Tag: Van Miller

ATLANTA - AAHomecare has renamed its Homecare Champion Award the Van Miller Homecare Champion Award. “Van had the foresight and drive to create more than just his own successful company,” said Tom Ryan, president of AAHomecare. “Instead, he helped build hundreds of flourishing companies that are essential lifelines to patients all over the county.” ??As past CEO and founder, Miller turned The VGM Group into a strong presence on Capitol Hill and a force in mobilizing grassroots...

WATERLOO, Iowa - The VGM Group plans to name a new CEO early this year, says interim CEO Jim Walsh.In the wake of the death of founder and CEO Van Miller, VGM officials had said they hoped to convene their board of directors in November to decide on a new CEO.“We are reorganizing the board a bit and expect to announce a new CEO in February,” said Walsh, who has also been appointed chairman of the board.Miller, 67, died of an apparent heart attack on Oct. 18.In a nod that the board is...

WATERLOO, Iowa - A saddened HME industry flocked to a memorial website for Van Miller last week to share fond memories and exchange stories about VGM Group's steadfast leader, and to thank him for all his work.Miller, 67, died Oct. 18 at his home of an apparent heart attack.“My first contact with Van was at a Heartland Conference,” shared George Breshears of Shaver Pharmacy in Pocatello, Idaho. “I was lost and feeling out of my tree while standing in front classroom door, when suddenly...

The last time I saw Van Miller was at the AAHomecare Washington Legislative Conference in May. It was the first day of the event and things didn't really get started until noon, but there was Miller in the lobby with CFO Mike Mallaro doing what he did best, working the crowd, shaking hands and patting backs, and even offering this reporter and another attendee water. It turned out that, although the official legislative visits didn't start until the next day, Miller and the rest of the crew from...

WATERLOO, Iowa - A memorial web page has been created for Van G. Miller, who died of an apparent heart attack Oct. 18. Miller, the founder and CEO of The VGM Group, was 67. The memorial page contains information about visitation and funeral services, hotel accommodations and donations, and features a guestbook where site visitors can share memories and condolences.

WATERLOO, Iowa - Jim Walsh has been named chairman of the board of directors and interim CEO of the VGM Group.Walsh has been a long-time business partner of Van Miller and was most recently president and general counsel for the company. The board will meet in person next month to determine next steps.In recent years, Miller had set in place plans for his succession. In 2008, he and minority shareholders Walsh and John Deery Jr. sold 100% of the stock of the company to its employees through an employee...

WATERLOO, Iowa - Van G. Miller, CEO and founder of The VGM Group, died on Sunday at his home of an apparent heart attack, according to a statement from the company.He was 67.The statement reads as follows:Miller was an icon in the home care industry, and the recipient of numerous awards for business achievement. He was also a generous philanthropist who focused his giving on local agencies and projects.The father of three sons, his youngest, Christopher, was married Saturday. He also leaves behind...

It is with great sadness and shock that I learned this morning of Van Miller's passing. Van Miller, the founder of the VGM Group passed away Sunday at his home. Van has indeed been a hero in our industry and the truest of friends! Regardless of whether you ever belonged to VGM or not, Van Miller was always there to help! Few people I have ever associated with in my life have ever left me with the impression Van Miller left with me. Van Miller was inspiring! One could not help but to be motivated...

We're inundated with numbers these days.There will be 20 million more Americans over the age of 65 by 2022 (from 2008). Overall health are spending continues to grow at close to 6% per year projected for the next 10 years, with HME/DME expenditures (all types) expected to double in the same time period.Even with the “let's have a death spiral of bids for HME to stop fraud” nonsense, combined with the “audit 'til they go away” attack, overall expenditures for home care continue...

Editor's note: The following is a letter to the editor from Van Miller that appeared in the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier in July. The letter is in response to another reader's letter decrying fraud and abuse in the Medicare program—a letter that ended with, “Here's to audits, let there be more.” It's absolutely amazing how some people look at statistics and make an overall generalization. Bob Black's June 25 letter to the editor expressed an opinion without...