Archive - February 2022

By Wayne H. van Halem, AHFI, CFE, President, The van Halem Group The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program wreaked havoc in the DMEPOS industry from 2011 until about 2015 when they were essentially given free rein to audit DMEPOS claims.  While there were limits as to how many claims they could audit from a unique provider, there was no limit on how many providers could get audited. And for a while, it seemed no one was immune. The RACs get paid a contingency on any overpayments and

By Mike Mallaro, CEO, VGM Group, Inc. My DMEPOS forecast for 2022 is bullish. Despite the pandemic, supply chain disruption, inflation, the great resignation, and recalls, DME businesses have fared very well over the past couple years. I see organic growth in the 6% to 8% range across the industry for 2022. Growth should be overweight in the back half of the year as supply chain issues are worked through and pandemic issues subside (hopefully). Below are the noteworthy trends I see creating

Focus 2022 is right around the corner, and there are many exciting educational opportunities for attendees. Over the last year, we’ve heard you request education on topics like HR, mastectomy, lymphedema, and accreditation. Look no further; Focus 2022 has you covered. Participants may earn up to 11.50 CEUs through ABC and 16.5 CEUs through BOC at Focus Conference, including 1.0 to 3.0 Scientific CEUs through ABC and 1.25 to 3.75 Scientific CEUs through BOC. Please refer to the speakers

Essentially Women received many great submissions for the 2022 Essentially Women Ruth Addison Award of Excellence. Our nomination committee narrowed down the submissions to three deserving finalists: Dr. Kamilla Kozlowski, Mariam Searcy, and Mary Walsh-Aframe. Congratulations to all of our finalists! Meet this year’s finalists:   Dr. Kamilla Kozlowski Dr. Kamilla Kozlowski is the owner and CEO of Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center and KCBC"s Unique Boutique in Knoxville,

Essentially Women is excited to release our new resource for members, “Starting an HME Business Focused on Women’s Health.” New provider enrollment for Medicare, Medicaid, or other insurance payers can be complicated.   The guide includes a checklist of licenses, permits, and applications needed, a guide to Medicare enrollment, and other important resources that a new women’s health business would need. EW members can download this guide under the Resources

We are excited to release our latest member-exclusive resource, “Succession Planning: Identifying What Is Next for Your Business and How to Make It Happen,” written by Mark Higley, vice president of Regulatory Affairs, VGM Government Relations. Members may download this guide in the myEW portal. “By numerous requests from my friends and colleagues in the industry, I am honored to have had the opportunity to coordinate and develop the ‘Succession Planning: Identifying What