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NRRTS names award winners

April 20, 2023HME News Staff

PITTSBURGH – NRRTS awarded Carey Britton, ATP/SMS, CRTS, and Elaine Stewart, ATP, CRTS, with the Simon Margolis Award at the 38th annual International Seating Symposium, which took place April 13-15 in Pittsburgh. The organization also honored Steve Cranna with a Leadership Award and named Mark Sullivan an Honorary Fellow. Additionally, NRRTS gave Gerry Dickerson, CRTS, an immediate past president of the organization, a Lifetime Achievement Award. NRRTS presented the awards on April 14 during...

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Gene Graves winner Penny Allen on drug shortages, advocacy and Gwyneth Paltrow

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Gene Graves winner Penny Allen on drug shortages, advocacy and Gwyneth Paltrow

April 14, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - In her more than three decades – “it feels like forever” – in the home infusion industry, Penny Allen has held roles ranging from sales rep to clinician, giving her a broad base of knowledge on which to advocate for patients and policy.  “That was an evolution over decades, realizing that nine out of 10 people who meet the criteria don’t have coverage for lifesaving therapies,” said Allen, vice president of nutrition support...

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Networking, technology take center stage at AAHomecare update 

March 29, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

DALLAS – As the saying goes, it takes a village and that was nowhere more evident than at the AAHomecare Update at Medtrade, where a panel of HME leaders shared their insights on everything from advocacy to reimbursement to e-prescribing.  The Wednesday afternoon session – a new time and format – featured Bill Guidetti of Apria, Josh Marx of Medical Service Company and Ryan Bullock of Aeroflow.  “It’s important to have a strong advocate in Washington,...

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NRRTS seeks nominations for annual leadership awards 

February 28, 2023HME News Staff

LUBBOCK, Texas – NRRTS is accepting nominations for several annual awards: the Leadership Award, Distinguished Service Award, Consumer Advocate of the Year and Simon Margolis Fellow. The organization will accept nominations for the awards until March 17. “Each year, NRRTS’s board of directors awards individuals and groups who have contributed to the advancement of CRT through leadership, advocacy or distinguished service,” the organization states. “The board wants to...

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NHIA announces Optum exec as award recipient

February 15, 2023HME News Staff

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Home Infusion Association has named Penny Allen, RD, CNSC, FASPEN, FNHIA, as the recipient of the 2023 Gene Graves Lifetime Achievement Award.  As vice president of nutrition support for Optum Infusion Pharmacy, Allen leads clinical programs focused on achieving better health outcomes for patients with malnutrition. With more than 30 years of experience in the industry, her clinical expertise and unwavering commitment to patient care has put her in the...

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