ATLANTA and LAS VEGAS (March 31, 2015)—Apacheta, a provider of mobile medical logistics solutions, and Brightree, a provider of cloud-based clinical, business management and billing software solutions for the post-acute care industry, announced today the general availability of an integrated mobile delivery management solution to home medical equipment (HME) providers. Leading HME providers including QMES are implementing this solution to their mobile workforces.
SAINT MARYS, Penn. (April 1, 2015)—Allegheny Software Publishers Inc, a provider of home health care software solutions, recently announced that it will incorporate content from PEPID, a provider of medical and drug decision support content, into its home health care software solution, HHC 3000, in order to improve the accuracy and safety of patient care.
Looking to the Future for ACOs
From the CMS blog, Dr. Patrick Conway discusses The Next Generation ACO Model:
Building on the Success of the ACO Model
By Patrick Conway, M.D., deputy administrator for innovation and quality and chief medical officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Intuitive, high-tech products make independence safe, comfortable and convenient
WASHINGTON (March 26, 2015)—The House just passed the permanent SGR fix bill (HR 2) by a vote of 392-37. The binding bid legislation HR 284 is included in this package. The bill now goes to the Senate, which could consider it as early as tomorrow. President Obama has signaled that he will sign the bill, which is putting pressure on the Senate to move the bill. - American Association for Homecare
EBENSBURG, Penn. (March 20, 2015)—GRIP Solutions has launched a new design of their website, mygripsolutions.com aimed at showing a more visual representation of GRIP Solutions and optimizing the user experience no matter what device they are using to access the website.
The website is based on a responsive design, which means the website will know what kind of device users are coming from and show the website in a format optimal for viewing on that specific device.
WESTLAKE, Ohio (March 20, 2015)—Filling your own oxygen cylinders can save you a significant amount of money and headaches. Applied’s new OF-7000 Liquid to Gas system has an array of new features and benefits that will allow you to fill faster and more efficiently, but lasts longer and makes repairs much simpler.
Market conditions have caused DME companies to look for more efficiency in their operations and try to reduce costs. Refilling your own cylinders is a sure-fire way to cut your costs.