LENEXA, Kan. (November 3, 2016)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc., a provider of comprehensive post-acute health care software, announces the release of CareTend Anywhere, its latest mobile software technology that allows users access to CareTend functionality from any location and device. This mobile technology adds flexibility for staff, who will be able to manage patient data, deliveries and track information in real time.
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ATLANTA (November 2, 2016)—At the “show within a show” on day one of Medtrade, a series of speakers shared specific business solutions at the day-long Brightree Summit.
During her hour-long presentation, Jennifer Leon, vice president, Brightree Patient Collections, pointed out: “Red Box requires a credit card for a $1.50 movie, so why do you send out expensive equipment without securing it similar to the way Red Box does?”
NEW YORK and AUSTIN, Texas (October 28, 2016)—eMDs, a provider of ambulatory electronic medical records (EMR), practice management (PM) software, revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions and credentialing services, announced a strategic partnership with Provider Web Capital, the leading finance provider for health care small businesses, to offer clients access to the industry’s best financial solutions.
LENEXA, Kan. (October 27, 2016)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc., a provider of comprehensive post-acute health care software, announces that it has entered into an agreement with McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc., a national distributor for home medical equipment, home infusion and specialty pharmacy, as an integrated solution provider (ISP). CareTend software provides HME, home infusion and specialty pharmacy customers with reporting, workflow and inventory management capabilities.
LENEXA, Kan. (October 27, 2016)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc. is hosting a free webinar for attendees on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at 1:00 Central, 2:00 EST, to discuss how providers can expand their business outside of Medicare. The webinar is entitled “Responding to Medicare Cuts: Details About Billing Non-Assigned, ABNs, and Retail,” presented by Jeffrey S. Baird, of Brown & Fortunato, P.C.
MEDIA, Penn. (October 13, 2016)—Apacheta Corporation, a mobile business solutions provider, recognized the strength of its two-year relationship with Brightree, a provider of cloud-based clinical, business management and billing software solutions for the post-acute care industry.
LENEXA, Kan. (October 13, 2016)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc. is hosting a free webinar for attendees on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at 1:00 Central, 2:00 EST, to discuss what is necessary to appropriately document and bill for new oxygen capped rental patients. The webinar is entitled “Starting a New Oxygen Capped Rental: Best practices to safeguard your revenue,” presented by Andrea Stark, of Mira Vista.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (October 6, 2016)—QS/1 has announced the release of an interface from its Workflow process to the eNGAGE Patient Management platform.
TIFFIN, Ohio (August 12, 2016)—ECS Billing & Consulting North now offers home health and hospice Billing & Consulting services.
NEW YORK (June 2, 2016)—QIRT (Quality In Real Time), provider of home health and hospice coding, consulting, billing and education services, announced today that A.D. Maxim and its subsidiary, CQI Coding and Quality Improvement, Inc., have joined QIRT. A.D.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 18, 2016—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a final rule that requires Medicare Parts A and B health care providers and suppliers to report and return overpayments by the later of the date that is 60 days after the date an overpayment was identified, or the due date of any corresponding cost report, if applicable.
DALLAS, Texas (Dec. 3, 2013)—A new video produced by People for Quality Care, an organization dedicated to ensuring quality, innovation, and service for Medicare beneficiaries, features Dallas-area residents with disabilities currently fighting for the wheelchairs and supplies they need to live life to the fullest.
Recently implemented Medicare rules have created extremely tedious documentation regulations that are difficult for physicians, therapists, and providers to follow.
Myths to avoid and guidelines to follow for practical anti-fraud compliance.
More than 300 providers have signed the I’m Still Fighting Pledge, a vow to engage their customers in a fight against Medicare’s Competitive Bidding Program, according to People for Quality Care, the advocacy division of the VGM Group. The commitment ranges from simple tasks of handing out educational information to the more complex tasks of engaging local advocacy group, referral sources and media to help educate the public about competitive bidding.
In an effort to make the problems caused by competitive bidding more understandable, the organization People for Quality Care is developing a series of videos that explores Medicare’s Competitive Bidding Program through the experiences of ordinary people.
Thousands of concerned seniors and caregivers in Philadelphia joined a Feb. 7 town hall teleconference to learn how Medicare’s competitive bidding program will affect access to quality home medical equipment and timely service.
VGM's John Gallagher and Mark Higley track the current barrage of legislative and regulatory challenges.