Ensuring a seamless transition within a patient's care network is increasingly important
Award grants opportunity to increase exports and research.
ATLANTA (June 26, 2017)—GF Health Products, Inc. (Graham-Field) is a recipient of a $5,000 grant and a semi-finalist in the annual Atlanta Metro Export Challenge (Atlanta MEC), a grant competition supported by JPMorgan Chase, UPS and Partnership Gwinnett, which boosts support for small and medium sized businesses looking to begin exporting or to increase their export programs.
The June 30 deadline for the Cures Act exemption for Group 3 power products is continued indefinitely.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 26, 2017)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that accessories for Group 3 power Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) mobility products will continue to remain exempt from the application of competitive bidding derived pricing for Medicare beneficiaries.
SAN FRANCISCO (June 26, 2017)—Qardio, a digital health ecosystem and Hint, a direct care administration platform, announce a partnership that will bring Qardio’s solutions to direct care providers across the United States through Hint’s technology integration program, Hint Connect.
Innovative new products bring promising advances to fall prevention.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 26, 2017)—AARP Services, Inc. (ASI) and UnitedHealthcare announced the winners of the Fall Prevention Innovation Challenge. The Challenge, launched in February to identify new solutions for preventing falls among older adults, received more than 200 contributions from participants in more than 90 countries.
The United States is the only developed country in the world that does not mandate a paid leave policy
DAVISON, Mich. (June 23, 2017)—Universal Software Solutions, Inc. (USSI), a provider of practice management solutions for the home health care and medical equipment markets, has enhanced its Healthcare Data Management Software (HDMS) with a powerful Collections & Denials Module. This new software development represents a streamlined and time-saving approach for home medical equipment (HME) billers to work accounts receivables and denied claims.
IRVINE, Calif. (June 23, 2017)—Aspen Medical Products, a provider of spinal braces, is proud to announce that Founder and CEO Dan Williamson won the prestigious EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 Award in Orange County.
Proposed rule aims to simplify reporting requirements and offer support for doctors and clinicians in 2018.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 21, 2017)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would make changes in the second year of the Quality Payment Program as required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). CMS’s goal is to simplify the program, especially for small, independent and rural practices, while ensuring fiscal sustainability and high-quality care within Medicare.