Industry Matters

In today’s episode of Industry Matters we discuss a home accessibility tax incentive bill and what you can do to help! Vice President of VGM Live at Home, Jim Greatorex, talks with Louis Tenebaum, Founder and CEO of the HomesRenewed Coalition.  For more information visit www.homesrenewedcoalition.com.

In this podcast, billing and reimbursement experts Ronda Buhrmester and Dan Fedor discuss the funding landscape in 2021 and cover ongoing COVID-19 waivers, the payment rates (fee schedule, SPA, etc.), and what we are seeing as the most common denials and how to avoid them.

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In today’s episode of Industry Matters President of U.S Rehab, Greg Packer and Vice President of Rehabilitation Program Development at HOMELINK, Kyle Walker,  wrap up a 3-part podcast series on the importance telehealth has played, and will continue to play in the complex rehab industry.  

In this episode of industry matters Director of Wound Care, Heather Trumm talks with Stacey Mullis, Director of Clinical Marketing at Permobil where “Every person has the right to have his or her disability compensated as far as possible by aids with the same technical standard as those we all use in our daily lives.” Heather and Stacy are going to dive right into dive into something that is often overlooked, and that is seated posture in wound care. 

In this episode, Wayne van Halem, President of The van Halem Group, and Ronda Buhrmester, Senior Director of Payer Relations for VGM & Associates, work through the important details around billing, reimbursement, and audits when it comes to knee and back braces, the two categories included in Competitive Bidding Round 2021.

Today, we sit down with Christina Throndson, Business Development Strategist of Hellman, a division of VGM. COVID-19 is a hot topic, but how can it not be? It's the reason we've all been forced to change our lifestyle for many months. While your target audiences may not have changed, their behaviors and expectations have. As we begin to carefully approach "living as usual,” Christina chats with us about what methods of adaptation are necessary to capture and connect with our customers and prospects. 

For more information, you can contact Christina at 866-621-4514 or at [email protected]. You can also check out Hellman’s websites at hellman.com and hellman.com/OTS. 

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This is second podcast on a new course being developed for telehealth in complex rehab. This podcast will examine the finer details like procedures, documentation, service and repair, and reimbursement with a variety of experts;

Kyle Walker, MHA, ATP is the Director of Operations of Assistive Technology with VGM Homelink.  

Mark Schmeler is an Associate Professor and the Vice Chair for Education Training in the Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology at the University of Pittsburgh.

 Dan Fedor  currently serves as the Director of Reimbursement for U.S. Rehab a division of VGM & Associates. 

Rachel Hibbs, DPT, NCS, ATP is an Assistant Professor and Director of Continuing Education at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Science. She earned a B.S. in Rehabilitation Science,

Steve Mitchell is an occupational therapist who works as a Clinical Specialist in Seating/Wheeled Mobility and Assistive Technology for the SCI/D Service at the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System in Cleveland, Ohio. 

In this episode we sat down with Patty Mastandrea is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MedCare Equipment Co., LLC, headquartered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. She has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare and has demonstrated expertise in business development and healthcare operations throughout her career. And, most recently she won VGM's HME Woman of the Year award. This award is in its fifth year and recognizes one woman in the industry who has made significant contributions throughout her career to her company, community, and the HME industry. The award was presented during a special virtual ceremony on Oct. 22. 

In honor of Respiratory Care Week from Oct. 25-31, we chat with Nikki Strait, a respiratory therapist (RT) from Medical Services Company about what her profession means to her. 

In this episode, Todd Eagen, president of OPGA, a division of VGM  Associates, sits down with Lesleigh Sisson, owner of O&P Insight. They discuss how O&P Insight, a consulting business, offers comprehensive, specialized business training and policy and procedure manuals for practice management, workflow, staff development, and compliance to help O&P practices be more profitable, provide better care, and be more efficient.

To learn more, visit https://www.oandpinsight.com/.