Tag: Highmark
Cyberattack: Highmark launches assistance program
March 21, 2024HME News Staff
PITTSBURGH – Health insurer Highmark has launched an assistance program to provide funding advances for eligible participating providers who use Change Healthcare or one of its impacted companies and are experiencing cash flow concerns due to an inability to submit claims.
Eligibility for assistance and amount of assistance will be determined based on a variety of factors, including inability to use an alternate method to submit claims and current financial need.
“We...
KCI, Highmark forge performance-based deal
December 20, 2018HME News Staff
SAN ANTONIO - KCI, a provider of advanced wound management, and Highmark, an insurer, have entered into an agreement for the KCI iOn Progress Remote Therapy Monitoring Program. Used in conjunction with the Activ.A.C. Therapy System, the program provides monitoring, engagement and adherence, according to a press release. The agreement is the first of its kind for negative pressure wound therapy and creates a performance-based payment structure to reduce total wound care costs, according to a press...
Highmark prioritizes home infusion
December 13, 2018HME News Staff
PITTSBURGH - Highmark will increase the ability of their members to receive home infusion starting Jan. 1. As part of a new site of care program from the health insurer's pharmacy team, members will be able to receive infusion therapies in their home, doctor's office or at an infusion site, pending a prior authorization process, instead of in a hospital outpatient setting. “By receiving infusion therapies at other sites, members can reduce transportation times, see more flexibility in their...
Insurer Highmark opens retail sleep store
December 19, 2014Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
PITTSBURGH - Healthcare giant Highmark has stepped into the sleep market with a new sleep wellness store, REMWorks.
“Our goal is to be able to offer a solution to everyone who has a challenge, from just occasional sleeplessness to someone who has snoring issues to someone who may have and underlying sleep issue that they are not even aware of,” said Amy Phillips, director of REMWorks.
The retail store, which opened Dec. 13, carries traditional CPAP machines and masks, over-the-counter...
Health insurer to open sleep store
November 6, 2014HME News Staff
PITTSBURGH - Highmark in December plans to open a retail location in Homestead, Pa., to address sleeplessness and sleep apnea. REMWorks Sleep Store will offer CPAP machines and mask fittings as well as over-the-counter solutions for non-medical sleep issues. "We saw a market demand that was not being met, and that's what led to the development of the sleep store concept," said Paul Puopolo, VP of business innovation and development at Highmark. REMWorks will accept most regional and national...