by Tim Rowan The first month of 2017 has seen a number of familiar faces printing up and handing out different business cards. For those who follow such things, here are a few examples.
by Julianne Haydel Imagine if every one of your Face-to-Face documents and plans of care were scrutinized prior to payment. Would 90 percent of them be found compliant with existent rules? If a non-clinical person determined that your documentation did not meet Medicare coverage guidelines, would you take their word over your nurses’? How would […]
[Center to Advance Palliative Care] [Letter to: Mr. Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services November 17, 2015]: We have a few concerns about how requirements from the Medicare EHR Incentive Program will translate into the MIPS Meaningful Use Category. For a subset of palliative care providers, particularly those operating out of hospice […]
LANCASTER, PA — Thornberry Ltd.’s EMR software, NDoc®, received the “Best in KLAS” award for the Homecare segment for an unprecedented fourth year in a row. Thornberry was awarded a score of 94.1, surpassing the average for homecare EMR vendors by more than 18 points. Thornberry also received high scores in implementation, training and overall […]
by Ella Behnke I was a happy twin sister, doing what 2 years olds do when one day my life, and my family’s life, was turned upside down. I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoblastic lymphoma. The doctors told my parents that I had a tumor mass so large it caused significant displacement of my heart […]
The American Telemedicine Association has issued for public comment on three new sets of practice guidelines in the following practice areas: telestroke, pediatric telehealth, and child and adolescent telemental health. The guidelines apply to individual practitioners, group practices, healthcare systems, and other providers of health-related services where there are telemedicine interactions either directly to the […]
HEALTHCAREfirst, which announced this week that it closed 2016 with one of the strongest 4th quarters in its history, has set its sights on new initiatives for 2017. According to J. Kevin Porter, President and CEO, “We had an outstanding year in 2016. We continue to mature and innovate, confirming our position as the first […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Product comparison by Cybernet An Industrial Grade Tablet is a rugged mobile tablet computer designed and built with military-grade components to operate reliably under harsh industrial environments, such as extreme temperatures, shock, vibration, wet, or dusty conditions. They are designed for the type of […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Hardship may be the key to saving palliative care providers from the bind they are in following CMS’s implementation of MACRA legislation. (See HCTR, January 4 for background on MACRA.) We spoke with Stacie Sinclair, Policy Manager for the Center to Advance Palliative Care to […]
BLOOMINGTON, MN— January 9, 2017 — MatrixCare®, the largest long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) technology provider in the United States, has chosen Microsoft technologies to power the next generation of long-term post-acute care. MatrixCare is the parent company of Soneto, formerly known as Stratis Business Systems. (See HCTR, 12/9/15: MatrixCare and AOD Software Join Forces to Create […]
