DORAL, Fla., Sept. 19, 2012—The Florida Alliance of Home Care Services (FAHCS) will be holding a conference Thursday Sept. 27 in Orlando (enroll).
It is the state’s association for home medical equipment providers and providers of diabetic and consumable medical supplies. It will be held at the Rosen Centre Hotel. Sessions will include:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2012—The National Council on Aging (NCOA), the leading nonprofit service and advocacy organization for older Americans, announces that Leslie Fried has been named policy director to help advance the policy goals of NCOA’s benefits access and healthy aging teams.
CUMMING, Ga., Sept. 21, 2012—According to the Accredited Medical Equipment Providers of America (AMEPA), nearly 18 months ago University of Maryland, Professor of Economics Peter Cramton held a “Mock Auction” in order to demonstrate an alternative to Medicare’s flawed bidding program called the Market Pricing Program (MPP).
WASHINGTON, DC, September 21, 2012—The American Association for Homecare applauds a bipartisan bill introduced today in the House of Representatives that would implement market-based pricing for home medical equipment and services such as oxygen therapy, wheelchairs, and other durable medical equipment that allow Medicare beneficiaries to remain safe and independent at home.
HINGHAM, Mass., Sept. 11, 2012—NHIC, Corp. DME MAC A will be hosting an “Ask-the-Contractor” Teleconference (ACT) and webinar Wednesday Sept. 19.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 12, 2012—According to National Government Services, the Jurisdiction B DME MAC strives to deliver detailed information through several resources including Medicare University. Computer-based training (CBT) courses are interactive online tutorials that are developed to help assist in the dissemination of supplier information. The “nebulizers” CBT is now available.
OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 10, 2012—On October 10 and 11 the Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources (JCR) will host the 2012 Home Care Executive Briefings to provide home care leaders with information on meeting new and updated accreditation requirements. Held at the Joint Commission headquarters in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., the briefings will also discuss the Joint Commission’s accreditation processes for the Home Care Accreditation Program in 2013.
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 12, 2012—AAHomecare reports that AARP has found demographic trends pointing to the growing importance of home-based care in its recently published annual state-by-state guide Across the States 2012: Profiles of Long-Term Services and Supports. Long-term services and supports (LTSS) encompass a range of care typically delivered in the home or community, such as personal care for help with daily activities and adult day services at a senior center.
BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 13, 2012—According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the compliance deadline for ICD-10 is now October 1, 2014. With two years to complete ICD-10 implementation, providers and payers will need to communicate regularly to help ensure a smooth transition. To keep transition activities on track, providers and payers should:
ELYRIA, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2012—As the first guest on HME Voice, industry icon Mal Mixon—chairman of Ohio-based Invacare Corp.—expressed optimism about the movement to replace competitive bidding with the Marketing Pricing Program (MPP).
WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2012)—eWebSchedule announces the availability of its new Web-based software designed to help managers reduce the time it takes to create accurate employee schedules by as much as 25 percent. eWebSchedule gives service industry businesses, such as health-care providers an easy to use online scheduling system to ensure shift coverage and reduce overtime.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Sept. 12, 2012—Inc. magazine has ranked Strategic AR number 250 on its annual Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Strategic AR, which provides patient billing and collection services for the home medical equipment industry, was also ranked number 17 as fastest growing health company in the United States due to an astronomical growth of 1,438 percent from 2008-2011.
PLAINVIEW, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2012—Fastrack Healthcare Systems, Inc., and GF Health Products, Inc. (Graham-Field) have entered into a strategic alliance to integrate Graham-Field’s product catalog and dealer price list into the Fastrack inventory management and e-commerce modules. Through this alliance the companies will increase the efficiency of an HME provider’s inventory management and online ordering capabilities.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 7, 2012—Consumers want to remain in their homes as they age and/or as disability requires them to seek assistance, and they believe increased funding for in-home services and better pay and benefits for direct care workers are necessary to make that possible. These are among the findings of a report released today by the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care (Consumer Voice).
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 30, 2012—Prestige Care, Inc., a leader in exceptional senior living and skilled nursing care, announces that it has joined with nationally recognized hospice provider Bristol Hospice, LLC, a subsidiary of Avalon Health Care, Inc., to form Bristol Hospice and Homecare Northwest, LLC which will offer comprehensive home health and hospice care to Portland-area residents and their families.
ELKINS, W.V., Aug. 30, 2012– During a recent visit to Elkins, several staff members from HomePlus and Davis Health System met with U.S. Senator Joe Manchin III to discuss legislation affecting patients and companies who provide home medical equipment and services.
ATLANTA, Aug. 20, 2012—A general session presented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) outlining Medicare provider enrollment strategies, along with sessions such as Lunch & Learn and a new four-part “HME 101” teleconference webinar series, will cater to seasoned execs, industry veterans and newbies. The multi-pronged attack is part of an intense effort to unify the industry during a pivotal time.
The CGS Provider Outreach and Education Team is pleased to announce its Fall 2012 workshop series, "Follow the Medicare Path." The workshops will be offered in two different formats in selected cities: a “Mega” format and a “Comprehensive” format.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sept. 5, 2012—AffirmCare, the innovative leader of in-home care certified solutions, has launched the industry’s first independent in-home care certification process. AffirmCare certification builds client trust and confidence by ensuring that quality care is provided on time and certain internal controls are met.
