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Newsradio 780 WBBM featured a story on Sen. Tammy Duckworth's visit to Essentially Women member Second Act, LLC in Chicago. Scroll down to listen. If you are interested in inviting and hosting legislators at your facility, let Essentially Women know at 800-988-4484 or [email protected] and our team can assist.  

Have you registered for Focus: The EW Conference yet? The early bird registration deadline is October 31. One of the most common questions we have been getting revolves around the education schedule. We are incredibly excited for this year’s schedule.   This year, we are featuring two keynote speakers. Regina Hampton, MD, FACS, CMF will be presenting on Sunday, Feb. 9 on breast cancer and surgery updates. As a nationally known breast surgeon and also the CEO of Cherry

We are in the middle of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast Cancer awareness is everywhere, and for good reason. However, awareness isn't enough. Each woman's journey with breast cancer is different. Employers can play an important role in advancing the fight against breast cancer.  Employers can promote a better understanding of the distinctions of breast cancer by encouraging employees to share their stories. Be creative with fundraising. Go beyond the national fundraisers and

If you are dispensing consumable/non consumable supplies or rented DME items are being used by patients, there must be information in each patient’s medical record to support that the item continues to remain reasonable and necessary. Issues may arise after you receive that original order with “99” refills with no further documentation on hand two years later. Even though you may have a valid order for dispensing, CMS wants to be sure that the item(s) continue to be needed by the

Health care is evolving from the traditional “fee-for-service” (“FFS”) model to an “integrated care” model. Under the FFS model, health care providers (physicians, hospitals, therapists, pharmacies, DME suppliers, etc.) operate in separate “silos.” Each provider is paid for the services/products it delivers…regardless of whether such services/products result in a positive patient outcome. Plus, in the FFS model, the providers do not coordinate

Zalamoon has been hard at work making it easier for Essentially Women members to purchase from them. They recently launched a new webpage tailored to the EW membership base. The webpage requires a password to enter. View the full details on how to access the page.  Zalamoon is one of Essentially Women’s newest vendor partners. They offer specialty mother and baby gift items that are unlike anything else in the marketplace. Their baby blankets are incredibly soft and functional

“I wish I could buy time.” “If I had more time, I would do that back burner project that would really be impactful.” “There aren’t enough hours in the day.” Do these sentiments sound familiar? Unfortunately, time can’t be bought, but you can implement different process improvements, workflows or use different tools in your company to free up some time. Workflow The process of assessing workflow in your company has many benefits. Assessing

Maturing clinical trial data indicated that treatment with CDK 4/6 inhibitors offer a survival advantage to women with advanced breast cancer, according to new research. Two different clinical trials, MONARCH 2 trial and MONALEESA-3 trial, studied treatments with abemaciclib (Verzenio) plus fulvestrant and ribociclib-fulvestrant respectively. Researchers found that the overall survival rate was positive with both clinical trials. Data from both studies has been considered highly meaningful

Baby boomers are retiring at the rate of 10,000 per day. Today's boomers aren't playing shuffleboard; they are active and participating in all sorts of activities. Increasingly, DME suppliers are seeking to diversify their income stream by selling products for cash. Assume that XYZ Medical, Inc. has a PTAN and its principal business is to provide Medicare-covered items on an assigned basis. In an effort to lessen its dependence on Medicare, assume that XYZ wants to promote, to its existing

  QUALITY MADE AND AFFORDABLE Use a combination of showcases, wrap counters and register stands to create a modular configuration. This arrangement acts as a central location where employees can work behind the display cases, to