Tag: Boone Lockard
VGM’s Lockard moves up
February 8, 2024HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM & Associates has promoted Boone Lockard, CRT, to vice president of clinical services. In his new role, Boone will oversee and collaborate with the VGM Sleep Services team, ensuring effective clinical and operational solutions for medical equipment providers. "For the past 10 years, I've been engaged with outsourced compliance management programs,” said Lockard. “During this time, I've observed the tangible benefits of implementing such programs...
VGM adds O2 Concepts to vendor network
August 1, 2023HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM & Associates has signed a new vendor agreement with O2 Concepts. "Embracing progress, we proudly expand the VGM Respiratory portfolio with the addition of O2 Concepts,” said Boone Lockard, director of VGM Respiratory. “With O2 Concepts’ innovative POC portfolio and revolutionary DNA platform, we enhance our ability to meet the evolving needs of VGM members and patients. This partnership is a step forward in our commitment to delivering exceptional respiratory...
Sleep therapy market: Keeping calm and carrying on
June 13, 2023Boone Lockard
Editor’s note: It’s been a busy year in the sleep market, as manufacturers rebound from supply chain issues that have plagued them since 2020 and new technologies have launched to increase patient compliance. Boone Lockard, director of VGM Respiratory, recently weighed in on what he’s currently seeing in this dynamic space.
On the challenges and opportunities in the sleep market
Opportunities:
The sleep market presents several significant opportunities...
VGM’s Lockard on how to get a ‘huge win’
May 27, 2022Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WATERLOO, Iowa – Boone Lockard calls value-based care the “biggest ticket item” that HME providers need to buy into in the next few years.
Value-based care has been a buzzword in health care for years now, but Lockard, the new director of VGM Respiratory, says the COVID-19 pandemic has propelled more care into the home and, subsequently, put more pressure on providers to show they’re helping to keep patients out of hospitals.
“I think if you can show...
VGM names Lockard to lead respiratory division
April 12, 2022HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM & Associates has named Boone Lockard, CRT, as its new director of VGM Respiratory. Lockard, who started his career as a respiratory therapist at Lehan Drugs, has more than 12 years of experience in the DME industry. He also worked on the manufacturer side with Philips Respironics for three years as a key account manager. “I am looking forward to working with the VGM membership on building additional value and navigating challenges in the industry,” said Lockard....