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SANDUSKY, Ohio - Marina Home Health, a DME provider serving north central Ohio, will operate the Norwalk, Ohio, branch of Fisher-Tutus under the name Fisher-Titus Durable Medical Equipment under a new joint venture, according to the Norwalk Reflector. “Pairing our DME history with the current Fisher-Titus home medical equipment offering is an incredible opportunity for us,” Mike Will, president of Marina Home Health, told the newspaper. “As a locally owned and operated company,...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Beacon Home Care is transitioning its medical equipment and supplies business to Alick's Home Medical Equipment by the end of the month, according to the South Bend Tribune. The companies, which are both based here, are calling the change a “joint venture,” the newspaper says. Beacon Home Care will retain its nursing, therapy, home health aide and other services. “We are focusing our energies on what Beacon does best,” Heidi Prescott, a spokeswoman for Beacon...

Q. What are the major considerations in determining the benefits of entering into a partnership/joint venture with a hospital-based HME provider?A. More and more private/hospital HME partnerships are starting to surface as a result of competitive bidding and other industry pressures. Hospital HME providers are looking for private HME providers to help them continue to access new Medicare patients after having been locked out of Round 2; to help them manage operations leaner and more efficiently;...