Archive - January 2017 | Mike Mallaro

The Power of NEW

Posted On: January 19, 2017 by Mike Mallaro in: Healthcare, VGM

NEW. “NEW” is an important element in building a vibrant and lasting HME or O&P business. Without NEW your business is slowly dying. If you are interested in building value over the medium or longer term, you must seek to inject an element of NEW in your revenue streams. Netflix offers us an example of NEW that we can all get our heads around. Netflix spends an enormous amount of money on developing original programming (NEW). Most of their content is movies and shows developed...

What HME and O&P can expect in Washington in 2017?

Posted On: January 5, 2017 by Mike Mallaro in: Healthcare, Opinions

We are two weeks away from a Trump administration along with strong Republican majorities in both Houses of Congress. What can we expect in the post-acute healthcare world, including in HME and O&P? Here are my New Year’s prognostications: Obamacare will be largely repealed. I don’t see how the Republicans can do much short of repeal. They’ve preached repeal for the 7 years since Obama signed it into law. Their base has been conditioned to expect it. Many members of Congress...

It’s the people, stupid!

Posted On: January 1, 2017 by Mike Mallaro in: Opinions, Work Culture

Last night I witnessed a death in process; the last throws of a dying business, and it was sad and disturbing. We set out to celebrate some accomplishments of the kids and in our family that often means getting ice cream. My youngest wanted to go to a place we had not been in a few years, a place I’ll call IceCreamStore. I remember IceCreamStore fondly from several years ago when they opened in our community. The hallmarks of the store were fun, excitement and high energy, along with tasty...