MINNEAPOLIS and CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—Atrium Health and Best Buy Health are partnering to develop new offerings to deliver hospital-level care in the home. According to the two companies, the goal is to enable providers to deliver high-quality care to patients in their own homes while helping reduce emotional and financial burdens on patients and caregivers.
DUBLIN, Ohio—Cardinal Health announced its collaboration with Signify Health to offer in-home clinical and medication management services through its Outcomes business. According to Cardinal Health, this collaboration aims to reduce costs and eliminate gaps in care for more than 2.3 million members nationwide to support their treatment journey from prescription to pharmacy to home.
PRINCETON, New Jersey—Parachute Health, a platform for ePrescribing durable medical equipment (DME) and supplies, announced the Parachute Health DME ePrescribing Platform has earned certified status for information security by HITRUST.
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas—AGE-u-cate Training Institute (AGEucate.com), a provider of aging and dementia training solutions, announced that Laura Ellen Christian has been named as president.
Patients receiving care from for-profit hospices have substantially worse care experiences than patients who receive care from not-for-profit hospices, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
LAS VEGAS—The International Franchise Association (IFA) named Don and Craig Randall, owners of multiple FirstLight Home Care territories in South Carolina and North Carolina, as a 2022 Franchisee of the Year. The Randalls were honored at the 63rd IFA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, for being outstanding franchise establishment owner-operators.
The durable medical equipment Medicare administrative contractors (DME MACs) released the updated local coverage determinations (LCD) and policy article (PA) for glucose monitors, that finalizes expanded coverage for continuous glucose monitors (CGMs).
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina—RedSail Technologies, LLC, developer of Axys by Integra, announced the launch of its integration with PointClickCare Technologies, a leading healthcare technology platform enabling collaboration and access to real‐time insights. The integration will allow long-term care pharmacies with an on-demand dispensing model to exchange patient information with facilities that also utilize PointClickCare.