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5 days ago · November 27, 2024. Stakeholders push two-channel option for CGMs. WASHINGTON – Users of continuous glucose monitors have reported difficulties obtaining equipment and supplies when their insurers eliminate coverage under DME, adding more evidence that there needs to be a two-channel option, stakeholders...
Specialty infusion meds require more care planning, research finds
5 hours ago · ALEXANDRIA, Va. – More than 70% of the tasks of home infusion pharmacists for specialty infusion medications are dedicated to patient care, according to new research published in the NHIF Infusion Journal. Care planning and patient assessments accounted for 42.45% of pharmacist tasks related to specialty therapies.
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5 days ago · WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice, together with the attorneys general of Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey and New York, has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block UnitedHealth Group’s proposed $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys because it would eliminate competition between the two companies.
F&P sees ‘continued strong performance’ for masks | HME News
5 hours ago · AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has reported record revenue of $359.4 million for its Homecare product group for the first half of the 2025 financial year, a 14% increase. Sales of masks and accessories for treating obstructive sleep apnea increased 14% in constant currency ...
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CHARLESTON, Mo. – Ask Richard “Tripp” Logan, the Independent Pharmacist of the Year, how he got into pharmacy, and he’ll tell you “reluctantly.” “I grew up in the (family) practice, but I had plans to do other things when I left,” said Logan, a second-generation pharmacist with L&S Pharmacy in Charleston, Mo.
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What’s ‘next chapter’ in HME data? | HME News
Nov 1, 2024 · PORTLAND, Maine – A dearth of data makes it difficult for the HME industry to fully leverage AI and other developing technologies, so it may have to shift its focus, according to a panel of vendors at the HME News Business Summit in October. Because personal health information is protected and ...
Upbeat forecast for HME billing systems
Apr 26, 2024 · The future of HME billing systems looks bright, market specialists say, with advances in patient portal technology and artificial intelligence expected to play
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May 17, 2022 · Rising costs. Inflation. Never-ending pandemic. Never-ending supply chain challenges. Or, as AAHomecare’s Jay Witter so succinctly summed it: It’s "rough" out there. He’s not wrong, of course, and I occasionally look at our headlines and think, “Yikes.”
Providers should prepare to move on from PHE | HME News
Sep 9, 2022 · WASHINGTON – CMS has begun setting the stage for the end of the public health emergency and so should HME providers, say stakeholders. The agency recently released an overview, “Creating a Roadmap for the End of the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency,” and while it doesn’t provide new information, it summarizes waivers still in …