VGM & Associates is accepting proposals from prospective speakers for its 2025 Heartland Conference until December

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM and Associates, a member service organization for durable medical equipment (DME) and home medical equipment (HME) providers, is now accepting proposals from prospective speakers for its annual Heartland Conference. The conference, which offers attendees education on topics like clinical rehab, women's health, respiratory, wound care, regulatory and audits, will take place Monday, June 9 through Wednesday, June 11.

ATLANTA (August 3, 2018)—Early rates are currently in effect until Saturday, August 25 for the annual Medtrade conference. These rates offer attendees a $100 savings on a Conference Pass and $50 on an Expo pass. Medtrade is scheduled for October 15–17, 2018, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

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High attendee ratings reflect excellent program offerings.

DULUTH, Minn. (October 17, 2017)—The 2017 MAMES Fall Excellence in HME Conference closed out on Friday, October 6, 2017 in Welch, Minnesota with record-breaking fall conference attendance and an incredible 40 percent increase in attendance from 2016. Attendees also rated the educational, informational, networking and display hall event a record-breaking perfect 4.0, the highest ever recorded rating for a MAMES Fall Excellence in HME Conference.

When RACmonitor, a division of Panacea Healthcare Solutions, Inc., surveyed providers as to which topics they would like to see addressed in a webcast seminar, the number-one answer was infusion services. This is no surprise considering the variety and volume of questions there are regarding coding and documentation for infusion services. In response, MedLearn Publishing brings a brand new webcast seminar covering fundamentals of the outpatient infusion services revenue cycle.


Now more than ever, even the slightest misstep in the audit process by a facility, system or provider could turn into significant financial loss and potential criminal prosecution. With advanced technology, coupled with a new breed of aggressive contractors, federal and state agencies are on track to exceed their FY 2011 record of collecting over $4 billion from health-care providers.