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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (August 25, 2020)—eSolutions, a health care technology company, is adding an enhancement to its Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligibility platform that allows DME providers to check for same or similar equipment items on multiple patients at once. This new enhancement, called Same or Similar Batch, verifies all Medicare HCPCS codes, including A, L and V codes, for same or similar equipment items.
DALLAS (August 12, 2020)—Homecare Homebase (HCHB) announced an expanded HCHB Analytics tool to help customers quickly and accurately identify the impact of proposed 2021 CMS Medicare reimbursement changes issued July 25th.
AKRON, Ohio (August 7, 2020)—ACU-Serve announced its acquisition of A Perfect Medical Billing Service, effective Aug. 1, 2020.
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BOTHELL, Wash. (June 10, 2020)—On May 29, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its policy for HCPCS E0467 (Multi-Function Ventilator) removing “same or similar” restrictions and paving the way for increased access to integrated respiratory care for ventilator users regardless of their device billing history.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 3, 2020)—As announced first in January 2019, starting in calendar year (CY) 2021 (and through CY 2024) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin a demonstration program under the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model to test coverage of hospice care as part of the Medicare Advantage (MA) benefit package.
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MONTGOMERY, N.J. (March 11, 2020)—Curasev, a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) solutions for home medical equipment and home health markets, announced the launch of its integrated software platform Curasev at the Medtrade Spring 2020 show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The software is immediately available for customers.
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(June 13, 2019)—Minnesota HME leaders thwarted a plan to source incontinence products under Medicaid through a single distributor, with all providers billing for cost+20% for items purchased through that supplier.
DALLAS (June 11, 2019)—Homecare Homebase (HCHB) a provider of mobile home health and hospice software has announced a new revenue cycle management (RCM) service at the company’s annual Users Conference this week in Dallas.
DALLAS (June 10, 2019)—Home health care provider, Axxess has released Axxess Hospice, a software solution to address the unique needs of hospice providers. Axxess Hospice was custom-built by hospice professionals with decades of industry experience to offer unique and intuitive capabilities that help hospice professionals more easily deliver the highest quality compassionate care.