LENEXA, Kan., (Dec 24, 2013)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc. announced the launch of its informational outreach programs for the home infusion, HME and specialty pharmacy community. Mediware's mission is to help home care providers better understand the ever changing home care arena while also providing business insights and best practices needed to grow their business and the industry.
SUNRISE, Fla. (Dec. 23, 2013)—The past several months have generated some interesting calls to my office from home care providers. While the devastation we are experiencing from competitive bidding reaches its way throughout the industry, many companies have shown a sense of creativity that I see has been missing for so long. Several company owners I have spoken with have never taken Medicare and have read very little about competitive bidding.
CHICAGO, Ill. (Dec. 23, 2013)—The new contracts, which bring the total number of Medicare ACOs to more than 360, come as there is still little known about how the earlier adopters have fared in the program, which was established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The first cohort of organizations in the Shared Savings Program, numbering 27, entered the program in April 2012. The majority of the new ACOs are physician-led and each serve fewer than 10,000 beneficiaries.