SHSMD - 2009 Annual Conference and Exhibits
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Revenue Generation with a Hospital-Owned DME
Program Code:
F33
Date:
Friday, October 2, 2009
Time:
3:30 PM to 4:45 PM
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SPEAKER
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Donald Gillespie, Ph.D. is a seasoned health care professional with over 25 years of experience in health care administration. Most of these years were focused on home care services. As a hospital system administrator he has been the leader in planning and implementing over 25 home care and rehabilitation businesses. He now is a Senior Home Care Consultant with hospitals and other organizations on mergers, acquisitions, start-ups, transitions and turn-arounds of home care businesses. He works with the home health and home medical equipment division of Lakeland Regional Health System in St. Joseph, Michigan. He is a VGM – listed DME consultant. Dr. Gillespie has served as Vice President for Home Care for a regional multi-hospital health system and created a subsidiary of the that system which contracted with 10 surrounding hospitals to develop, manage and provide IT and billing services for home care operations. As Vice President for Business Development for a multi-state home care company he was engaged in starting new businesses in four states. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Western Michigan University and a Master of Social Work from California State University, Sacramento. Prior to moving to health care administration he was a professor of sociology at Andrews University in Michigan
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Tim VanAntwerp has over twenty years of experience in the home medical equipment business. He owned two home medical equipment companies and managed a large business for a regional company as well as held the position of Chief Operating Officer for a large regional home medical equipment company. Tim is widely recognized for his passion for excellence in service and operational processes. His success in starting and managing home medical equipment companies and his love for consulting make him a natural for the MPI consulting business. He currently is owner of Vans Medical Equipment of Lakeland, a partnership with Lakeland Regional Health System in St. Joseph, Michigan.
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Description
Hospitals refer millions of dollars of durable medical equipment (DME) revenue to outside companies. Can you afford to give this money to others? Learn the secrets of improved quality and continuity of care for your patients from a professionally managed, hospital-owned DME company. Practical, down-to-earth tools will be shared. The knowledge gained from the presenters’ real-life experiences in helping hospitals with start-ups, mergers, and partnerships will help you make an informed decision about this opportunity for your hospital.