Tag: PMDRX

PAOLA, Kan. - HealthSplash, a platform for clinicians, patients and suppliers, has acquired DMERX/PMDRX, a DME documentation compliance solution for prescribing practitioners, therapists and suppliers. The acquisition will allow HealthSplash to help more physicians and suppliers solve documentation challenges and operate more efficiently, according to a press release. “DMERX's expertise in EHR software, DME supplier operations, physician practices, Medicare billing and documentation compliance...

Benzer Pharmacy has launched www.benzermedicalequipment.com to offer convenience for customers. The Tampa, Fla.-based pharmacy offers products including aids to daily living, back and neck therapy, beds and accessories, diabetes care and wheelchair accessories�National Sleep & Respiratory has become an in-network provider with Tufts Health Plan. The Concord, N.H.-based provider holds competitive bidding respiratory contracts that will allow it to service Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and...

 Q. What do therapists think about conducting exams?A. Many physicians choose to defer to a physical or occupational therapist to conduct an appropriate mobility evaluation.I often ask PTs/OTs what they use to successfully document a comprehensive mobility exam. It seems there are five distinct answers yielding different outcomes and results.1. The therapist is not comfortable conducting a specialty mobility exam or it is not part of their regular practice.2. The therapist uses a word document...

GLENDALE, Ariz. - PMDRX has launched the Therapist Functional Mobility and Seating Evaluation tool. The cloud-based tool will enable therapists to assess all parameters of clinical assessment to determine patient-specific seating and mobility needs, according to a press release. Upon completing the evaluation, therapists can auto-format the completed exam into a CMS-compliant report of the assessment, and will be able to electronically authenticate and sign the final documentation with their password-protected...

A. Suppliers can realize significant cost savings by reducing delivery turnaround times when electronic prescribing and documentation tools are used.Complex mobility suppliers seem to be constantly grappling with how to deliver equipment at a faster rate than what might be humanly possible. We already know the faster the patient gets the equipment, the better the patient outcome. The process now takes between 90 and 120 days. Using an electronic prescribing tool that communicates via secure cloud-based...

A. I thought the question regarding the use of templates for physician documentation was put to bed long ago. However, it seems I was wrong.In fact, the use of templates has not only been authorized by CMS, it has also cleared legal review by multiple national law firms.For now, let's review the guidance by CMS that clearly delineates the use of templates for power mobility devices.One can refer to Appendix F: Progress Notes and Forms (Definition and guidelines about tools/interfaces that assisting...

A. Interoperability conjures up a vision of some esoteric system straight out of Star Wars. However, it has such incredible value as to be vital in health care today.The idea of a computer cloud system that can exchange and interpret vast amounts of data almost seems unreal, yet it is being used by almost every physician and hospital electronic record system. Through meaningful use testing in the last seven years, these systems must pass information back and forth among different...

GLENDALE, Ariz. - PMDRX recently released a new physical therapy module that could help mobility providers serve their patients—and get paid—a lot quicker, says Gary Cox.“From what we understand based on feedback from suppliers, physical and occupational therapists have a pretty high documentation error rate themselves, due to omitted information and illegible handwriting,” said Cox, CEO of PMDRX.Launched in January, the new module will allow OTs and PTs to conduct functional...

ATLANTA - Joey Tart and Billy Tart, co-founders of Family Medical Supply in Dunn, N.C., have been chosen to receive this year's Homecare Champion Award. The award recognizes AAHomecare members who have made exceptional contributions to the homecare community throughout their careers. “Their advocacy is helped by their community involvement,” said Beth Bowen, executive director of the North Carolina Association for Medical Equipment Services, who nominated the Tart brothers, in a release....

An article in the September issue of HME News referenced the “standstill” status of the PMD template hung up in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (“Template is at a standstill,” September 2015).Many mobility suppliers may not be aware that an electronic version has been in use for more than four years. Suppliers using documentation created via the electronic template process report greater efficiency and virtually 100% error free documentation compliance.Those...