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Aging with Grace: There’s No Shame in Asking for a Hand

It’s a simple fact of aging gracefully. While we all want to live healthy and fulfilling lives, with age we lose some of our reflexes, balance and the ability to recover quickly from an injury. Part of living independently as we get older comes with getting more comfortable in asking for a hand from time…
DME Providers: We Support Your Labor of Love

As we navigate the third quarter of the year, the HME industry continues to be battered by programs and policies set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We’re all drowning in not just Competitive Bidding, but also in swelling numbers of audits. Unending audits continue to put a financial strain on many home medical equipment providers and…
DME Providers: Serving the Hospice Market and the Hospice Patient with Quality Care

$15.1 BILLION. This was the approximate cost, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), for more than 1.3 million Medicare beneficiaries to receive hospice services from more than 4,000 DME providers in 2014 alone. The current growth in the number and proportion of older adults in our population is unprecedented in the history of the United…
When to Get Mobility Assistance: A Transport Wheelchair for Your Loved One

It’s been worrying you for a while, watching your loved one who has trouble walking alongside or keeping up with friends and family. Are you wondering if they are at risk for falling, or how long they can live independently as their mobility decreases? If your loved one is slowing down as the result of an ailment…
Four Ways HME Providers Can Overcome Retail Goliaths

If you are an HME/DME provider, competing with retail giants can be discouraging. If you try to compete on price, you’ll probably be disappointed; but you do have advantages! Enlist the following four opportunities to gain and retain customers. 1. You are a ONE-STOP SHOP When foot traffic brings customers in your door, your convenience will keep them…
Powder Room Purchases: Expand Your Retail Business Thru the Bathroom

Who would have thought there’d be cash hiding in the bathroom? There most certainly is via retail — you just have to know where to look. You won’t find it under the sink, but you WILL find opportunity lurking in your retail store, courtesy of your customer’s powder room. Here are the three most common places: Product! Carry…
Fall Prevention: Making Loved Ones Aware of the Risks

Taking care of older family members or being a caretaker, whether in the home or a facility, means keeping them safe and helping them stay independent. Did you know that every year, one in every three adults over the age of 65 falls, which can lead to injuries such as hip fractures, head trauma and…

Tag: dme

Aging with Grace: There’s No Shame in Asking for a Hand

DME Providers: We Support Your Labor of Love

DME Providers: Serving the Hospice Market and the Hospice Patient with Quality Care

When to Get Mobility Assistance: A Transport Wheelchair for Your Loved One

Four Ways HME Providers Can Overcome Retail Goliaths

Powder Room Purchases: Expand Your Retail Business Thru the Bathroom

Fall Prevention: Making Loved Ones Aware of the Risks

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