WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 4, 2016)—Today we released the annual report summarizing impacts from the Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents in 2014. This three-year-old initiative is designed to test ways to reduce avoidable hospitalizations among long-stay nursing facility residents. For such individuals, avoidable hospitalizations can be dangerous, disruptive, and disorienting.
HomeCare News
WATERLOO, IOWA, (February 4, 2016)—VGM & Associates has launched the 2016 HME Business Playbook, a 26-page resource created specifically for the HME industry.
The playbook includes innovative ideas and strategies to both grow and adapt to the new age of HME products and services, all while providing guidance for providers and vendors alike to develop their own game plan.
WASHINGTON D.C. (February 4, 2016)—In recent years, AAHomecare has focused on strengthening our partnerships with leading patient advocacy groups whose members depend on home medical equipment. This week, AAHomecare met with leaders from some of these groups to map out plans to address their legislative priorities related to HME.
Steps to Stay Independent When You Live Alone
While there are many tools to help you reduce the risks of living alone, implementing them may be easier said than done. (Harvard Health Letter)
RALEIGH, NC (February 3, 2016)—K4Connect, a technology integration company which creates solutions that serve and empower older adults and individuals living with disabilities, today announced a strategic partnership with Pendo, a data-driven platform that helps companies deliver great products.
SAN DIEGO (February 3, 2016) A study showing significant, measurable efficiency gains when using the automated messaging capabilities of ResMed’s U-Sleep patient management solution was published this month in Sleep and Breathing, international journal of the science and practice of sleep medicine.
SAN DIEGO, (February 3, 2016)—ProtoStar, Inc., a designer and developer of advanced medical assistive mobility devices, announced today the launch of the LifeWalker Upright, a next-generation medical walker designed to enable users to stand upright and walk safer, longer and more comfortably than with currently available, less stable walkers and canes.
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (February 2, 2016)—It is no secret that when employees are generally happy in their lives and feel appreciated at work they tend to perform at a higher level. But lost productivity as a direct result of absenteeism (when the employee does not come to work other than for reasons of planned absences) and presenteeism (the employee comes to work but is unable to focus on their work) also has a cost.
LAS VEGAS (February 1, 2016)—The first release of CareTend made waves at last year’s Medtrade Spring, and software designers at the Lenexa, Kansas-based Mediware Information Systems have added several new HME and Infusion features for this year’s show, scheduled for February 29–March 2 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS (February 1, 2016)—You need breakfast and you want inspiration, so why not put the two together? On day three of Medtrade Spring, attendees will get the chance at The HME Breakfast Club.
Sponsored by Mediware and Laboratory Tactical Consulting, the second annual HME Breakfast Club at Medtrade Spring is a great way to start the final day of the show with inspirational insights from a speaker who believes in bringing passion back to the profession.
LAS VEGAS (February 1, 2016)—Medtrade Spring is just one month away, and it’s not too late to find reasonable airfare and book a hotel to Las Vegas. This year’s show is scheduled for February 29–March 2, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2016)—On January 27, CMS published the final rule to Medicaid Program; Face-to-Face Requirements for Home Health Services; Policy Changes and Clarifications Related to Home Health.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 28, 2016)—The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) today announced the selection of the 2016 Awards and Honors Program recipients. Honorees will be officially recognized at the APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Baltimore, Maryland, March 4–7. The APhA awards and honors program is the most comprehensive recognition program in the profession of pharmacy.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS (January 26, 2016)—The MED Group, a Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA) Company, today announced further expansion of its payer network with the signing of a new agreement with America’s Choice Provider Network (ACPN). MED Group Members will now have access to an additional 22+ million covered lives through its agreement with ACPN, an independent, multi-specialty National Provider Network.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 27, 2016)—Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH), released a new Guide to Preventing Readmissions among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Medicare Beneficiaries.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 27, 2016)—Since the start of the New Year, AAHomecare leadership has taken part in numerous discussions with leading companies and associations in the HME sector to map out strategy to get relief for companies in rural areas, as well as those in other non-bid areas, now subject to Medicare competitive bidding-derived pricing.
WHEELING, ILL. (January 27, 2016)—MMF Industries, a world-class supplier of security, cash handling and metal products, has introduced a new product line to help families organize, secure and protect prescription drugs from misuse. With the abuse of prescription medication on the rise, the new line, Med-Master, is a secure locking storage solution that is helping to prevent mishandling and theft of drugs that are found in the home and easily accessible.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 26, 2016)—In order to effectively implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule detailing reforms to the rebate and reimbursement systems for Medicaid prescription drugs, which will save federal and state governments an estimated $2.7 billion over five years.