Tag: Alpine Home Medical Equipment

SALT LAKE CITY - Alpine Home Medical is turning 25 this year and is growing faster than ever, many thanks to its independent spirit, says CEO Jay Broadbent.   “Being an independent provider gives us a lot of freedom to do things the way we think they ought to be done,” he said. “We’re much more nimble than a large national company, so we can make a decision and go with it immediately."  Today, Broadbent leads 10 Alpine Home Medical locations in Utah and Idaho,...

WASHINGTON - AAHomecare has added two new members to its board of directors: Scott Maughan, president of Salt Lake City-based Alpine Home Medical; and Josh Marx, managing director of sleep and vice president of business development for Cleveland-based Medical Service Company. “We're extremely fortunate to add these accomplished individuals to our leadership team,” said Tom Ryan, president & CEO of AAHomecare.  “Scott and Josh bring high levels of expertise in HME to the board,...

SALT LAKE CITY - Alpine Home Medical Equipment's motto is, “We bring wellness home,” but CEO Jay Broadbent admits that going the extra delivery mile hasn't always been the most efficient task for the provider, which has seven locations in Utah and Idaho.In the past, the company operated on a paper-based system. Patients routinely signed multiple papers for each delivery, creating an often-unwieldy stack for staff to manage.“We could see the writing on the wall,” Broadbent...

SALT LAKE CITY - Alpine Home Medical Equipment is expanding into Idaho with the acquisition of Eagle Rock Oxygen and Medical Equipment in Idaho Falls, the company announced Nov. 4. Alpine says Eagle Rock's staff will continue to serve patients from the same location. In business since 1997, Alpine Home Medical has nine branches in Utah.

INDIANAPOLIS - Prior authorization requests submitted as part of the PMD demo are being denied because of conflicting information in face-to-face exams and other medical records, and insufficient face-to-face exam information, National Government Services (NGS) announced in a recent bulletin. The list of reasons covers denials as of Oct. 24. NGS says face-to-face exams often do not specify: how a PMD will sufficiently improve the beneficiary's daily life; what are the beneficiary's mobility limitations...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah and BENSENVILLE, Ill. - For the fifth straight year Alpine Home Medical Equipment received Utah's Best of State award in the merchandising and consumer services category, according to a press release. Criteria for the nomination include the company's background and mission, financial achievements, customer satisfaction, product quality, workforce skills, innovations, acquisitions and membership affiliations, to name a few. Alpine Home Medical also won the Pro Patria Award, presented...