HME Business, Jan/Feb 2019

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Key Performance Indicators . . . . . . . News, Trends & Analysis . . . . . . . . .
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STRATEGY 2019
The 2019 Big 10
List Yields Some
Unexpected
Trends for HME
Every year, we dedicate part
of our January issue to surveying
the 10 trends that will impact the HME industry the most . This year, as providers shape their business strate- gies, they might want to widen their focus a bit beyond our familiar niche of the post-acute care market .
Some of this year’s trends are already at the fore of HME providers’ minds . For instance, the bidding gap is an opportunity that many providers are considering, but it comes with strings attached . Also, HME owners and management must consider how they will respond to the rest of CMS’s final rules, such as changes to oxygen reimbursement .
However, there are other looming developments on the periphery of
the industry that providers might
not anticipate . For example, there is
a good chance that providers could see unexpected competition from online entrants, and the conver- gence of payers and providers could disrupt some aspects of healthcare .
At the same time, innovations such as e-prescription could benefit providers .
Those are just some of the trends we cover in this issue . Read this year’s Big 10 list to learn more about the trends you might be anticipating, as well as the developments you might not be expecting .
HMEB’s Annual
Big 10 List . . . . . . . . . . Page 15
Ten trends providers should plan for in the New Year
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