Podcasts by HME News in 10

Dexter Braff on current trends in M&A from 2023-11-21T11:02:23

Dexter Braff, founder & president of The Braff Group, returns to HME News in 10 to talk about current trends in M&A. Hear what Braff has to say about why it’s more expensive to complete ...

Kami Harold on ‘rescuing’ CPAP patients from 2023-10-17T10:43:24

Welcome to a special episode of HME News in 10 sponsored and developed by SleepRes.

Today’s guest is Kami Harold, vice president of...

Jason Kelln on ’new territory’ in complex rehab from 2023-09-20T10:40:03

Jason Kelln, an ATP and CRTS who is the sales manager at PrairieHeart Mobility in Saskatchewan, joins HME News in 10 to talk about being named the first president-elect of NRRTS from Canada. He ...

Andrea Stark on the Medicare Advantage machine from 2023-08-25T10:23:34

Andrea Stark, a Medicare consultant and reimbursement specialist for MiraVista, returns to HME News in 10 to talk about all things Medicare Advantage. We take a deep dive into increasing enrollm...

David Schaer on ‘real’ artificial intelligence from 2023-07-10T13:26:38

Welcome to a special episode of HME News in 10 sponsored and developed by Computers Unlimited.

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Blair Eichenberger on the Cs of workers’ comp from 2023-04-26T15:38:30

Welcome to a special episode of HME News in 10 sponsored and developed by VGM Insurance Services.

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Allen Hunt on having the right discussions from 2023-03-24T15:07:05

Today's guest is Allen Hunt, president of Hart Medical Equipment, a health system-owned HME provider in Southfield, Mich. He joins HME News in 10 to talk about why conversations with referral so...

Ryan Colby on tech-first approach from 2023-02-27T09:53:35

Today’s guest is Ryan Colby, who spent seven years at Uber and who is now head of go-to-market for Tomorrow Health. He joins HME News in 10 to talk about how companies with marketplaces like Ube...

Tom Ryan and Jay Witter on the year ahead from 2023-01-27T11:00:44

Today’s guests are familiar names in the industry: Tom Ryan and Jay Witter of AAHomecare. They join HME News in 10 to talk about the industry’s recent wins in Congress and AAHomecare’s plan to b...

Alex Hoopes on hospital-at-home from 2022-12-16T11:19:56

Today’s guest is Alex Hoopes, director of Healthcare Innovation for Cardinal Health at-Home Solutions. Hoopes joins HME News in 10 to talk about the “signals” pointing to hospital-at-home as the...

Bonnie Jablonowski on connected patient engagement technology from 2022-11-21T09:53:12

Welcome to a special episode of HME News in 10 sponsored and developed by McKesson.

Our guest is Bonnie Jabl...

Annie Erstling on bridging the technology gap from 2022-10-26T12:17:45

Today’s guest is Annie Erstling, chief strategy officer at Forcura, a health care workflow management company. Erstling joins HME News in 10 to talk about using technology to bridge the communic...

John Gallagher on the road from 2022-09-23T12:49:25

Today’s guest is John Gallagher, vice president of government relations for VGM. Gallagher, who’s racked up several million travel miles in his 20 years on the job, joins HME News in 10 to talk ...

Tyler Riddle on moving the needle from 2022-07-27T09:29:51

Today’s guest is Tyler Riddle, CEO of MRS Homecare, a Georgia-based full-line home medical equipment provider. Riddle joins HME News in 10 to talk about why the needle is finally moving in Washi...

Dr. Jennifer Martin on putting patients first from 2022-06-27T09:17:38

Today’s guest is Dr. Jennifer Martin, who was recently named president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s board of directors. Dr. Martin joins HME News in 10 to discuss why good sleep i...

Brad Smith on a choppy 2022 from 2022-05-27T12:39:52

Today’s guest is Brad Smith, a managing partner at Vertess. Smith joins HME News in 10 to talk about why deal activity was slower than he anticipated in Q1 – his firm closed three deals – but wi...

Boone Lockard on positive trends from 2022-04-26T14:53:10

Today’s guest is Boone Lockard, the new director of VGM Respiratory, who has spent 12 years working on both the provider and manufacturer aisles of the industry. Lockard joins HME News in 10 to ...

Laura Williard on seeing Medicare Advantage as an opportunity from 2022-03-28T14:41:48

Today’s guest is Laura Williard, vice president of payer relations for AAHomecare. Williard joins HME News in 10 to talk about how the growing Medicare Advantage market creates opportunities for...

Dexter Braff on ‘end of an era’ from 2022-01-24T12:27:56

Today’s guest is Dexter Braff, president of The Braff Group, a health care M&A advisory firm. Braff joins HME News in 10 to talk about Owens & Minor’s planned acquisition of Apria and how the de...

Andrea Stark on the oxygen NCD’s ripple effects from 2021-12-20T13:19:48

Today’s guest is Andrea Stark, the founder and head of reimbursement at MiraVista LLC. Andrea joins HME News in 10 to talk about the biggest development in the HME industry in 2021: a new nation...

Jonathan Sadock on the industry’s ‘essential services’ from 2021-11-15T13:30:14

Hear Jonathan Sadock talk about how the momentum for M&A in HME is the strongest it has been since 2011, when Medicare launched its competitive bidding program. He says well-established, profita...

Theresa Flaherty on Medtrade East from 2021-10-26T10:05:04

Today’s guest is Theresa Flaherty, managing editor of HME News, who is recently back from Medtrade East. Theresa talks about: What it was like to re-connect in Atlanta, the industry’s “home base...

Linda Rouse O’Neill and the $10M question from 2021-09-30T11:19:52

Linda Rouse O’Neill, vice president of supply chain policy and executive branch relations for the Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA), talks about “creative partnerships” between dis...

Kris Srinivasan on defining HME’s value from 2021-08-11T13:50:12

Welcome to a special episode of HME News in 10 sponsored and developed by McKesson. 

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Theresa Flaherty live from Medtrade West from 2021-07-15T13:09:29

Theresa Flaherty, managing editor of HME News, joins us from Medtrade West to talk about the vibe at the HME industry’s first in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic – lots of “warm feelings...

Josh Marx on evolution from 2021-06-28T09:20:29

When he was assembling commodes and shipping adult diapers in the Medical Service Company warehouse as a kid, Josh Marx didn’t think HME would be his profession or his passion. But like MSC’s bu...

Miriam Lieber on how HME providers are excellent from 2021-05-26T12:07:16

Miriam Lieber, one of three judges for this year’s HME Excellence Awards, talks about her process for helping to select the HME Provider of the Year. Hear how Lieber, president of Lieber Consult...

Russ Johannesson on setting the pace in digital health from 2021-04-30T09:27:35

Russ Johannesson, CEO of Glooko, says innovation is in the company’s DNA. “Our innovation mandate comes from a desire to truly understand our users’ needs,” he said. “We think it’s our responsib...

Regina Gillispie on being best friends with health LAs from 2021-03-22T14:34:30

Regina Gillispie, the president and owner of Best Home Medical in Barboursville, W.Va., talks about why she prioritizes making her voice heard in Washington, D.C., whether it’s by visiting Capit...

Dylan Ross on managing your equipment needs from 2021-02-15T16:23:25

Welcome to a special episode of HME News in 10 sponsored and developed by McKesson. 

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John Quinlan on being the ‘squeaky wheel’ from 2021-01-20T09:10:35

John Quinlan, the owner of Quinlan’s Pharmacy & Medical Equipment, says being the “squeaky wheel” helped him get his staff in line for the COVID-19 vaccine, soon after it became available in lat...

Bill Mixon on smarter and better care from 2020-11-24T14:00:44

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Bill Mixon, the CEO of National Seating & Mobility, talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has forc...

Sarah Hanna on superheroes and their sidekicks from 2020-10-16T12:05:50

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Unlocking the value of the HME industry from 2020-08-13T10:08:50

Vijay Kedar of Tomorrow Health talks about how the HME industry has more potential than ever, despite increasing complexity and cost pressures. Everything from an aging population to the COVID-1...

Bill Guidetti’s ‘holistic’ view of the HME industry from 2020-07-09T15:02:42

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from 2020-02-05T10:04:30

Mike Moran was an editor at HME News for about 14 years, from 1997 to 2011, when he left to work for a media company covering the health care technology industry. Liz, Theresa and Mike reminisce...