process is one of the most important aspects of wound healing.
• Heartland Conference Sneak Peek: Wound Care Best Practices Looking to expand your wound care business? Look no further than the wound care expert panel discussion at Heartland.
• Does VGM Have a Turnkey Program for Surgical Dressings? Yes We Do! Heather Trumm receives many questions from Home Medical Equipment providers (HMEs) on surgical dressings. She addresses some of the topics in today's blog.
• Profitability in Wound Care: Is it Possible? As we begin a new year, now is a great time to look into new business opportunities, and one to consider is wound care. If your business does not have a wound care offering, you may be leaving money on the table.
• The Vital Role Nutrition Plays in Wound Healing In today's episode of Industry Matters, Heather Trumm, director of VGM Wound Care, talks with Dr. Nancy Collins, a Registered Dietician about the role nutrition plays in wound healing.
• VGM Wound Care Launches New Diabetic Program Guide The guide includes directions on how to get a diabetes program started and how to develop your program.
• The Q2 Buyer's Guide is Available Now VGM & Associates is excited to announce that the second quarter Digital Buyer's Guide has been released. The latest edition can be downloaded now.
• Cost Effective Wound Care Management Practices Director of VGM Wound Care, Heather Trumm talks with vendor partner, Dermarite about cost effective wound management without compromising the value of the products.