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This course discusses the use of home medical equipment (HME), the financial aspects of HME products and services and the regulatory agencies that govern the HME industry.

To help you understand where the home medical equipment (HME) customers are and some of the issues that are important to them.

This course provides the information you need to develop a Disaster Preparedness Plan for your HME business.

This course provides a guide for cleaning and disinfecting many home medical products as well as the principles behind a variety of cleaning and disinfection procedures.

This course addresses the issues surrounding a home medical equipment company's warehouse. Of primary concern is the proper management of cleanliness, temperature and humidity, pests, security, inventory, equipment processing and employee safety.

Este curso aborda los problemas relacionados a un almacén de equipamiento médico domiciliario. Siempre es de gran interés la gestión apropiada de la limpieza, temperatura, humedad, control de plagas, seguridad, inventario, procesamiento de equipamiento y de la seguridad de los empleados.

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

This course addresses TSA guidelines and provides you, the home medical equipment supplier, with information that you can in turn provide to your traveling customers.

This course addresses the concept of document imaging and storage as a method for reducing the overall cost of handling paper in an HME operation.

This course covers basic home care equipment as a guide to the new HME employee.

This course covers basic home care equipment as a guide to the new HME employee.

VGMU Online Learning offers a VGMU Accreditation Course Bundle* of 17 courses for annual HME accreditation requirements under the following topics:

- Business management
- Disease management 
- HIPAA
- Human resources - Infection control 
- Safety 

VGM Education is authorized by IACET to offer CEUs for each course in this bundle. IACET provides a standard framework for quality learning and development through accreditation.
For a full list of courses offered in this bundle, click the link.   

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This course contains information about the prevalence and results of falls, and provides information that HME providers can share with their older clients to minimize the risk of falling.

This course provides health care providers with an overview of infection control measures including standard precautions, transmission-based (isolation) precautions, handwashing, personal protective equipment, sterilization, and disinfection.

This course provides an overview of how aging affects memory.

This course provides an overview of the causes and risk factors, signs and symptoms, and diagnosis and treatment of depression in the elderly population.

Methamphetamine addiction has grown to epidemic proportions in the United States. Chemicals used to make meth include ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine which are found in many cough and cold products and are known as “scheduled listed chemical products” (or SLCPs). Recent federal legislation requires all “regulated sellers” of products containing these three products to self-certify with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) before selling the products. While this course does not satisfy the DEA's self-certifying requirement, it does provide the information the DEA requires in order to self-certify.

Aunque la comunicación efectiva debe ser un enfoque para los especialistas de equipamiento médico a domicilio con pacientes de todas las edades, debe prestarse especial atención al trabajar con adultos mayores, ya que un aumento en la edad puede provocar condiciones médicas que requieran más paciencia y un ajuste en cómo uno provee y recibe información médica. Este curso incluye consejos sobre cómo facilitar mejor la comunicación con las poblaciones de adultos mayores.

While effective communication should be a focus of home medical equipment specialists with all ages of patients, special attention should be paid to working with older adults as an increase in age can bring about medical conditions that may require more patience and an adjustment in how one provides and receives medical information. This course includes tips on how to better facilitate communication with older adult populations.

This second part focuses on the treatment of sleep disordered breathing, and explains how care professionals can improve OSA screening and therapy in their practice.

As sales professionals, we deal with different types of customer behavior styles. To be successful in our career we must recognize these behavior styles and know how to adjust our selling style to win the relationship and the sale. This course will go over the four DISC behavior styles so that you can better identify them and become more successful at presenting to the needs of the prospect. Continuing Education: VGM Education is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.

The purpose of this course is to understand the cultural importance of the individual and those directly affected, including family and friends, in dealing with illness and death. As the U.S. becomes more ethnically and racially diverse and culturally complex, there is a need for understanding how to work with individuals who have different values, health beliefs, and perspectives about health and wellness than your own or those you are familiar with.

Continuing Education: VGM Education is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.

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.

Learn to lead with intelligence, compassion, motivation and purpose through VGM Education’s Leadership Mastery Program. Designed for both new and seasoned leaders, this concise 12-module program offers strategies to bring out the best in you and your team. From balancing the books to connecting more consciously, you will acquire practical, essential skills to make an immediate, positive impact within your role and workplace. Titles include:

• Making Meetings Meaningful
• From Doer to Manager
• Crucial Conversations
• Employee Engagement
• Leading for Financial Fitness
• The Paragon Principles: Rethinking Your Professional Image
• Emotional Intelligence 101
• Mixing and Matching Working Styles
• Conducting Evaluations and Tracking KPIs
• Keys to Effective Communication
• Using Financial Statements as a Management Tool
• Smart Hiring

Significant discount is available to VGM Members! 
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This course provides an overview of how aging affects mobility, including risk factors, complications and dangers of immobility, and details how therapeutic activities can lessen mobility problems.