AMSTERDAM (August 2, 2016) Philips Respironics, a business of Royal Philips, today announced that its Trilogy family of portable ventilators, the most widely used ventilators in North America, will be activated to connect to the Care Orchestrator care management application. With complex respiratory illnesses including neuromuscular disorders and COPD on the rise in the United States, this respiratory care service will enable enhanced care for patients in the home.
AMSTERDAM, (August 2, 2016)—Philips Respironics, a division of Royal Philips, announced today that their SimplyGo Mini portable oxygen concentrator (POC) conforms to all applicable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements for POC carriage and in-flight use on board aircraft.*
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 2, 2016)—The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare—a coalition of home health providers dedicated to improving the integrity, quality, and efficiency of home health care for our nation's seniors—has expressed disappointment that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proceeding with the implementation of the pre-claim review demonstration applicable to all home health agencies in the state of Illinois on August 1.
NAHC: Pre-Claim Review Makes No Sense, Goes Too Far
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) recently submitted harsh comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) over the pre-claim pilot program by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). (Amy Baxter/Home Health Care News)
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (July 28, 2016)—ChartaCloud Technologies LLC today announced its agreement with OPERACARE Inc. to introduce and offer its CMS OASIS claims, pre-submission claims and proactive OASIS analytics software and services. OPERACARE will be offered via ChartaCloud’s ChartaCares health care services business.
BOCA RATON, Fla. (July 28, 2016)—MobileHelp is sponsoring a free webinar Wednesday, August 3, at 3 p.m.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 26, 2016)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 516 awardees in 47 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia to help reduce the risks for heart attacks and strokes among millions of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries.
MEDIA, Penn. (July 26, 2016)—Apacheta Corporation, a mobile business-solutions provider, today announced the company has nearly doubled its customer base and increased revenue by 75 percent since June 2015.
NEW YORK (July 27, 2016)—QIRT (Quality In Real Time), provider of home health and hospice coding, consulting, billing and education services, announced the acquisition of Woodrow Healthcare Consulting, LLC (WHC). WHC specializes in providing consulting services in operations, clinical excellence, quality assurance, revenue accuracy, outcomes management, sales and marketing, strategic planning, business development and coding and OASIS reviews for homecare and hospice agencies.