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October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we celebrated by hosting a podcast and interviewing Lori Miller, manager at Naturally Yours, an Essentially Women member in Illinois, as well as Jamie Lee, who is not only a breast cancer survivor but a business owner, a model who has walked the runway, and a force to be reckoned with. We wanted to highlight the strong, amazing women who impact this industry every day and who have not only conquered breast cancer, but have dominated it. You can listen

An interview with Tony Santangelo, Updox and Eric Mongeau, Aeroflow In February 2020, telehealth wasn’t exactly what you’d call a buzzword. The COVID-19 pandemic has made the HME and Respiratory industries adapt to a new way of doing business. Many parts of the country had shelter-in-place orders and many of our businesses shifted staff from the office to home environments, when possible. Understandably so, patients were hesitant to visit healthcare providers during the onset of the

If you’re a mastectomy fitter, you’ve probably been asked by one of your clients about lymphedema and when a patient should see their doctor about a swollen arm or limb. Did you know that lymphedema can be prevented or the severity lessened? ImpediMed has recently introduced a new lymphedema diagnostic test that can help detect lymphedema even before patients feel any signs or symptoms. Healthcare providers can measure a person’s L-Dex score using the SOZO device allowing for

Have you heard? Essentially Women will be hosting our annual conference in 2021 virtually. Focus: The EW [Virtual] Conference will hold live sessions Jan. 25 – 28, 2021 and on-demand sessions Jan. 29 – Feb. 28, 2021. “We made the tough decision to go virtual this year,” said Nikki Jensen, VP of Essentially Women. “We would much prefer to meet in-person, but due to COVID-19, we knew it would be in the best interest of all participants if this year’s conference

In enacting the CARES Act, Congress did not specifically address the taxation of the Relief Payments. Although the IRS’s position is that its FAQ guidance is not citable as legal authority, it seems clear that the IRS expects taxpayers to rely on these FAQs and other recently issued FAQs to meet their federal income tax obligations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has frequently updated its Relief Payments FAQs since April

The deadline to apply for the HHS Provider Relief Fund for Medicaid/CHIP providers who did not receive any relief payments during the Medicare-based General Distribution has been extended until September 13th, 2020. Providers who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19, meet all of the other eligibility requirements, and can agree to the terms and conditions associated with the program are encouraged to apply for this relief fund. Originally, the application deadline was August 28th. Click here

There have been a few changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) since April. In our recent Town Hall Webinar, Craig Douglas went over this program in detail. The application window for this program was closed for the second time on August 8th. Watch the Recording      Slide Deck To refresh your memory, the PPP has a max loan size equivalent to 2.5 times the employer’s average monthly payroll, up to $10 million. The PPP loans have an interest rate of 1%.

The Essentially Women Town Hall meeting on August 25th featured a panel of 3 EW members who talked about their experiences during the pandemic with Nikki Jensen. Check out the full panel discussion video at the bottom of the blog. Here are some highlights from the discussion. Tink Newcomb, MBA, CECMS, CCT Prairie Medical Meridian, ID Q: Were you open during the pandemic? And if so, were you appointment only? A: Because of pneumatic compression, we were considered essential. We were closed

We ran short on time on the EW Town Hall Meeting the other day to be able to share this video so I’m sharing it with everyone now.   I had reached out to Ty Bello prior to our webinar and asked him to provide some encouraging words - knowing many of you are facing challenges with patients feeling comfortable to come in for the face-to-face fittings as they did before the pandemic.  For those of you who have not had the opportunity to know Ty Bello, he is a well-known

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