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HME Business September/October Table of Contents Volume 28 No. 5
Volume 28 Number 5 September/October 2021
hme-business.com EXECUTIVE EDITOR & PUBLISHER
6 What’s On Your Radar
COVID-19 continues to dominate the headlines as it wreaks health-
care havoc, but there are 8 strategic trends poised to impact your business in the coming weeks and months. Are you monitoring them?
14 Product Launch Fall 2021
Ready to hit new heights? We’ve collected more than 35 new com-
pelling HME products and services that’ll help your business expand its appeal to patients and referral partners.
34 E-Prescription Comes to DME
Several factors have slowed DME’s adoption of e-prescription, but
AAHomecare President and CEO Tom Ryan explains how a new coalition has kicked things into high gear.
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EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
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President Spectrum Medical
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Chairman of the Health Care Group of Brown & Fortunato, P.C.
Cara Bachenheimer
Lobbyist/Government Affairs for Brown & Fortunato, P.C.
Rob Baumhover
Director of Retail Services for VGM Retail Services
Ty Bello, RCC
President and Founder Team@Work
Sandra Canally
President
The Compliance Team Inc.
John Letizia
President of Laurel Medical Supplies Inc.
Joe Lewarski
Vice President of Global Respiratory and Sleep Drive Devilbiss
Trish Nettleship
Vice President of Marketing Brightree LLC
Faisal “RJ” Poonawala
President
Spring Branch Medical Supply
Ron Resnick
President
Blue Chip Medical Products Inc.
Tom Ryan
President and CEO AAHomecare
Gary Sheehan, MBA
President and CEO Cape Medical Supply
Wayne van Halem
President and Founder The van Halem Group LLC
LISTEN TO THE HME BUSINESS PODCAST:
The HME Business Podcast (hme-business.com/podcast) examines in- dustry news, trends and developments. Here are some recent episodes:
Episode 057 — An accrediting organization has created standards to keep HMEs both compliant and nimble enough to meet new changes.
Episode 056 — Resupply is a critical component of sleep therapy outcomes. It’s also a costly, complex workflow. Enter “no-touch resupply.”
Episode 055 — As the Delta variant of COVID-19 hits healthcare, HME providers are also feeling intense pressure on the supply side of the industry. What can be done?
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