Tag: Extrakare

HIGH POINT, N.C. - Advanced Home Care rang in the new year with a new acquisition, picking up Norcross, Ga.-based Extrakare.The deal, announced Jan. 1, will allow Advanced Home Care to expand its service area to the greater Atlanta area, according to a press release.“Going forward, we will expand services offered to patients in this region,” stated Joel Mills, Advanced Home Care CEO. “This is an exciting addition to our geography with quality leaders and staff members joining our...

YARMOUTH, Maine - A new sleep management program aimed at improving patient compliance for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield members could mean more paperwork for providers.Two key facets to the program: Providers must submit prior authorizations for all sleep therapy-related equipment and supplies and renew them annually; and providers must document patient compliance quarterly for the first year, and then annually thereafter."We are trying to make sure that patients stay engaged over the long term...

Actually, the headline on this blog is a bit misleading. What I've got here are the two single best pieces of business advice ever, and there will be more to come. Earlier this week, I sent out the following email to all the speakers who will be at this year's HME News Business Summit, Sept. 12-14, in Nashville: "In 100-150 words, please explain the best single piece of business advice you've ever received or heard. It can relate to any facet of running a business, but it's got to be something that...