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HME Business October 2017 Table of Contents
Volume 24 No. 10
Shining a Light
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Industry experts help providers navigate upcoming trends.
34BREAST CANCER CARE The procedures, products, knowl-
edge and compassion needed to help patients negotiate a traumatic life change and ensure success.
38COMPRESSION PRIORITY When it comes to buying compression
products, the vast majority of sales are from women. How do providers service this important demographic?
40PRODUCT MARKETPLACE Women’s health requires a commit-
ment to understanding women’s unique product needs. We look at some recent offerings on the market.
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Shining a Light
Each year, we turn to the members of HMEB’s Editorial Advisory Board to get their unique, individual perspectives on the key trends, opportunities and challenges that providers should be planning for in the months ahead. As always, this year’s installment offers many crucial, strategic insights.
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8 News/Trends/Analysis
Medtrade Products
Providers: Medtrade’s expo is stocked and it’s time to shop ’til you drop! The annual fall event will soon be here, and this year’s attendees will be treated to an expo full of new HME offerings. HMEB takes a look at some of the highlights.
6 Editor’s Note Does it Take a Disaster?
12 Provider Strategy Customer Service Boot Camp
41 Advertiser Index 42 Observation Deck
Manual CRT accessories bill hits the House; CMS gives
HMEs, patients hit by hurricanes Harvey and Irma a break; AAHomecare shows CMS patient access survey results; CMS drops a sneak peak of new Medicare cards; Live from Medtrade.
A Better Approach to Resupply
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