CURRENT WINNER | PAST WINNERS | JUDGES

PAST HME EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS

2024

HME Provider of the Year: Rehab Medical

2023

HME Provider of the Year: Norco Medical

2022

HME Provider of the Year: Bellevue Healthcare

2021

HME Providers of the Year Winners (Tie): Medical Service Company of Ohio & Stephens Pharmacy / Northeast Med-Equip of Pennsylvania

2019

Provider of the Year: Methodist Alliance Home Medical Equipment — Memphis, TN

2018

Winner: Aeratech Medical Inc. — Medina, OH

2^nd Place Winners (Tie): Miller's — Akron, OH & Respiratory Services of Western New York, Inc. — Buffalo, NY

2017

Winner: Aeroflow Healthcare — Asheville, NC

2^nd Place: LifeHME — Columbia, SC

3^rd Place: PediStat — Miami, FL

2016

Winner: DASCO Home Medical Equipment —Westerville, OH

2^nd Place: Carolina's Home Medical Equipment — Matthews, NC

3^rd Place: Professional Respiratory & Rehab—Chattanooga, TN

2015

Winner: MedCare Medical Equipment & Supplies — Greensburg, PA

2^nd Place: Life Tech — Elmhurst, IL

3^rd Place: HomeTown Oxygen — Charlotte, NC

2014

Winner: Reliable Medical Supply — Brooklyn Park, MN

2^nd Place: PediStat — Miami, FL

3^rd Place: Active Healthcare — Raleigh, NC

2013

Winner: Cape Medical Supply —Sandwich, MA

2^nd Place: Numotion — Rocky Hill, CT & St Louis, MO

3^rd Place: ThedaCare At Home — Appleton, WI

2012

Best HME Provider: Handi Medical Supply — St Paul, MN

Best Home Respiratory Provider: Bluegrass Oxygen — Lexington, KY

Best Rehab Technology Provider: Home Health Depot — Indianapolis, IN

2011

Best HME Provider: Alpine Home Medical Equipment — Salt Lake City, UT

Best Home Respiratory Provider: QualiCare Home Medical — North Huntington, PA

Best Rehab Technology Provider: Glass Seating and Mobility — Memphis, TN

2009

Best Rehab Technology Provider
Winner: RehabTECH — Oak Creek, WI
1^st Runner-Up: Mobility Designs — Atlanta, GA
2^nd Runner-Up: Rehabilitation Equipment Associates — Manchester, NH

Best HME Provider
Winner: Fairmont Home Medical Equipment & Supplies — Fairmont, WV
1^st Runner-Up: Cape Medical Supply — Sandwich, MA
2^nd Runner-Up:  Alpine Home Medical Equipment — Salt Lake City, UT

Best Home Respiratory Provider
Winner: Roberts Home Medical, Inc. — Germantown, MD
1^st Runner-Up: Oxygen One, Inc. — Waukesha, WI
2^nd Runner Up: Health Complex — Waterbury, CT

2007

Best Home Medical Equipment Provider
Winner: Medical Service Company
1^st Runner-Up: Valley Home Care
2^nd Runner Up: Norco

Best Rehab Supplier
Winner: Health Aid of Ohio, Inc.
1^st Runner-Up: Inland Medical & Rehab
2^nd Runner Up: Central Medical Equipment Co.

Best Home Respiratory Provider
Winner: J&L Medical Services
1^st Runner-Up: Resp-I-Care Home Medical Services
2^nd Runner Up: Advocate Home Care Products, Inc.

2006

Best Home Medical Equipment Provider
Winner: Methodist Alliance Home Medical Equipment
1^st Runner Up:  Valley Home Care
2^nd Runner Up: Central Medical Equipment Company

Best Rehab Supplier
Winner: Blackburn's
1^st Runner Up:  Hudson Home Health Care
2^nd Runner Up: Inland Medical & Rehab

Best Home Respiratory Provider
Winner: Keene Medical Products
1^st Runner-Up:  CressCare Medical
2^nd Runner Up: Resp-I-Care

2005

Best Home Medical Equipment Provider
Winner: Equipped For Life
1^st Runner-Up:  Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare
2^nd Runner Up: Health Core

Best Rehab Supplier
Winner: Inland Medical & Rehab
1^st Runner-Up:  United Seating & Mobility
2^nd Runner Up: Health Aid of Ohio

Best Home Respiratory Provider
Winner: Roberts Home Medical
1^st Runner-Up:  Med Emporium
2^nd Runner Up: Keene Medical Product

2004

Best Home Medical Equipment Provider
Winner: Advanced Home Care
1^st Runner-Up:  Healthcare Accessories
2^nd Runner Up: Mon Health Care Equipment

Best Rehab Supplier
Winner: Mobility Designs
1^st Runner-Up:  Hudson Home Health Care/Rehab
2^nd Runner Up: Mon Health Care Equipment

Best Home Respiratory Provider
Winner: Air Products Healthcare
1^st Runner-Up:  Resp-I-Care
2^nd Runner Up: Norco

2003

Best Home Medical Equipment Provider: Home Care Medical

Best Rehab Technology Provider: Connecticut Rehab

Best Home Respiratory Provider: Associated Healthcare

2002

Best Home Medical Equipment Provider: Lifeplus Inc.

Best Rehab Technology Provider: Hudson Home Health Care

Best Home Respiratory Provider: Apria Healthcare

HME Excellence Awards Judges

Miriam Lieber

Miriam Lieber is a principal consultant and trainer specializing in home healthcare revenue cycle management. Her extensive experience with Medicare and other third party payers has brought her national recognition in the homecare industry. With over 25 years in the homecare field, Miriam has consulted with over 500 HME companies nationwide and is a featured author of many articles in the areas of operations management and leadership. She is also a nationally known speaker for many homecare trade associations. In her consulting practice, Ms. Lieber’s clientele includes, HME companies, managed care organizations, hospitals, wholesalers, pharmacists and manufacturers. She is known to have practical approaches to complex operational matters and assists her clients with the nuts and bolts of running a profitable business.

President, Lieber Consulting LLC
P. 818-789-0670 | E. miriam@lieberconsulting.com

Jonathan Sadock

Jonathan Sadock is the managing partner and CEO of Paragon Ventures. He has more than 30 years of entrepreneurial experience in healthcare business development, sales, marketing, and mergers and acquisitions. Jonathan joined Paragon Ventures in 1999 and the firm has successfully completed over 180 transactions in 43 states across the country. In 1979 Jonathan founded PRN - The As Needed Company, a capital equipment rental and asset management services company and a master distributor for MEDIQ, Inc. Jonathan was also the founder of Medtech Biomedical Services Inc., a biomedical equipment maintenance and repair business. Medtech was subsequently merged with PRN and in 1990 the combined companies were sold to Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI), an international healthcare company. The merged companies were then sold to MEDIQ, Inc. in 1994. Today, the business resides within Hill-Rom, formerly a Hillenbrand Industries company. Jonathan also co-founded Associated Resource Management Services, LLC (ARMS), an asset management firm serving hospitals, nursing homes and home healthcare providers. Jonathan is a member of the American Marketing Association, American College of Healthcare Executives, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation and the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society. Jonathan frequently writes articles for healthcare trade journals and newsletters, and presents seminars on asset management, business development, and mergers and acquisitions.

Managing Partner/CEO, Paragon Ventures
P. 800-719-1555 Ext 201 | E.  jsadock@paragonventures.com