Featuring Medline, Gentiva, & the American Association for Respiratory Care.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Sep 26, 2023
Changes are designed to make products easier for healthcare professionals to quickly identify.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jun 08, 2023
New system can be used at home, for greater patient and caregiver convenience.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jun 08, 2023
Featuring AAHomecare, ATHOMES, and Trelleborg.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Apr 07, 2023
Providers are urged to respond to new AAHomecare surveys on enteral nutrition, wound care, ostomy and urological supplies. Responses are due by April 14.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 20, 2023
HME Business 2022 Industry Innovators
If liquids make their way into the bandage, the gauze along its perimeter will turn a dark blue color to indicate a new bandage is needed.
New legislation could finally bring Medicaire reimbursement for single-use or disposable negative pressure wound therapy, which would help spread the use of these devices in the homecare setting.
This year’s edition of the HMEB New Products of the Year Award saw 15 winners across a variety of categories. We take closer look at what makes the 2021 award winners so special.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 01, 2021
Many DME pharmacies side-step offering reimbursable wound care products, but an expert explains why wound care might be much more approachable than they think.
The latest guide from VGM division offers direction on starting a diabetes care program and how providers can develop their program.
Bill aims to update CMS payment rules to add disposable NPWT devices to product options for at-home wound care and standardize payment method for NPWT devices.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 15, 2021
Citing the overall trend toward healthcare in the home, private equity investors BPOC back provider’s plans for continued growth.
Wound Care
Wound care expert Heather Trumm, BSN, RN, CWON, discusses how HME providers can find a path into a service category that covers nearly all the patient groups they serve.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 01, 2021
The resource helps VGM members decide whether or not a wound care program is right for their business.
If water or other liquids penetrate the bandage’s outer seal or the wound seeps fluid, a gauze barrier changes color.
- By David Kopf
- Nov 05, 2020
The review from CGS is the result of errors and high payouts for four codes, and should impact claims filed prior to the COVID-19 PHE.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 17, 2020
Association statement and infographic outline ways that healthcare workers can prevent pressure injuries from N95 respirator masks, which have a high risk for injury due to need for a tight fit.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 30, 2020
Editor's Note
Wound care reaches a variety of DME pharmacy customers with products that generate retail and funded revenue. Best of all, the market is quickly expanding.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 01, 2020