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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 provides strategies to help you create efficiencies within your company, efficiencies that will prepare you for increased financial limitations.

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.

This course reviews common types of skin cleansers, their formulation, ingredients, skin compatibility, pH, and related infection control issues.

This course focuses on wound healing and local aspects of wound care.

This course provides information that can be used to establish assessment tools and care plans for patients who are at high risk for skin breakdown. This course was written by Mindy Owen, RN, CRRN, CCM, from information provided by MEDIQfst.

This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff member to breast pumps. Because of the number of breast pumps and accessories on the market, this course will cover breast pumps in the broadest generic terms. For specific information related to a particular brand of breast pump, please consult the manufacturers. This course also includes links to VGM Participating breast pump manufacturers.

This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff member to lymphedema products (pumps and compression garments). Because of the multitude of brands of lymphedema products, this course will cover the products in the broadest generic terms. For specific information related to a particular brand of lymphedema products, please consult the vendors.

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

Este curso provee la información que necesita para desarrollar un plan de preparación ante emergencias para su negocio de HME.

This online course outlines the OSHA guidelines and requirements for using Safety Data Sheets and the responsibilities for employee safety.

In this first part of the series, we'll address the areas of responsibility for enforcing safety rules within your company; how to identify, analyze and control hazards within your facility; the types of inspections you should be conducting in your workplace; and the type of safety training your company should be offering to your employees.

Esta es la primera parte en una serie de cursos de dos partes que discute una amplia variedad de problemas relacionados a la seguridad en el lugar de trabajo. En esta primera parte de la serie, abordaremos las áreas de responsabilidad para hacer cumplir las reglas de seguridad en su compañía; cómo identificar, analizar y controlar riesgos/peligros dentro de su compañía; los tipos de inspecciones que debería realizar en su lugar de trabajo; y el tipo de entrenamiento de seguridad que su compañía le debería estar ofreciendo a sus empleados.

This is the second of a two-part series of courses that discusses a wide range of issues related to workplace safety. In this second part, we’ll address procedures to report and investigate accidents and other emergencies; basic safety rules and standards your company should consider adopting; how to handle hazard communication, bloodborne pathogens, safe electrical procedures, and process safety management.

Esta es la segunda parte de un curso de dos partes que discute una amplia variedad de problemas relacionados a la seguridad en el lugar de trabajo. En esta segunda parte de la serie, nosotros abordaremos los procedimientos para reportar e investigar accidentes y otras emergencias; reglas básicas de seguridad y las normativas que su compañía debería considerar adoptar; cómo manejar la comunicación de riesgos, los patógenos transmitidos por la sangre y la gestión de seguridad de los procesos.

This course is a brief study of general toxicological principles to the extent that you may understand and guard against the toxic effects of the materials found in the workplace or job site.

This course provides information about ergonomics that all health care providers should be aware of.

This course discusses the potential causes of back injuries, and how to avoid them.

This course is the first of a 3-part series that illustrates simple, inexpensive principles that will help you create a safe and comfortable computer workstation.

This course is the second of a 3-part series that illustrates simple, inexpensive principles that will help you create a safe and comfortable computer workstation.

This course is the third of a 3-part series that illustrates simple, inexpensive principles that will help you create a safe and comfortable computer workstation.

OSHA's violence prevention guidelines provide the agency's recommendations for reducing workplace violence.

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.

An emergency action plan (EAP) is a written document required by particular OSHA standards. The purpose of an EAP is to facilitate and organize employer and employee actions during workplace emergencies. If you are required to have an EAP, this course will guide you through the development of an EAP.

A fire prevention plan (FPP) is a written document required by particular OSHA standards. The purpose of an FPP is to outline the steps that a company takes to prevent a fire from occurring in the workplace.