LENEXA, Kan. (December 16, 2015)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc., a provider of comprehensive post-acute care health care software, and Prometheus Group, an outcomes-based billing services provider, announced they have signed an agreement for enhanced collaboration in offering full-service billing solutions for the home medical equipment (HME) and durable medical equipment (DME) industries.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (December 17, 2015)—naviHealth, Inc., a Cardinal Health company, today announced the acquisition of RightCare Solutions, Inc., a health care decision support software service provider specializing in hospital discharge planning software and readmissions management. RightCare’s software is powered by proprietary, evidence-based decision-support technology developed in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (December 17, 2015)—Point of Rental Software, a Texas-based company that provides rental and inventory management solutions worldwide, joins the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in its mission to bring a message of hope to less fortunate children.
LAS VEGAS (December 17, 2015)—Only one more day remains for Medtrade Spring Early registration. The spring version of the nation’s premiere HME-focused trade show is scheduled for February 29—March 2, 2016, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Early registration ends on Friday, December 18, at midnight.
WEBB CITY, Mo. (December, 16, 2015)—DETECTO’s new solo eye-level clinical scale is an economical and high-quality digital physician scale with height rod.
Congress Gives Big Funding Boost to NIH
This was one of the rare years when Obama and lawmakers from both parties all agreed on the need for more medical research funding. (David Nather and Dylan Scott/Stat News)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 15, 2015)—Congress has finalized the language for the Omnibus Spending Bill to allow the government to continue operations through 2016. The bill is scheduled for a vote today (December 15, 2015).
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 16, 2015)—AAHomecare has confirmed that HME legislative priorities will not be a part of Omnibus spending legislation package that Congress will consider later this week. In addition, the Medicaid "pay for" targeted to help pay for rural relief legislation has been included in the Omnibus legislation, with a 2019 effective date.