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HME Business September 2017 Table of Contents
Volume 24 No. 9
The
Distributed Provider
How outsourcing can drive provider revenues & profitability.
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The Distributed Provider
Turnkey services providing functionalities such as enhanced inventory management, predictive ordering, warehousing and product delivery services are now supporting HME provider businesses. We take a look at how some of these services are helping HMEs drive down costs, increase convenience and expand revenues.
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8 News/Trends/Analysis
Retail Power Mobility
Power mobility products may be a higher end cash purchase, but this isn’t stopping customers from paying out of pocket to get the features they want. Many patients are waiving their Medicare benefit due to the time it takes to obtain the extensive documentation, or because the funded features are limited. Instead, they are opting to buy better chairs for retail. How do mobility providers serve them?
6 Editor’s Note
Fighting Back With Numbers
14 Provider Strategy Analyzing HME’s Future
26 Product Solutions Orthopedic & Related Goods
29 Advertiser Index & Industry Events
30 Observation Deck The Power of Partnership
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Manual CRT bill poised to launch in House; Medicare accounts for 16 percent of HME spending; Drum line heralds new day for Invacare; New site aims to connect clients with HME providers; Mediware acquires Bowman Systems; Stratice-Athenahealth partnership links referrals with post-acute suppliers; Philips cuts ribbon on Pittsburgh ‘innovation center’; CareCredit, OxyGo strike financing partnership.
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