Salvaging MACRA Implementation Through Medicare Advantage
Recently, Peter S. Hussey and colleagues considered the effects of MACRA on Medicare spending and use and how the effects might differ under various scenarios. (John O’Shea/Health Affairs Blog)
ATLANTA (October 20, 2017)—The rumor is true. Show organizers are concluding this year’s Medtrade with a $5,000 cash giveaway. Qualifying to receive the prize is fairly easy.
To enter the cash giveaway drawing, attendees will receive cash giveaway cards at registration, along with their badges. Attendees must take their cards to the booths of 10 sponsors and get the cards stamped at each sponsor’s booth. The list of sponsors will be shown on the cards.
Unsettled Questions Convene at NAHC
A think tank of post-acute care professionals met in California October 15-17, 2017. They were looking for solutions and support for their work challenges.
New rules, regulations, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and documentation pressures are already disrupting businesses as mission-critical clinicians anticipate the training and fulfillment needs and responsibilities that the changes will bring to their staffs. There’s much to be done in the administration and follow-through of home health and hospice care.
ATLANTA (October 19, 2017)—Brightree LLC, a leading provider of cloud-based software to improve business and clinical performance of post-acute care organizations, announced the launch of Brightree ConnectPRO, a powerful resupply management program that combines all of its technology, services and data analytics into one time-saving solution.
Brightree ConnectPRO includes:
Qualifications and credentials that matter in home accessibility and modification work
BOSTON (October 18, 2017)—Orbita, Inc. announced a major upgrade to its Orbita Voice platform that enables health care organizations and service providers to create and maintain powerful applications for voice-assistants and conversational AI platforms such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. This latest version of Orbita Voice adds important new features to accelerate development and streamline maintenance of voice-first, enterprise health care applications, including:
Mobile PERS making its way in care communication strategies
High attendee ratings reflect excellent program offerings.
DULUTH, Minn. (October 17, 2017)—The 2017 MAMES Fall Excellence in HME Conference closed out on Friday, October 6, 2017 in Welch, Minnesota with record-breaking fall conference attendance and an incredible 40 percent increase in attendance from 2016. Attendees also rated the educational, informational, networking and display hall event a record-breaking perfect 4.0, the highest ever recorded rating for a MAMES Fall Excellence in HME Conference.