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Join host Brian Thompson with Director of Reimbursement, Ronda Buhrmester and VGM Fulfillment's Director of Customer Relations, Aram Susong, as they discuss resupply programs for HME providers.

Ok…The industry now has had time to digest the ESRD Final Rule and its impact. Where does the industry go from here?

Industry Matter's host, Brian Thompson, talks to Jeff Bowman, VP of HME for McKesson Medical-Surgical, about the progress of the Mckesson Brand Durable Medical Equipment Program and its benefits for HME/DME providers.

Join us with our new host, Brian Thompson, for a conversation about tax credits for aging in place with VP of VGM Live at Home, Jim Greatorex and Louis Tenenbaum, Founder of HomesRenewed.

The VGM/U.S. Rehab reimbursement team of Dan Fedor and Ronda Buhrmester discuss the difference between participating and non-participating and why suppliers should consider to change their status as 2019 quickly approaches.

VGM's Senior Vice President of Contracting, Scott Owen sits down with Industry Matters today to talk about the many contracting opportunities that VGM can provide to its membership.

This week the 2018 HME Woman of the Year, Georgie Blackburn joins and we hear the outlook of Philips Respironics on 2019.

This week on Industry Matters, the VGM and U.S. Rehab reimbursement team of Dan Fedor and Ronda Buhrmester highlight supplier enrollment status, educational resources for billing staff and the process for managing natural disasters.

The Make Me Whole Again campaign being led by Essentially Women and People for Quality Care has officially launch as there has been legislation introduced in the U.S. House to provide Medicare coverage for custom breast prosthesis. Learn more at MakeMeWholeAgain.com and get involved today!

Improving revenue cycles is not an easy task. This week on Industry Matters we talk with Rob Boeye with Brightree about a state of the industry and where technology is moving forward to streamline work functions of the HME supplier.

Today we sit down with Jeff Baird, Chairman of the Health Care Group of Brown & Fortunato to discuss what telehealth could look like for HME suppliers as the industry does everything it can to stretch each and every penny.

The home modification market is seeing huge growth and no sign of slowing down as the Boomers are wanting to stay in the comfort of their own homes. With the outdated housing infrastructure in America creating a huge demand for home modification products, Jim Greatorex - VP of VGM Live at Home and Scott Crosswhite - National VP of Sales for EZ-ACCESS discuss how suppliers can address this huge dem...

This week Wayne van Halem and Ronda Buhrmester discuss a recent OIG report which paints a bad picture for CPAP related billing claims.

Dan Fedor and Ronda Buhrmester of the U.S. Rehab and VGM Reimbursement team outline the Prior Authorization Demo expanding nationwide.

This week we sit down with Jared Johnson, the Wednesday keynote at the VGM Heartland Conference to discuss "Elite Leadership" and what it means to motivate employees to be their very best.

In this bonus episode we discuss the highlights for the 2018 VGM Heartland Conference! From social events to the awesome education, we cover it all! Visit vgmheartland.com for more information and to register!

John DiJulius, the Tuesday morning keynote speaker at the VGM Heartland Conference discusses the customer service revolution as he describes how companies can thrive doing the basics of providing good customer service.

In this week's episode we sit down the the President of U.S. Rehab, Greg Packer to discuss complex rehab technology and the way that U.S. Rehab working to demonstrate the value of proper seating and mobility equipment.

CMS has finally released the interim final rule which will provide reimbursement relief to rural areas, which VGM's Mark Higley and Ronda Buhrmester provide their insight and commentary on. We also touch on what the coming round of Competitive Bidding may look like and when it will be announced.

Needing strong security for your networks isn't a matter of if you will need it, but when you will need it. This week Carol Albaugh of the VGM SecureTech Solutions team discusses the basics of cyber security for healthcare providers, and what to do in case of an emergency. Learn more at https://www.vgm.com/securetech

This week we talk with Dan Fedor and Ronda Buhrmester of the VGM Reimbursement team about knowing your Medicare supplier status and making sure suppliers are using ABNs properly without possible risk.

Retail sales in healthcare can mean a lot of different things depending on the provider. In this week's episode we talk with the VGM Retail team on how to ensure that providers are maximizing their opportunities for sales without the patient feeling like their being sold to, rather than cared for.

Ty Bello of Team@Work Coaching discusses what healthcare providers can do to survive and drive sales under the "new normal" of healthcare, under a constantly changing landscape. We also sit down with the President of the Oklahoma Medical Equipment Providers Association, Larry Dalton to talk about the grassroots success of their new state association.

In this week's episode we sit down with Clint Geffert, President of VGM & Associates to discuss what durable medical equipment and complex rehab technology providers are doing to address a challenging business environment.

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