– Allscripts to help Central Virginia system share patient data with hospital, physicians and home care
– ATA calls for presentation proposals for 2011 meeting (more…)
Physicians who have not enrolled in the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) or opted out of Medicare will not be able to order or refer Medicare patients for home health services. PECOS is the electronic enrollment database of Medicare providers and suppliers that has come under fire for being difficult to use, filled with outdated questions and riddled with erroneous data. Originally, the deadline to enroll was Dec. 31, 2009. It was delayed to April 5, 2010, and then to Jan. 3, 2011. In June, CMS attempted to move it again, to July 6, 2010, contrary to the intent of Congress, but relented following an outcry from the AMA. (more…)
BREAKING NEWS
Federal agents charged 94 people in Miami, Florida; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Detroit, Michigan, and the Brooklyn borough of New York Friday with defrauding Medicare, the Department of Justice and other federal agencies said in a joint statement.
It is the largest health care fraud takedown since the creation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, known as H.E.A.T., three years ago. The defendants include doctors, health care company owners and executives, the statement said. (more…)
Altoona, PA – July 13, 2010 – Delta Health Technologies, LLC (Delta) has announced that it will be joining with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), two of the nation’s therapy associates and the industry’s leading best practice research firm to create a Forum that will craft guidance for excellence in therapy for home health agencies. The goal of this project is to establish definitive guidelines and protocols that ensure appropriate allocation of rehabilitation services for each patient in a manner tailored to meet the individual’s clinical needs. (more…)
A new study indicates that programs that include home-based automated symptom monitoring and telephone-based care management improve cancer patients’ ability to cope with pain and depression. (more…)
CellTrak Mobile Technology Improves Client Care in Vancouver for the Community Home Support Services Association.
Medline and SHP partner to create reporting and benchmarking system to help providers select optimum wound care treatment. (more…)
In a recent issue, we interviewed representatives from Bayada Nurses, the New Jersey based home health care provider. (HCTR, 4/12/10) They had implemented a remote patient monitoring system from Ideal Life and were reporting remarkable rehospitalization rate reductions almost immediately.
Intrigued, we caught up with Ideal Life president Jason Goldberg at the American Telemedicine Association annual meeting in May. With our cameras running, Goldberg explained how his approach to home telehealth is different from other vendors and how it helped Bayada Nurses address two concerns that had previously kept them from considering remote patient monitoring. (more…)
Proving the adage that there is strength in numbers, healthcare providers in the state of New Mexico have created the “New Mexico Telehealth Alliance” (NMTA) and begun to reap the benefits of working together.
Dr. Arturo Gonzales is the president of the non-profit, all volunteer organization and Joie Glenn serves as vice president. (more…)
Viterion president Sunil Hazaray and vice president Dr. Lisa Roberts introduced a number of new products at this year’s ATA annual meeting, signifying the Bayer subsidiary’s conscious shift from disease management to wellness support. (more…)
ANN ARBOR, MI, July 1, 2010 –The government’s certification program for health information technology will continue to evolve over time, according to a review of the recently released final rule for the temporary certification program, released last week. (more…)
