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Event Details
Event Hours
August 21 - 5:00 - 7:00 PM CT. (Reception Only)
August 22 - 9:00 - 5:30 PM CT.
HME Business (HMEB) is proud to announce its first in-person event to be hosted alongside the Home Health Care News FUTURE Conference.*
Attendees of the HMEB FUTURE Conference will be able to learn, network and connect with HME / DME providers, manufacturers and industry professionals that subscribe to HME Business and connect with a broader audience that includes home health, home care and hospice professionals.
*In 2023, the Home Health Care News FUTURE Conference welcomed over 400 attendees.
August 22, 2024 • Nashville, TN
Networking Reception, Sponsored By
Session Brought to you by Tactical Back Office
Views from the HME C-Suite
The Sales Leader's Playbook: Leveraging Metrics & Cadence for Competitive Advantage - Sponsored by Trella Health
5:00 – 7:00 PM
9:30 – 9:45 AM
9:50 - 10:20 AM
11:55 AM - 12:10 PM
Ticket Prices
Provider: $400
Vendor: $700
It Takes a Village: Advancing Hospital-at-Home Models in the U.S.
3:00 - 3:30 PM
Home Health Track
Session Coming Soon
Home Care Track
Compliance in 15: Essentials for Navigating the HME Landscape -Sponsored by ACU-Serve
1:00 - 1:15 PM
Home Health Track
Home Care Track
Session Coming Soon
HME Regulatory, Policy Outlook
1:20 - 1:50 PM
This panel will explore the latest regulatory and policy developments shaping the HME market.
Home Health Track
Home Care Track
Home Care Payer Trends
This panel will explore home care payer trends, to providers doubling down on private-pay models to those embracing risk and the Medicare Advantage landscape.
Chaz Bauer
Director, Healthcare Investment Banking
Fifth Third Securities
Alexis Ward
Senior Director, Payer Relations
AAHomeCare
The Future of Home Health Partnerships
3:00 - 3:30 PM
Jackleen Samuel
CEO
Resilient Healthcare
Traditional M&A in home health is made more difficult every year by increased consolidation in the space. In order to continue growing without sacrificing quality, providers will increasingly have to look at partnerships with health systems and other health care providers.
Home Health Track
Home Care Track
Emerging Home Care Investment Trends
In addition to the traditional investors, VC groups have been particularly active in the senior care and home care spaces. This panel will explore why and preview trends for the rest of 2023.
Karl Uffers
Co-Founder & CEO
DUOS
Marissa Schlueter
Health Tech Investor
OMERS Ventures
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Executive Connect
Get access to select conferences and events at no cost for your ticket. As part of the Executive Connect program, qualified executives from providers or operators may apply for this ticket type and participate in a set number of meetings with pre-screened vendors at the event. If accepted, you will be granted a complimentary event ticket and required to attend scheduled meetings at the event and provide feedback on those meetings. *A refundable deposit is required to register and is refunded if you attend the required meetings at the event. No show or cancellations will forfeit deposit, no exceptions.
In this panel, C-suite leaders from some of the biggest and most forward-looking HME companies in the U.S. discuss ongoing trends, challenges and opportunities, including emerging technologies and the payer landscape.
Katie Stevens
Chief People Officer
Reliable Medical
Networking Break
10:20 - 11:00 AM
Industry leaders will provide insights on how they are addressing common pain points, where they see business opportunities for home care and how they are pushing the industry forward.
Alex Hoopes
Senior Director of Strategy and Execution
Velocare
Session brought to you by Integrated Home Care Services
11:00 - 11:15 AM
Session Coming Soon
2:30 - 3:00 PM
Home Health Track
Home Care Track
Session Coming Soon
HME Investment, Dealmaking Outlook
11:20 - 11:50 AM
Neal Kursban
CEO
Family & Nursing Care
Jay Wendt
CEO
SG Homecare
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Who Attends
HME / DME providers, manufacturers and industry professionals
Hospital-at-home models have gained popularity since 2020, partly thanks to a special CMS waiver. Historically, getting hospital-level equipment into the home has been a chronic challenge with the HaH concept. This panel will explore the latest on HaH trends while examining the critical role of HME.
Dr. Robert Moskowitz
CMO
Contessa
Lunch
12:10 - 1:00 PM
HME investment and dealmaking activity used to be extremely active. Over the past several years, though, that action has lessened. In a changing health care sector with a focus on home-based care, M&A and investment in HME assets is picking up again. This panel will explore those trends, with perspectives from HME, dealmaking-expert and investor speakers.
Hospital-at-home models have gained popularity since 2020, partly thanks to a special CMS waiver. Historically, getting hospital-level equipment into the home has been a chronic challenge with the HaH concept. This panel will explore the latest on HaH trends while examining the critical role of HME.
This panel will explore the latest regulatory and policy developments shaping the HME market.
HME investment and dealmaking activity used to be extremely active. Over the past several years, though, that action has lessened. In a changing health care sector with a focus on home-based care, M&A and investment in HME assets is picking up again. This panel will explore those trends, with perspectives from HME, dealmaking-expert and investor speakers.
Dan Fedor
Director, Reimbursement and Education
VGM & Associates
Michael Freeman
Chief Business Development Officer VieMed
Paul Pino
Co-founder and Chief Growth & Analytics Officer
Integrated Home Care Services
Jack Haire
Director of DMEPOS/Pharmacy Division
The Compliance Team
David Jackson
CEO
Choice Health at Home
Networking Break
1:50 - 3:00 PM
Home Health Track
Home Care Track
Session Coming Soon
Jim Kendrick
President and CEO
Community Hospital Corporation
Peter G. Yelkovac
President
Lifestyle DME Group
Corey Smith
Client Sales Executive
Tactical Back Office
Noel Niel
VP of Auditing and Corporate Compliance
ACU-Serve
Join Trella Health's Director of Sales for an engaging fireside chat as we explore essential strategies and tools to gain a competitive advantage in the HME market.
Connor Armstrong
Director of Sales, HME & Infusion
Trella Health
Opening Remarks
August 22, 2024
9:15 – 9:30 AM
August 21, 2024
Networking Reception, Sponsored By
3:30 – 5:30 PM
