Tag: Lisa Wells
HME Woman of the Year on leadership, adaptability and innovation
June 12, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WATERLOO, Iowa – After being named the 2026 HME Woman of the Year, Lisa Wells says her focus in the year ahead is simple: pay it forward.
“I came (to Med-South) knowing nothing, and now I’m a senior vice president,” she said after receiving the award at VGM’s Heartland Conference on June 9.
When asked what advice she shares with aspiring leaders, Wells pointed to a mindset she reinforces daily, including a ritual of listening to “Unstoppable” by Sia...
In brief: WOY named, SBA listening session, CMS Medicaid expenditures
June 10, 2026HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa — Lisa Wells has been named 2026 HME Woman of the Year.
Wells, senior vice president of Med-South, was honored during a special ceremony at the VGM Heartland Conference.
“Lisa represents the very best of our industry,” said Jeremy Stolz, CEO of VGM Group, Inc. “Her commitment to patient care, her influence in advancing policy and best practices, and the way she invests in developing others make her an outstanding leader and a truly deserving recipient...
Lisa Wells named WOY
June 9, 2026HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa — Lisa Wells has been named 2026 HME Woman of the Year.
Wells, senior vice president of Med-South, was honored during a special ceremony at the VGM Heartland Conference.
“Lisa represents the very best of our industry,” said Jeremy Stolz, CEO of VGM Group, Inc. “Her commitment to patient care, her influence in advancing policy and best practices, and the way she invests in developing others make her an outstanding leader and a truly deserving recipient...
Advocacy: Lead with your heart
December 10, 2025Lisa Wells
Q. How can I avoid pitfalls in storytelling?
A. There’s a special kind of ick when a highly profitable health care company posts financially related self-congratulations online at the exact moment CMS is announcing reimbursement reform. It’s the corporate equivalent of bragging about your luxury vacation…at a community health fundraiser. Technically allowed. Cosmically tone-deaf.
Even worse? Celebrating your latest acquisition,...
Advocacy: Bring story to virtual life
November 12, 2025Lisa Wells
Q. How can I use AI tools to bring our message to life?
A. In advocacy, the most powerful stories are the ones that move us – not just emotionally but visually, across every channel where people are paying attention. Thanks to emerging AI tools like HeyGen and Synthesia, advocates can now bring their messages to virtual life in affordable ways that are engaging, accessible and scalable.
These tools use AI emcees, or lifelike digital presenters, to narrate, educate and connect with...
Advocacy: Pull up more chairs
October 8, 2025Lisa Wells
Q. How can HME providers ethically partner with customers to build powerful, authentic advocacy stories?
A. In advocacy, stories are everything. They cut through political noise, put a face to policy and remind decision-makers that every vote has a human cost. Yet, too often, the very people most affected (seniors and people with disabilities) are left out of shaping the narrative.
That’s why the disability rights community has long championed the phrase “Nothing for...
Advocacy: Get off the sidelines
September 8, 2025Lisa Wells
Q. How can manufacturers and HME providers team up to support home care advocacy?
A. Advocacy only works when everyone shows up – including you. If you’re a home care provider and you stay silent while reimbursement cuts are coming, you can’t be surprised when margins shrink, customers lose access and your business suffers.
In short: You get what you give. As a care provider, you have a responsibility to keep your customers informed about real issues...
Supplies companies ‘drive buzz’ in M&A
July 30, 2021Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – Demand for providers with a focus on supplies is strong, particularly when it comes to manufacturers looking for a platform in the urologicals space, say analysts.
“Over the last several years, I must have talked to between five and 10 manufacturers of urologicals that are starting to or looking to expand into actual patient distribution,” said Rick Glass, president of Steven Richards & Associates. “They’re looking for a platform or to add...
Naturally Able gets reboot
June 12, 2020Liz Beaulieu, Editor
LAS VEGAS - Lisa Wells launched Naturally Able, an online community for people with disabilities, about two years ago, but the coronavirus pandemic has pushed her to expand its scope. The initiative now includes 12 N-Able guides with various specialties to not only contribute advice, resources and news to www.naturallyable.com but also offer consulting services to HME providers.Here's what Wells, who also founded Wheel:Life and sold it to Comfort Medical in 2016, had to say about how the public health...
Naturally Able adds N-Able guides
May 28, 2020HME News Staff
LAS VEGAS - Naturally Able, an online community for people with disabilities, has expanded its advisory team to include N-Able guides who contribute lifestyle advice, resources and news with the goal of helping readers lead healthier lives. The website, www.naturallyable.com, also offers a free magazine via email subscription and an online discussion group. “I initially began Naturally Able as a charitable outreach program two years ago,” said Lisa Wells, founder. “The emotional...