WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 27, 2018)—CMS issued guidance titled "Billing Instruction—Oxygen CMN Question 5" on February 15, 2018, requiring suppliers to obtain revised oxygen CMNs for all patients that had different liter flows of oxygen in a 24-hour period effective April 1, 2018. The guidance required the industry to tell prescribers to not answer Question 5 of the CMN as stated on the form.
Change ahead at the health care giant.
By Liz Carey
(April 26, 2018)—Post-acute, non-hospital patient supply chain provider Medical Specialty Distributors (MSD) will join McKesson Corporation. New Mountain Capital, LLC, announced the deal, which marks the second MSD move in five years.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 25, 2018)—Florida Blue, a health insurer in Florida, announced a partnership with PopHealthCare to deliver a suite of in-home patient care services to clinically fragile members in the state.
Program updates aim to empower patients through better access while promoting interoperability.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 24, 2018)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to empower patients through better access to hospital price information, improve patients’ access to their electronic health records, and make it easier for providers to spend time with their patients.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (APRIL 24, 2018)—Aeroflow Healthcare, an Inc. 5000 fastest growing company, is pleased to announce that it was awarded the Asheville Area of Commerce Sky High Growth Award, presented by the Asheville Chamber of Commerce.
PITTSBURGH (April 24, 2018)—OnlyBoth Inc. announced the launch of its no-cost home health agency benchmarking engine, which applies innovative artificial intelligence (AI) technology to Medicare data previously gathered about providers. The unique engine delivers text-based insights so users can easily compare and contrast home health agency performance for informed decision-making.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (April 24, 2018)—CorLife LLC, a provider of ancillary benefits and home modification services to workers’ compensation carriers nationwide, is adding a new company to their family of brands. CorHome, a home modification company, will work exclusively on claims relating to medical and functional needs recommended by medical professionals.
Grant to study sleep-disordered breathing for two years; improving patient outcomes.
NEW YORK (April 24, 2018)—The ATS Foundation announced its new ATS Foundation/ResMed Research Fellowship in Sleep-disordered Breathing and PAP Therapy.
The award will provide funding for two years in the amount of $100,000, provided by ResMed, a global provider of connected health with more than 4 million cloud-connected PAP devices monitoring patients every night.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (April 23, 2018)—Netsmart today announced it has received the first ONC-Health IT 2015 Edition Certified solution specifically for palliative care. The palliative care solution within the myUnity platform is powered by myAvatar.
Follow-up RFI issued to gain additional insight.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 23, 2018)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has released the comments submitted by patients, clinicians, innovators and others in response to the CMS Innovation Center’s New Direction Request for Information (RFI).