—Via AAHomecare, WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 18, 2017)—AAHomecare continues to work with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to find immediate solutions for HME providers serving patients in areas affected by Hurricane Irma. In a conversation with CMS today, the agency offered further resources and contact information for providers facing challenges caring for patients.
Oldest Residents’ Safety More Vulnerable During Disasters
A look at the issues at play in keeping the oldest safe in the line of disaster. (Matt Sedensky/Associated Press)
CHICAGO (September 14, 2017)—Navicure and ZirMed have signed a definitive agreement to join forces to provide hospitals, health systems and ambulatory services organizations including physician practices with a comprehensive suite of analytics-driven solutions proven to help improve financial performance.
—Via AAHomecare, WASHINGTON, D.C.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (September 13, 2017)—3B Medical announces FDA clearances for two new CPAP masks. The Viva is 3B's newest nasal mask. A light, simple and comfortable design makes this nasal mask stand out from the competition. The Numa Full Face Mask also received FDA clearance and shares the same design philosophy for simplicity, flowing lines and light weight. Both masks provide maximum comfort and superior sealing, to aid patient compliance.
MCKINNEY, Texas (September 13, 2017)—Soleo Health, “Soleo,” a provider of specialty infusion services, announced today it has launched NutriSole, a new specialty parenteral nutrition therapy program, which offers innovative solutions to patients, providers, health systems and payers, that shows demonstrated positive patient outcomes and quantifiable clinical and economic value.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 12, 2017)—Representatives Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and John Larson (D-Conn) introduced legislation on Monday to exempt accessories for manual CRT wheelchairs from bidding-derived pricing with a strong, bipartisan roster of 42 original co-sponsors (23 Democrats, 19 Republicans). HR 3730 would complement earlier CMS action exempting accessories for group 3 power wheelchairs from bidding-derived pricing.
NEW YORK (September 12, 2017)—City Health Works and Mount Sinai St. Luke’s (MSSL) are collaborating on a one-year pilot, launched in mid-July, to reduce hospital readmissions for patients with congestive heart failure.
ATLANTA (September 12, 2017)—Managing compliance for sleep apnea patients and increasing resupply revenue just got easier for home medical equipment (HME) providers, as Brightree today announced automated resupply enrollment for patients managed by both Brightree and AirView by ResMed.
