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Archive: September 2015


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HME provider opens second location

September 30, 2015Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

DENVER, Colo. - YouCan TooCan Home Medical Supply has opened a new store in Colorado Springs, it announced today. The 2,500-square-foot store offers scooters, wheelchairs, lift chairs, respiratory equipment and aids to daily living. The store is owned by Marvin Holland, who acquired it in November 2014.

YouCan TooCan


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NCPA videos examine changing healthcare models

September 30, 2015HME News Staff

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Community Pharmacists Association has launched a five-part video series that looks at how community pharmacies can adapt to changing healthcare models and improve patient care. Topics include the role of technology, marketing, and new models of payment, according to a press release. “Pharmacy is changing and the shift toward quality standards and value-based patient care presents opportunities, as well as challenges,” said NCPA CEO B. Douglas Hoey. “Community...

Community Pharmacy, National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)


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Vendors

BraunAbility sells to Swedish investment firm

September 29, 2015HME News Staff

WINAMAC, Ind. - BraunAbility has signed an agreement to sell to Patricia Industries, a division of Stockholm, Sweden-based Investor AB. BraunAbility will join Permobil on Patricia Industries' roster of “high-quality, high-growth” companies, according to a press release. “With the support of Patricia Industries, we will be positioned to accelerate our rate of growth, powered by product innovation, development of our brand promise within the communities we serve and continued...

Accessibility, BraunAbility, Investor AB, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Vehicle, Wheelchair


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Short takes: Brightree, AOPA, Masimo, Nonin

September 29, 2015HME News Staff

Brightree's electronic health record solution for home health and hospice has been selected by Merida Health Care Group. Merida already uses Brightree's solution for HME…The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association has announced the winners of its annual student poster awards: Tyler Klenow has received the Otto and Lucille Becker Award for his orthotic abstract, “A Functional Comparison of Carbon Fiber AFO and Two Modular KAFO Conditions Using Outcome Measures in a Veteran...

American Orthotic & Prosthetic Assoc (AOPA), Brightree, Masimo, Nonin Medical


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Grant funds new mobility training

September 25, 2015HME News Staff

ARLINGTON, Va. - The Craig H. Nielsen Foundation has awarded a one-year, $49,000 grant to Barbara Crane and Laura Cohen to develop and deploy a seating and wheeled mobility training curriculum for entry level physical therapists and physical therapy assistants, and for continuing education for practicing clinicians. “There are limited training opportunities for professionals to gain the skills needed to prescribe a wheelchair effectively, particularly at the pre-professional level,” a...

Education, seating and mobility


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Vendors

Turf wars

September 25, 2015Liz Beaulieu, Editor

When it comes to accreditation, many private insurers need to get with the times, accreditation organizations say. Private insurers are requiring accreditation, too, but, in some cases, they're listing only a limited number of the 10 accreditation organizations that Medicare has approved for the task. “The credentialing departments within the BCBSs and the Aetnas may be using paperwork and policies and processes that go back before the deemed status days of DME, so they may be like,...

Accreditation, HQAA, Mary Nicholas, Sandra Canally, The Compliance Team


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Smart Talk

Managed Care: Locate the haystack

September 25, 2015Lynn Everard

A. Shifts in the market point to continued growth in managed Medicaid. This is the place where most HME providers will need to be prepared to play. So whether you get a direct contract or become part of a network, success requires that your company be built for a managed care world. The following are key elements in being a sustainable HME managed care provider.Cost: We often focus on product costs but this is about operational efficiency and bringing service costs in line with revenue. This includes...

Lynn Everard, Managed Care, Valumatrix


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Business Development

Accessibility market complements HME biz

September 25, 2015John Andrews

Before Medicare came down hard on the HME industry with competitive bidding, getting involved with home accessibility just wasn't something that providers thought much about. Because the machinations are different enough, they didn't see it as a natural extension of their business. Now in the days of waning Medicare reimbursement, HME providers are taking a fresh look at opportunities in home accessibility, studying its merits and potential application as a new, more commercially oriented...

Accessibility, Harmar, Home, Prairie View Industries


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Smart Talk

Branding: Be that company

September 25, 2015Lalaina Rabary

A. Coca-Cola, Nike, McDonald's, Apple.These one-word business names represent some of the most well-known brands in the world. When you read these brand names, what do you envision? Do you immediately know what each company does? How each brand makes you feel? If you can quickly answer these questions, it is clear each brand has made an impact on your life. Often, communication professionals and businesses simplify a brand into colors, taglines and logos. Although these elements are important,...

Branding, Lalaina Rabary, People for Quality Care (PFQC)


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Apria Healthcare doubles down on wound care

September 25, 2015HME News Staff

LAKE FOREST, Calif. - Apria Healthcare has extended its partnership with MoInlycke Health Care by taking fulfillment and support for the Avance Max negative pressure wound therapy system to acute facilities across the country. This complements Apria's existing role as exclusive U.S. distributor of MoInlycke's Avance Flex negative pressure wound therapy system for the home. “Transition planning upon admission with product continuity is now possible, benefitting patients and healthcare...

Apria, Wound Care


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