SAN DIEGO (May 29, 2018)—ResMed a provider of connected health care solutions, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held HEALTHCAREfirst, a provider of software solutions and services for home health and hospice agencies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 29, 2018)—The Council on Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC) today warned a report released by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG)—Round 2 Competitive Bidding for Oxygen: Continued Access For Vast Majority of Beneficiaries—underestimates the negative impact the Competitive Bidding Program for Durable Medicare Equipment (DME) continues to have on beneficiary access to home respiratory supplies and services.
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(May 24, 2018)—Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted a study on Medicare prior authorization requirements. The requirements began in seven states for certain power mobility devices such as power wheelchairs in 2012. The categories later expanded to include DME, home health and others.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. (May 24,2018)—Merits Health Products announced it has signed a contract with Numotion to become the preferred provider for Group 2 powerchairs. This contract covers the full line of Group 2 powerchairs from Merits Health Products that includes the popular Vision series of chairs and the new tilt only Vision Ultra.
Tom Ryan (left) of AAHomecare presented Doug Coleman with the Mal Mixon Award
SAN DIEGO (May 21, 2018)—New data analysis presented by ResMed this week at the American Thoracic Society's 2018 International Conference indicates that the prevalence of sleep apnea impacts more than 936 million people worldwide—nearly 10 times greater than previous estimates.
