Industry Matters

In this episode, we visit with Ronda Buhrmester, Sr. Director of Payer Relations & Reimbursement for VGM & Associates, and Dan Meyer, Chief Revenue Officer for Repair Authority, about providers’ most pressing questions about CPAP repair and how Repair Authority has the solutions providers are looking for.

For more information, contact Repair Authority at [email protected] or visit www.repairauthority.com. 

In this episode we talk with Lori Miller and Jamie Lee Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and we wanted to highlight some of the amazing women who impact this industry every day and those strong women who have not only conquered breast cancer, but dominated it! Lori Miller is the manager at Naturally Yours in Illinois. Lori is also a certified mastectomy fitter. Jamie Lee is not only a breast cancer survivor, but she is a business owner, a model, has walked the runway, and continues to be a force to be reckoned with.

In this episode, Todd Eagen, President of OPGA, chats with Wayne van Halem, President of The van Halem Group, about the return of CMS audits and what it means to orthotic and prosthetic providers. For more information, visit www.vanhalemgroup.com.

In this episode, we sit down with Arienne Martinez, director of training and development for HOMELINK, a division of the VGM Group. Arienne chats with us about her recent article that was featured in the latest VGM playbook, “Protecting Your Most Important Asset: Your People,” about keeping your employees engaged during the pandemic, especially with much of the workforce working remote. 

To read this article, visit vgm.com/playbook and download "Protecting Your Most Important Asset: Your People."

In this episode, we sit down with Paul DiMarco and discuss how to maximize your team by identifying their strengths through the Clifton StrengthsFinder program. All people have a unique combination of talents, knowledge, and skills—strengths—that they use in their daily lives to do their work, achieve their goals, and interact with others. When people understand and apply their strengths, the effect on their lives and work is transformational. People who use their strengths every day are six times more likely to be engaged in their work and three times more likely to say they have an excellent quality of life. Yet, many people don't know what their strengths are or have the opportunity to use them to their advantage. In fact, many people tend to focus on fixing their weaknesses. By exploring the ways in which you naturally think, feel, and behave, you can identify and build on the areas where you have infinite potential to grow and succeed. This is not just for you, but can be used for your team(s) at work. Optimizing your employees' strengths will optimize their, and your whole organization’s, performance!

To learn more, reach out to Paul at vgm.com/contact.

Shannon Eckhardt, Ryan Longhorn, and Monica Rogan, are all VPs of Operations at HOMELINK, a subsidiary of VGM Group. In this episode, they join us for a conversation about operations the size of HOMELINK and how this group has adapted this year during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Mark Schmeler, Associate Professor and the Vice Chair for Education Training in the Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology at the University of Pittsburgh, Dan Fedor, Director of Reimbursement for U.S. Rehab, Kyle Walker, Director of Operations of Assistive Technology with VGM Homelink, and Greg Packer, President of U.S. Rehab, talk about a new educational program focused around telehealth and CRT. In this episode, they discuss the history of telehealth, how providers are willing to challenge the status quo by embracing untraditional methods for assessments and non-billable services within virtual technology, the policies surrounding telehealth services from a payer standpoint, and how telehealth is not a one-size-fits-all solution. This is first of a series of podcasts about the new telehealth course.

In this episode, Ronda provides an update on a variety of billing and reimbursement topics, including mass adjustments for non-rural areas, post-public health emergency and waivers, the oxygen equipment National Coverage Determination (NCD), competitive bidding, and more! 

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VP of Sales Dave Lyman talks with Jeff Murray of Philips Respironics about new technological advances that can help providers continue to service their customers remotely, even for mask fittings.Listen in to learn about their three options: good, better, and best!

Listen in as Dave Lyman, vice president of sales at VGM & Associates talks with CEO and Founder of Circadiance, David Groll, about the SleepWeaver mask, the soft cloth CPAP mask.

Circadiance develops, manufactures, and markets respiratory products for people with sleep-disordered breathing, who need non-invasive ventilation or who require monitoring.