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In brief: PHE protection, Best Buy partnership, AAH support

March 10, 2023HME News Staff

WASHINGTON – Industry stakeholders have joined major respiratory associations in asking the Department of Health and Human Services to protect access to respiratory products for patients who qualified for care under relaxed guidelines during the COVID-19 public health emergency.  In a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the group, which includes AAHomecare, VGM, the American Association for Respiratory Care, the American Lung Association, the American Thoracic Society, the Council...

AAHomecare, AZ MediQuip, Home Medical Equipment (HME), Next Day Access, Public Health Emergency


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AZ MediQuip continues to build senior leadership team 

March 6, 2023HME News Staff

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – AZ MediQuip has hired Heather Zielinski as senior digital marketing manager, the latest in a series of strategic senior hires to support the company's continued growth and rapid market expansion. She will be responsible for establishing the company's end-to-end digital marketing capabilities and strategy. “Zielinski joins our business at the perfect time,” said Lane Hamm, CEO. “I am excited to have her leading our drive to improve our customer’s...

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AZ MediQuip CEO: ‘Digitally, we’re behind – that's an opportunity’

January 20, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Lane Hamm has spent most of his career in retail, which he describes as a fast-paced and constantly changing environment, a valuable perspective he brings to his new role leading AZ-MediQuip.  “Consumer needs continue to evolve and change,” said Hamm, who recently became CEO of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based AZ MediQuip. “Certainly, what they are looking at, and how they get access to information and products – to me that’s a fun puzzle to...

AZ MediQuip, Home Medical Equipment (HME), Lane Hamm, Retail


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In brief: Viemed investment, prior auth expansion, Belluscura update

January 20, 2023HME News Staff

LAFAYETTE, La. – Viemed Healthcare has made a strategic investment in ModoHealth, a value-based care and patient management platform connecting payers, patients and post-acute providers.  ModoHealth expects to use the proceeds of the investment to fund the expansion of its proprietary patient management network, which combines clinical tools, remote patient monitoring, data analysis and patient-centric engagement.  “We are incredibly excited to partner with the team at...

AZ MediQuip, Belluscura, Medtrade, ModoHealth, RESNA, Viemed Healthcare


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AZ MediQuip names two new directors 

January 17, 2023HME News Staff

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – AZ MediQuip has promoted Evan Conlon to director of operations. He will be responsible for leading stores and the delivery and service function of the business. “I am excited to see Evan’s continued career growth here at AZ MediQuip,” said CEO Lane Hamm. “His intimate knowledge of our customer and product solutions make him the perfect person to lead our operations teams.  I am looking forward to being a part of his continued growth and witnessing...

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In brief: AZ MediQuip CEO, Tricare decision, DexCom 7 approval 

December 9, 2022HME News Staff

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – AZ MediQuip has named Lane Hamm CEO, replacing Mark Nicotera.  Hamm has a retail background, most recently serving as CEO of Weekends Only Furniture & Mattress, a family-owned company with eight stores and an e-commerce platform. While there, he led the company’s expansion into multiple markets and launched its e-commerce platform.  “With his strong resume and straightforward demeaner, I am delighted to pass on the leadership of AZ MediQuip to...

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Growing list of companies donate to Ukraine

April 15, 2022Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

YARMOUTH, Maine – Hospital beds, wound care supplies and mobility aids top the list of medical equipment needed for humanitarian aid in Ukraine, says Chris Brand, president and CEO of Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC).  The nonprofit recently shipped more than $40,000 worth of donated equipment and supplies to Poland to aid Ukrainian refugees in response to a request from a Rotary International coalition, and it’s in the process of pulling together another shipment...

AZ MediQuip, Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC), Home Medical Equipment (HME), Ukraine


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In brief: Provider sues Philips, AZ MediQuip supports Ukraine, VGM launches tracker

March 18, 2022HME News Staff

PHILADELPHIA – Baird Respiratory Therapy has filed a lawsuit against Philips, claiming it and other DME suppliers are owed refunds for recalled respiratory devices containing PE-PUR sound abatement foam, according to Law360.   The complaint, filed March 9 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, seeks class action status on behalf of all similarly affected suppliers, arguing that Philips breached its warranty and misrepresented the risk related to the foam...

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AZ MediQuip to support Ukraine efforts

March 16, 2022HME News Staff

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – AZ MediQuip of Arizona has partnered with Project C.U.R.E. to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.  AZ MediQuip has selected a range of wound care products that customers may purchase at any AZ MediQuip location and donate to the people of Ukraine. The company will match this donation dollar for dollar.   “Many of us see the events in Ukraine and are not sure of how we can help,” said Mark Nicotera, founder of AZ MediQuip. “This is a...

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In brief: Inogen revenues, UnitedHealth merger, Heartland registration

February 25, 2022HME News Staff

GOLETA, Calif. – Inogen reported revenue of $76.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of 3.3% over the same period in 2020, driven by a 23.3% in domestic direct-to-consumer sales to $33 million.  Domestic business-to-business sales in the fourth quarter of 2021 decreased 57.6% to $10.3 million compared to $24.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, primarily due to the supply chain constraints that limited product availability in this channel.  Rental revenue...

AZ MediQuip, Heartland Conference, Inogen, Insulet, Sunrise Medical, UnitedHealth, VGM Group


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