Tag: Partnerships
FODAC receives accreditation, seeks partnerships
September 2, 2016HME News Staff
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - The Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC), a nonprofit that has provided more than $10 million in DME and supplies to people with injuries and disabilities, has received accreditation as a DME provider from the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA). FODAC believes accreditation will pave the way for it to partner with other healthcare providers. “We are seeing more growth in hospital partnerships, and a new contract with Georgia's Department...
Golden, VGM boost retail offerings
February 5, 2016HME News Staff
OLD FORGE, Pa. - Golden Technologies and The VGM Group have joined forces to further focus the HME industry on maximizing retail sales.“Ultimately, this partnership will be instrumental in leading the industry's dependency away from the reimbursement model,” said Richard Golden, president and CEO of Golden Technologies, in a press release.The two companies, long-time proponents of retail in the HME industry, will embark on a nationwide tour, including the Heartland Conference in June,...
Take it to the bank
August 27, 2014Liz Beaulieu, Editor
There are three excellent panel discussions at the HME News Business Summit this year (It's Sept. 7-9 at The Marquette Hotel, so there's still time to register!).
I touched on these panels in a previous blog.
But I wanted to give you a better idea of where we're headed with the panels on partnerships and strategic planning.
Where does HME fit in?
For the panel on partnerships, we'll have four HME providers talking about how they've been able to further embed themselves in the continuum of care. They're...
Rebundling your offerings, wearing suits and moving the needle
July 17, 2014Liz Beaulieu, Editor
I've had great conference calls this week with the moderators and panelists for the three panel discussions at this year's HME News Business Summit.
(Shameless plug: It's less than two months away, by the way, so register today!)
The topics of the panel discussions are partnership opportunities among healthcare providers, strategic planning and outside investment in HME.
I get really amped up for the Summit after these calls. Hearing the panelists chime in on what they plan to talk about during the...
Post-acute buzz: Relationship vs. service marketing
March 28, 2014Liz Beaulieu, Editor
It's a little too early to go into too much detail, but a big focus at this year's HME News Business Summit, Sept. 7-9 in Minneapolis, will be post-acute care.
Not HME, but post-acute care.
There will be a number of sessions that will have something to do with this growing movement of post-acute providers banding together and with acute care providers for survival (if you think HME is the only healthcare segment that's hurting, you're wrong) and success (not only financially, but also from an outcomes...
Pharmacy partners with HME, becomes 'healthcare destination'
March 7, 2014HME News Staff
MEDINA, Ohio - Discount Drug Mart has partnered with Hastings Professional Medical Equipment to make health care more convenient for its customers. The new affiliation will allow patients to work with their local Discount Drug Mart Pharmacy to get home medical equipment, such as oxygen, nebulizers, hospital beds, power wheelchairs and more, according to a release. “Discount Drug Mart will now be a place people can find answers who are struggling with questions about home health care needs,...
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November 5, 2013Liz Beaulieu, Editor
There's just so much doom and gloom in the HME industry these days (competitive bidding, audits, face-to-face requirement, etc.) that I get really revved up when I read stories that Theresa and Elizabeth have written that feature providers that are doing smart things. (That, or I could still be on a high from the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series!)
There are at least two of these stories in the forthcoming December issue.
Avid readers of our HME Newswire on Monday got a sneak of one of those...
Not going it alone
October 15, 2013Liz Beaulieu, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - Two new partnerships that went into effect in September speak to a growing trend of HME manufacturers combining their resources to conquer new geographies and new markets.TiLite announced Sept. 6 that its full product line is now represented in Canada by Permobil, and Ottobock announced Sept. 17 that it now distributes Made for Movement's Innowalk exclusively in North America.“I think the climate is difficult, but regardless of the climate, I think good companies are always...
Partnership allows Convaid to push in to Canada
October 2, 2013HME News Staff
TORRANCE, Calif. - Convaid has formalized a partnership with Centric Health, a Canadian healthcare company, expanding its ability to distribute products in the country. Centric Health has about 10,000 staff and consultants delivering care at about 1,000 locations across Canada.