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Vendor Viewpoint

Looking to Raise Capital? Look Across the Pond

Belluscura follows other medical device makers successfully raising equity on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM.

CMS Publishes Post-PHE Audit Guidance

In the first guidance on how it will handle audits after the Covid-19 public health emergency, CMS offers clarifications on dates of service and the nature of the audits.

Sunrise Will Offer VA Patients Installs of LUCI’s Safety System

The wheelchair manufacturer will offer VA patients the option for a factory installation of LUCI’s safety technology system on QUICKIE power wheelchairs.

Exokinetics Opens Funding for Elevating Walker-Chair

Available to the public via SeedInvest, new Series B Funding broadens manufacturing capacity for Zeen walker, which lifts users and supports them as they walk.

Business Solutions

Outsourced Billing: Taking a Second Look

The forces pushing providers to reexamine RCM services, and how providers can integrate outsourced billing into their businesses.

Eversense CGM System Now Connects With Apple Health

Now diabetes patients using the Eversense CGM Systems can view their glucose data alongside all their other health metrics in the Apple Health app,

Encore Healthcare and Buckeye Home Medical Partner

The respiratory and sleep software company and respiratory HME provider work together to implement a new approach to home respiratory care model.

AAHomecare Unveils ‘The Value of HME’

Created by the association’s Payer Relations Council, the new brochure aims to help providers show payers how they deliver value to patients while reducing costs.

ADMEA Slates 2023 Annual Meeting

Alabama association will hold its 48th annual meeting meeting Jan. 10-11, 2023, at the Embassy Suites in Hoover, Ala.

Ind. Providers Secure ARPA Fund Eligibility

Industry advocates work to ensure that Indiana HME providers qualify for ARPA relief funds equaling 8.1% of their qualified Medicaid billing.



Medtrade East Metrics: Bigger Show, More People

After wrapping its final show in Atlanta, Medtrade East ran the numbers and found it saw sizable gains in square footage and attendees. The show is now prepping for its 2023 event in Dallas.

RRI Releases Showroom Display for Boost Oxygen

The easy-to-assemble display helps providers showcase Responsive Respiratory’s supplemental oxygen product line.

Live from Medtrade Video

How HME’s Labor Shortage is Impacting Resupply

Resupply expert Mike Lorenz discusses how his company is helping providers sidestep workforce constraints that would otherwise curtail their resupply efforts across disease states.

Medtrade News

AAHomecare Update: Challenges, Priorities and Strategy

The update from the national HME association’s panel of experts itemizes central agenda items for the industry when it comes to legislation, regulatory affairs and payer relations.

Medtrade News

Jim Walsh Honored as 2022 Van Miller Homecare Champion

The American Association for Homecare’s Tom Ryan recognized the VGM Group Chairman at Tuesday’s AAHomecare Update, and offered additional words at the Stand Up for Homecare benefit.

Live from Medtrade Video

Helping Retail HME Providers Demonstrate Quality

Sandy Canally, RN, of the accrediting organization The Compliance Team, explains how a new certification program helps non-DMEPOS providers differentiate their services in the retail market.

Observation Deck

Readying Your Business for Future Challenges

Start with the old Scouting motto, ‘Be Prepared.’ It applies to all facets of life and business — and it is most applicable in healthcare.

HHS Extends Covid-19 PHE Into 2023

The public health emergency’s reimbursement and regulatory policies impacting HME providers will continue until Jan. 11. The question is, will it last beyond that?

HME Business Unveils 2022 New Product Award Winners

Judged by a panel of HME providers, the ninth annual installment of the saw a wide variety of entries, with winners in 20 categories.

Industry Gears Up for Medtrade East

HME providers, vendors and experts pack their bags for the conference and expo event, which runs Oct. 24-26 at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center.

Virtis Health Opens Infusion Center in Atlanta

The ambulatory infusion center will offer therapy management services and treatments for patients with inflammatory conditions, autoimmune disorders and rare and ultra-rare diseases.

Podcast

Medtrade East: New Hall and a Packed Agenda

Medtrade show director York Scwhab joins the HMEB Podcast to shine a spotlight on some of the upcoming event’s key highlights

Interview

Stand Up for Homecare: Catching up and Making Connections

AAHomecare’s annual event benefits industry advocacy and patient groups. The association’s president and CEO Tom Ryan shares what will make this year’s event special.

MAMES Wraps Forward Together! Conference

Attendees give high marks to educational conference and vendor exhibit event ran Oct. 5-7 at the Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Welch, Minn.

Problem Solver

Referral Sales: New Rules for a Radically New Game

The nature of HME referral sales is changing. What are the tools and resources providers should incorporate into their game plans?

HME Business Podcast