Tag: Jobs
Wayne Grau to retire as NCART executive director
July 16, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – NCART Executive Director Wayne Grau will retire at the end of the year, the organization has announced. “Serving as executive director of NCART has been one of the greatest privileges of my career,” Grau said. “I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished together over the past several years on behalf of our members and the complex rehab technology community.” Grau has worked with the NCART Executive Committee to develop a transition plan and the committee...
Reporter's notebook: Think twice about cutting jobs
November 13, 2012Liz Beaulieu, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - Though the pressure to cut costs are at an all-time high for HME providers, any decisions to cut jobs must be made carefully, say industry consultants.“If you reduce people and your bad debt goes up, you may be taking in $1 million in bad debt to save $100,000,” said Karen Moore, vice president of Ancor Healthcare Consulting.Put another way, providers don't want to cut jobs in their billing department, for example, if it will mean decreasing the amount of co-pays they're...