House Votes for Permanent Doc Fix, Bill Goes to Senate

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

 

GRIP Solutions Launches New Responsive Website
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.
Applied Home Healthcare Equipment Releases New Liquid to Gas System for Filling Oxygen Cylinders
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.
Universal Software Solutions Strengthens Relationship with McKesson Medical-Surgical
DAVISON, Mich. (March 18, 2015)—Universal Software Solutions Inc., (USSI) a provider of practice management solutions for the home healthcare markets, announced today that it has enhanced its electronic data exchange capabilities with McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc. by now offering VendorLink, a direct connection to McKesson Medical-Surgical for automatic drop shipments, free of charge. “We are excited about our new relationship with USS and their team.
AAHomecare to Recruit Providers, Patients for Study on COPD Patients
WASHINGTON (March 26, 2015)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) today announced that AAHomecare will be working to recruit providers and patients to join a comparative effectiveness study on COPD patients. Funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), the Peer-Led O2 Infoline for patient and Caregivers (PELICAN) study will examine whether more follow-up and education at the beneficiary level will ultimately lead to better compliance and outcomes. The stud