MILWAUKEE, Wis. (March 4, 2016)—ARI Network Services, Inc., announced that it will host the next HelpForce Live! webinar Monday, March 17 at 2 p.m. EST.
The journey customers take before they buy in local brick-and-mortar stores has changed drastically over the years. Providers are invited to join ARI’s director of marketing, Colleen Malloy, and ARI’s digital marketing coordinator, Jessica Lee, to learn more about the new complexities of this customer journey.
AMSTERDAM (March 1, 2016)—Royal Philips launched Aging Well Services, the company's initiative to bring together sets of personalized services, solutions and content to guide and support seniors and their caregivers toward higher quality independent living. As the set of offerings and the ecosystem grows, Aging Well Services will deliver an integrated and personalized user experience, enabled by apps, connected devices and personalized health information.
AMSTERDAM (March 3, 2016)—Royal Philips announced the launch of IntelliSpace Console Critical Care, a cloud-based clinical decision support dashboard supporting enhanced workflows in the intensive care unit (ICU). Debuting at the 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, IntelliSpace Console is designed to improve critical care with smart clinical decision making, enhanced patient monitoring and tracking of quality metrics.
TROY, Mich. (March 3, 2016)—Health care professionals and family caregivers now have a new, convenient source they can trust for high-quality patient transfer tools and body protection products. ICS Medical Supply, an online retailer and the exclusive east coast U.S. distributor for Medicare System, has officially launched at icsmedicalsupply.com.
LONG BEACH, Calif. (March 3, 2016)—Students in the CSULB Industrial Design program have begun redesigning mobility and home medical products for a design competition sponsored by Mobül: the Home Mobility Store, in Long Beach, California.
LAS VEGAS (March 1, 2016)—Manufacturer representatives from nine finalists in the biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards (sponsored by HomeCare) vied for the coveted top three awards on day one of Medtrade Spring at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
The top three winners are:
1) Pride Mobility Products (Booth #130): Jazzy Air Powerchair
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 3, 2016)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for the 2017 coverage year, along with related guidance documents, as part of their ongoing efforts to promote healthy and stable markets that work for consumers and insurers.
CHICAGO (February 29, 2016)—Population Health, one of the hottest topics in health care in the last year, is becoming a focus of health care delivery organizations as the emphasis of health care delivery changes from volume- to value-based care.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 3, 2016)—Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process (CMS-6058-P)
This proposed rule is part of CMS’s ongoing and continuous effort to prevent questionable providers and suppliers from entering the Medicare program and enhance our ability to promptly identify and act on instances of improper behavior.
