WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 17, 2018)—On June 15, 2018, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) issued its annual report to Congress.
MedPAC is recommending that more products be included in the Medicare competitive bid program. There are three categories of products MedPAC believes should be included:
(1) Items that Congress has already authorized to be included (e.g., chest wall oscillation devices, ventilators and off-the shelf orthotics)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 15, 2018)—In an announcement shared in the CMS Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Center on June 12, and on Director Seema Verma’s Twitter, CMS is modifying its coverage of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) supported by smartphone apps.
ATLANTA (June 15, 2018)—Brightree, a provider of cloud-based software helping post-acute care companies improve business performance and patient outcomes, announced the release of a new solution that allows home medical equipment (HME) providers to digitally receive orders from more than 62,000 providers using athenaClinicals within the athenahealth network, the same way doctors have long referred patients to other specialists.
TAVARES, FLA. (June 14, 2018)—Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care has received an Excellence in Program Innovation Award—Clinical Practice from the Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Association (FHPCA) for its Nurse Onboarding Program. It is one of six hospice agencies across Florida to receive Awards of Excellence at the recent FHPCA 2016 Forum.
EXETER, Penn. (June 14, 2018)—Pride Mobility Products is pleased to announce that its Facebook page recently reached a retail-mobility industry first, achieving 10,000 followers.
With approximately 80 percent of seniors and baby boomers now using the internet, Pride’s Facebook page has seen unprecedented utilization and growth by consumers in the retail mobility segment, according to the company.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (June 13, 2018)—Bonafide Management Systems announced a complete integration with the customer service cloud solution from Zendesk. With Zendesk, Bonafide offers its customers fast response times and customer support. Additional advantages of the solution are its extensive reporting capabilities and integrated knowledge base.
CHICAGO (June 13, 2018)—Linden Capital Partners has acquired Solara Medical Supplies, a direct-to-patient distributor of diabetes therapy products including continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps.
Solara Medical was founded in 2002 by Tod Robinson and is headquartered in Chula Vista, Califorina, with additional offices in Michigan, Texas and Alabama (solaramedicalsupplies.com).
