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This course is an introduction to manual wheelchair components and basic service.

This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff member to the standard manual wheelchair. Because of the multitude of brands of manual wheelchairs and accessories on the market, this course will cover manual wheelchairs in the broadest generic terms. For specific information related to a particular brand of manual wheelchair, please consult the manufacturers. This course also includes links to several manual wheelchair manufacturers.

VGM Respiratory has developed this Home Ventilation Management Program manual as a guide for companies providing invasive or noninvasive ventilation. This guide contains policy and procedure templates, accreditation standards, documentation and reimbursement information, competency assessments and other helpful forms. There is also a tracheostomy guide included in this manual with specific information on how to care for a child or adult with a tracheostomy.

VGM has developed a Policies and Procedures Manual that is specifically designed for compliance with the imposition of quality standards and accreditation requirements of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA).

Sales tax applied where applicable.

This course explains how to bill Medicare for manual wheelchairs and what documentation is required.

The job of a professional commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver comes with many responsibilities. This course provides you with some basic information with which you should become familiar.

AHCA (Agency for Health Care Administration) licenses all DME's in the State of Florida. The AHCA regulations are very prescriptive and require specific actions and processes. Module F was created as a supplement for the VGM Policies and Procedures Manual and contains all of the policies organizations need to meet AHCA regulations.

This manual is currently available in English only.

**This is a supplement to the VGM Policies and Procedures Manual. It is only available to those who have purchased the VGM Policies and Procedures Manual.**

This course explains what cryogenics is, many of the common gases provided by an HME business, safety issues and the basic cryogenic vessels used for storage and transport.

Healthcare professionals will gain knowledge regarding basic principles of pharmacology to include pharmacokinetic processes, several drug classes, and some of the commonly used drugs within those classes.

This course is designed to provide you with awareness of basic first aid principles and the importance of first aid training courses. This information is only a guide. It is not a substitute for training or professional medical assistance.

This course will provide an introduction to many financial concepts that will assist you in operating your business.

Health care personnel will learn the techniques of basic first aid.

The purpose of this course is to train the food handler on how to handle and prepare food safely to reduce the risk of foodborne illness.

The health care practitioner will enhance his/her knowledge of this season’s influenza and best practices for prevention and transmission of the disease.

To enhance the participant’s knowledge of HIV and AIDS.

Purpose

HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, progressively kills or damages the cells of the body’s immune system inhibiting the ability to fight infections and certain cancers. In the most advanced stage of HIV infection, AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) occurs. This course helps health care workers understand the progression of the disease, at-risk populations, HIV prevention methods, Texas-specific laws regarding HIV, and treatment options.

This course examines the types of hazards that can exist within a home, and what a person can do to protect those living within that home. This course also takes a look at how older adults, especially those with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, can be protected within their home.

To increase the understanding of employees of health care facilities whose primary role is meal service in the areas of food safety and sanitation, the importance of following menus and care plan approaches, and customer service.

This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff members to hospital beds.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) occurs in around 4.4% of U.S. adults. While there is plenty of historical documentation for the disorder, the cause is unknown. This course will help health care workers understand the symptomology and treatment of ADHD, especially in the adult population.

Essentially Women and VGM Education offer a bundle of courses that cover the basics of billing and reimbursement for post-mastectomy providers. Courses contain billing basics, claims filing and processing claims, advanced beneficiary notice, external breast prosthesis documentation and billing, understanding the medicare supplier standards, introduction to patient receivable management, and medicare appeals process.

Understanding financial statements provides insight into the financial health of a business, and guides leaders to make better decisions using that information. This course is geared toward new managers and leaders, providing the basics of reading and comprehending financial statements. Experienced managers will also benefit for review purposes.

There are no CEUs for this course. 

This online course will help you understand the basics of communication.

This course is intended to apply your knowledge of HIPAA basics to the workplace. You should complete part one of this series (“HIP001 – Understanding HIPAA”) before taking this course.

This course provides an overview of breast cancer, the most common form of non-skin cancer among women in the United States. This course explains the basics of what breast cancer is and its incidence.