Tag: Van G Miller Homecare Champion
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March 24, 2023HME News Staff
DALLAS – Kam Yuricich has been named the 2023 Van Miller Homecare Champion for her achievements as the executive director for OAMES and the Great Lakes Home Medical Equipment Association.
Yuricich will be honored at the Stand Up For Homecare reception at Medtrade in Dallas on Wednesday, March 29.
“Kam is a star and a stalwart for HME,” says Tom Ryan, AAHomecare president and CEO. “She’s brought home bottom-line wins for her members and she’s also...
Kam Yuricich to be recognized as Homecare Champion
March 23, 2023HME News Staff
DALLAS – Kam Yuricich has been named the 2023 Van Miller Homecare Champion for her achievements as the executive director for OAMES and the Great Lakes Home Medical Equipment Association.
Yuricich will be honored at the Stand Up For Homecare reception at Medtrade in Dallas on Wednesday, March 29.
“Kam is a star and a stalwart for HME,” says Tom Ryan, AAHomecare president and CEO. “She’s brought home bottom-line wins for her members and she’s also...
AAH names Homecare Champion nominees
March 9, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare has named the following nominees for the Van Miller Homecare Champion Award: Zach Gantt, president & CEO of Encore Healthcare; Kam Yuricich, executive director of OAMES and the Great Lakes Home Medical Services Association; Rose Schafhauser, executive director of MAMES and SWMESA; and Lynette Morris, president of Direct Medical. The award recognizes an AAHomecare member with a longstanding record of service in the industry. The association’s selection committee...
Do you know the next Homecare Champion?
February 14, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare seeks nominations for the 2023 Van Miller Homecare Champion, an award recognizing a member of the HME community who has made an exceptional contribution to the home care sector throughout their career. AAHomecare seeks nominations for individuals who have a longstanding record of service within the community, who embody the spirit of caring and generosity that are hallmarks of the profession and who are actively involved in the association through membership and engagement....
In brief: Jim Walsh named Homecare Champion, Jo-Ellen Reed retires, product debuts
October 25, 2022HME News Staff
ATLANTA – Jim Walsh, chairman of the board for the VGM Group, was named the 2022 Van Miller Homecare Champion at the AAHomecare Update at Medtrade East on Tuesday. Tom Ryan, president and CEO of AAHomecare, said Walsh was “a driving force” in making sure that AAHomecare and VGM work as partners to elevate the HME industry. Jeremy Stolz, president of VGM & Associates, was on hand at the update to accept the award on Walsh’s behalf. Prior to the update, Stolz asked Walsh if...
AAHomecare names six Homecare Champion nominees
October 6, 2022HME News Staff
ATLANTA – AAHomecare has announced the six candidates for the Van Miller Homecare Champion award. They are: Greg Duckworth, senior vice president of Med-South Inc.; John Gallagher, vice president, VGM Group; Zach Gantt, president & CEO of Encore Healthcare; Gene Sego, president of Sego's Home Medical Equipment; Jim Walsh, chairman of the board, VGM Group; and Kam Yuricich, executive director of OAMES. “We are proud to introduce the six outstanding candidates nominated by industry...
Steve Ackerman to be honored at Medtrade East
October 14, 2021HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Provider Steve Ackerman has been named the 2021 Van Miller Homecare Champion.
Ackerman, president and CEO of Spectrum Medical in Silver Spring, Md., has held various leadership roles for AAHomecare, most recently as chairman of the board. He has spoken before Congress and CMS as an industry expert, and represented the HME industry as a champion for HME policy priorities.
The Van Miller Homecare Champion Award recognizes and honors AAHomecare members who reflect...
Karyn Estrella to be recognized as Homecare Champion
October 11, 2019HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - Karyn Estrella has been named as the 2019 Van G. Miller Homecare Champion.
Estrella, the long-time leader of the Home Medical Equipment Services Association of New England, passed away July 4. She is remembered for her passionate advocacy on behalf of the HME industry.
“Karyn was a force in her meetings with policymakers, but the way she encouraged and supported so many other individuals in New England to become strong HME advocates is probably the most important part of...
Homecare Champion speaks on behalf of tiny state and resonates in larger industry
October 19, 2018Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
BARBOURSVILLE, West Va. - Regina Gillispie was already a 20-year veteran of the HME industry when parts of her rural service area were combined with the Ashland, Ky., MSA in Round 2 of competitive bidding. That forced her off the sidelines and to Washington, D.C., in 2009.
“I didn't have a choice,” said Gillispie, owner of Best Home Medical in Barboursville, West Virginia, who was named the 2018 Van Miller Homecare Champion at Medtrade last week.“I said, 'We've...
In brief: Lawmakers push for additional bid relief, Gillispie named Homecare Champion
September 21, 2018HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - HME industry champion Cathy McMorris Rodgers has released a congressional sign-on letter to CMS, HHS and OMB asking for additional relief for HME as part of the proposed rule currently under consideration, according to AAHomecare.Rep. Rodgers, R-Wash., encourages stakeholders to ask their members in the House of Representatives to sign on to the letter before it closes on Friday, Sept. 28.The letter expresses support for CMS's plans to suspend competitive bidding while it makes changes...