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DALLAS (October 20, 2022)—After a thorough audit of its home health, homecare and hospice software solutions, Axxess has earned ACHC Product Certification. The Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC) offers product certification based on a comprehensive evaluation of the product’s ability to meet ACHC standards in administration, operations, fiscal management, human resources, provision of care, quality assurance/performance improvement and risk management.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 27, 2022)—The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has alerted the health care industry to a monkeypox-themed phishing campaign targeting health care providers, including home health agencies.
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ST. LOUIS (April 12, 2022)—Responsive Respiratory expands its compliance sign offering with two new quarantine signs.
The new quarantine signs feature a high visibility orange double‐sided design and are made of durable, water‐resistant material that is similar in design to RRI existing compliance sign packs. The eye‐catching signs are available in two messages: QUARANTINE EQUIPMENT and QUARANTINE OXYGEN CYLINDERS.
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SKILLMAN, N.J. (March 24, 2022)—Curasev, a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) solutions for durable medical equipment (DME), home medical equipment (HME) and home health providers, will be launching its academy-style training videos and integration with CardConnect at the Medtrade West 2022 show.
With the planned launch of the academy-style training videos, Curasev seeks to make it easier for HME and DME suppliers to transition from legacy systems.
ATLANTA (March 10, 2022)—Brightree has unveiled major enhancements to its Brightree Business Management Solution for Pharmacy that can significantly improve end-to-end efficiencies and overall profitability for home infusion provider organizations.
More than one dozen new features, spanning intake through reimbursement, enable efficiency improvements and reduce manual data entry and errors, while expediting overall claims and reimbursement processes. Key enhancements include:
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 27, 2022)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the 2021 Medicare Fee-For-Service Supplemental Improper Payment Data report. This is an annual report published by CMS’s Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program that is intended to measure the improper payments made in the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) program.
WASHINTON, D.C. (January 21, 2022)—The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has increased its civil penalties based on cost of living adjustments.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 18, 2022)—The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently opened the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting portal for providers to begin entering data to submit their second period PRF reports. Providers who received one or more General and/or Targeted PRF payments exceeding $10,000, in the aggregate, from July 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020 must report on their use of funds in Reporting Period 2.