In this bonus episode of WOCTalk, we’re joined by Yelena Brusilovsky, National Vice President of Sales for Edgepark, to discuss the durable medical equipment (DME) journey for both patients and healthcare professionals. She shares how Edgepark has invested in delivering a high-touch, personalized experience and how DMEs are working with healthcare providers to simplify the supply process. Yelena also addresses common challenges new ostomates face in accessing supplies, advocacy efforts to preserve patient access, and key trends shaping the ostomy home care market. Plus, she highlights recent changes that have expanded pathways for ostomates to obtain supplies and insurance coverage.
This podcast episode is supported by Edgepark. The WOCN® Society does not endorse specific products and services.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
E-ordering options that make it faster and easier for HCPs to order and alter patients’ supplies
UOAA Resources Library
Access to Supplies with Medicare words of Advice from UOAA Advocacy team
The Critical Need to Provide Ostomy Supplies Specific to Patient Need to Improve
LCD-Ostomy Supplies (L33828)
UOAA non-medical switching of ostomy supplies campaign
UOAA’s Roadmap to establish outpatient ostomy services.
About the Guest:
Yelena Brusilovsky is the National Vice President of Sales for Edgepark and has been with the organization for 12 years. In her role, she leads three key teams: the urology and ostomy inside sales team, the diabetes sales team focused on endocrinologists and internal medicine providers, and the market access team responsible for managing Edgepark’s relationships with contracted insurance payers. With extensive experience in healthcare sales and market access, Yelena is committed to improving patient access to essential medical supplies and fostering stronger collaboration between DMEs and healthcare professionals.
Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.