ASHVILLE, NC (November 27, 2017)—With a goal to streamline the process for both suppliers and prescribers, Aeroflow Breastpumps & Urology and Stratice Healthcare are pleased to announce a joint partnership which will allow the companies to digitize orders through eOrdersPlus. This innovative process provides Aeroflow, as an in-network supplier, the ability to supply patients with all medical equipment needs via digital documentation.
A company hired to reboot Illinois’ Medicaid managed-care program plans significant cuts in payments for medical equipment. (Dean Olson/The State Journal-Register)
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SAN DIEGO (November 21, 2017)—CHEST, the publication of the American College of Chest Physicians, has published a ResMed study that shows patient engagement apps significantly improve adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy.
The research included more than 128,000 patients, making it the world's largest study to look at sleep apnea and self-monitoring.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 21, 2017)—AARP announced today that Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and Tufts Medical Center are this year's AARP Quality Measures Innovation Grant award winners. They will each receive a grant of $150,000 and will have access to OptumLabs' unique data assets to develop innovative quality health measures that address important gaps in diabetes and cancer care.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (November 20, 2017)—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) proposed rule for the 2019 Medicare Part D plan year includes important provisions to address concerns of independent community pharmacies and the patients they serve, raised by the National Community Pharmacists Association. In response, NCPA's Chief Executive Officer B. Douglas Hoey, Pharmacist, MBA, issued the following statement:
