VGM & Associates

Industry Matters - Powered by VGM

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A podcast that delivers business solutions, best practices, government updates, reimbursement advice and more to home medical equipment, complex rehab, home accessibility, mastectomy and women's health providers, as well as orthotics and prosthetics practitioners. 

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VGM & Associates

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Business

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VGM.com

Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 49: COVID-19 Updates for DMEPOS Providers 23.03.2020

VGM's Payer Relations experts Ronda Buhrmester and Craig Douglas team up to give an update on COVID-19 for DMEPOS providers.

Episode 48: Preparedness Beats Panic...Pandemic Planning and COVID-19 18.03.2020

VGM Group's Information Security Officer, Jay Bracken, outlines a framework for pandemic planning in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Episode 47: Home Accessibility and the Overhead Lift Market 19.02.2020

Vice President of VGM Live at Home, Jim Greatorex, is joined by James Philpott of Savaria/Span America to discuss the overhead lift market and opportunities for dealers.

Episode 46: Reimbursement Update with Ronda Buhrmester 05.02.2020

Join us for a new monthly series with VGM's billing and reimbursement expert, Ronda Buhrmester. In this episode, Ronda discusses the January 2020 changes to order requirements, upcoming webinars and opportunities to connect with her at Medtrade Spring.

Episode 45: 2020 HME Outlook and Leadership Chat with Miriam Lieber 29.01.2020

This is the first episode of a new leadership series featured on Industry Matters. VGM's Lindy Tentinger is joined by Miriam Lieber, President of Lieber Consulting LLC, for an informal chat about the 2020 outlook for the HME industry, leadership and employee engagement thoughts.

Episode 44: A Closer Look at the Pilot Stairlift Line 18.12.2019

VGM Live at Home's Vice President, Jim Greatorex, is joined by Andy Scothern, National Sales Director of the Merit Health Products Pilot line of products to discuss the stairlift market.

Episode 43: Adaptive Technology for CRT Patients 04.12.2019

U.S. Rehab President, Greg Packer, is joined by Director of Miller's Adaptive Technology, Jim Diamond to discuss new products and technology available at a special price exclusive to U.S. Rehab members.

Episode 42: The Four Pillars of Wound Care 08.11.2019

Host Brian Thompson discusses the four pillars of a great wound care program with Amanda Yavorsky of McKesson Medical/Surgical

Episode 41: Bathroom Modifications: The Key to a Good Home Access Program 23.10.2019

Host Brian Thompson brings together Jim Greatorex of VGM Live at Home and Joe Hayden, the National Program Manager at Bestbath, for a discussion about home modifications for the bathroom.

Episode 40: Are You Looking at Patients as Payers? 10.10.2019

Host Brian Thompson sits down with VP of Brightree Patient Collections, Jennifer Leon, to discuss the paradigm shift in the DMEPOS industry regarding looking at patients as a predictable source of cash flow.

Episode 39: Benefits of Circadian Lighting in the Home Setting 27.09.2019

Vice President of VGM Live at Home, Jim Greatorex, is joined by OK Technologies founders Bill Kahler and Ted O'Brien to discuss the benefits of circadian lighting in the home.

Episode 38: Back to Basics, 4 Ps for HME Retail Cash Sales 27.08.2019

Wes Hopper, Field VP Strategic Sales for McKesson Medical Surgical, joins host Brian Thompson to discuss the retail cash sales opportunity in the DMEPOS marketplace.

Episode 37: Competitive Bidding Questions Answered 16.08.2019

Host Brian Thompson gets competitive bidding questions answered by VP of Payer and Member Relations, Craig Douglas.

Episode 36: Using Data to Grow Your Business 31.07.2019

Host Brian Thompson talks to Director of VGM Market Data, Ryan Ball, about the opportunities for DMEPOS providers to utilize exclusive claims data to grow their business.

Episode 35: EZ-ACCESS Opportunity for VGM Live at Home Members 26.07.2019

Vice President of VGM Live at Home, Jim Greatorex is joined with National VP of Sales for EZ-ACCESS, Scott Crosswhite.

Episode 34: Maximizing Retail and Cash Products in HME 19.06.2019

Host Brian Thompson is joined by Director of VGM Retail, Rob Baumhover to discuss retail and cash product opportunities for HME providers.

Episode 33: Bid Smart 2019, A Competitive Bidding Program Round 2021 Update with Mark Higley 06.06.2019

VP of Regulatory Affairs at VGM, Mark Higley, gives an update on Round 2021 of the Competitive Bidding Program.

Episode 32: VGM Live at Home Series, Lifting Lives with Harmar Mobility 28.05.2019

The VGM Live at Home series continues with Vice President Jim Greatorex, joined by Senior Director of Sales at Harmar, Todd Bick, to discuss the powered lifts market.

Episode 31: Understanding Compression Products 28.05.2019

Christopher Miles, Senior Manager - Clinical Services at medi USA discusses compression products from off-the-shelf to custom, to new technology, reimbursement and recurring revenue opportunities for providers.

Episode 30: Cybersecurity: Get Serious, Or It's Game Over 24.05.2019

Host Brian Thompson has a cybersecurity chat with VGM's CIO and SVP of IT, Jeremy Kauten.

Episode 29: Let Her Decide...Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act 13.05.2019

Host Brian Thompson talks with Tom Powers (VGM Government Relations) and Nicole Jensen (Essentially Women) about the Let Her Decide campaign to drive signing the Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act into law.

Episode 28: Why Outcomes Matter in CRT 06.05.2019

Host Brian Thompson is joined by President of U.S. Rehab, Greg Packer, and Dr. Mark Schmeler, Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh. The three of them discuss U.S. Rehab's Functional Mobility Assessment (FMA) and the importance of outcomes in the CRT industry.

Episode 27: Wound Care and Ostomy...More Than Skin Deep 25.04.2019

Host Brian Thompson chats with Director of VGM Wound Care, Heather Trumm, about the wound care and ostomy markets in the home medical equipment industry.

Episode 26: HME Industry Snapshots 28.03.2019

President of VGM & Associates, Clint Geffert, gives a sneak peek into VGM's latest member-exclusive playbook. Industry Snapshots: Forecasting 2019 is a resource for both providers and manufacturers that highlights and addresses trends, issues and opportunities facing the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) industry.

Episode 25: VGM Live at Home ShelfGenie Launch, a conversation with CEO Andy Pittman 13.03.2019

Host Brian Thompson hands off the mic to Vice President of VGM Live at Home, Jim Greatorex, for a conversation about the launch of ShelfGenie with CEO Andy Pittman.

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