Tag: Bonafide Management Systems

The “social distancing” practice brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic presents HME providers with an opportunity to step out of their comfort zone and demonstrate how information technology can play a huge role in remote patient care. By strategically using their capabilities for telehealth, remote monitoring and coordinating with other professionals in the health care continuum, HME providers can assert themselves as valid partners in patient care, IT specialists say.“The HME industry...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Bonafide Management Systems has expanded and reorganized to better meet the needs of HME providers serving long-term care and other facilities.Bonafide announced on Oct. 10 that it is consolidating the strategic assets from Hayesville, N.C.-based Next Level 11 and Next Project 11 under its umbrella and forming a new company, Bonafide Medical Group. As a result, it will offer a healthcare facility portal, live asset tracking and an infection control platform, in addition...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Bonafide Management Systems is consolidating Next Level 11 and Next Project 11 under the Bonafide umbrella as part of the newly formed Bonafide Medical Group, LLC. The move will allow the company to expand its focus from DME to also include acute care and long-term care settings. “I am delighted we were able to combine these important platforms,” said Scott McDaniel, chief commercial officer. “Bonafide is addressing the growing demand among healthcare constituents...

With warp speed changes in the DME industry, it can be hard to stay ahead of the game. And if you don't, you'll find that everything from identifying your profit center to managing almost every aspect of your entire business will suffer, causing wasted time and money.If you're experiencing any of these symptoms, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system may be just what the doctor ordered:Streamline your software programsDoes your business run on a number of different software systems? You're...

Medtrade exhibitors sound bullish about this year's trade show and conference because they see opportunity in meeting with attendees about how to optimize the HME supply chain going forward. In fact, some are chomping at the bit to set up their booths at the Georgia World Congress Center, Oct. 15-17.“Medtrade continues as an extraordinary opportunity to interact with our providers in person,” said Renae Storie, director of Pride field sales and strategic accounts. “Medtrade remains...

WASHINGTON - CMS has agreed that states can process claims using the higher fee schedule amounts for claims in rural areas from June 1-Dec. 16, 2018, according to a bulletin from AAHomecare. Previously, the agency had said that any fee schedule adjustments would not impact 21st Century Cures Act reconciliation as they would be using the Jan. 1, 2018 rates. The agency also agreed that states that are not simply basing their rates on Medicare rates can present their utilization for reconciliation on...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Bonafide Management Systems has completely integrated with Zendesk's customer service cloud solution, it announced June 14. The integration will allow Bonafide to offers its customers fast response times and exemplary customer support, according to a press release. The solution also features extensive reporting capabilities and an integrated knowledge base. Bonafide's “significant” customer growth in the past two years made the change necessary, said Wayne Bailey,...

YARMOUTH, Maine - When ResMed launched a campaign to thank HME providers for their years of partnership and to affirm the company's commitment to helping them navigate the changing landscape, it became one of an increasing number of vendors that is realizing and recognizing that its role in the HME industry has morphed into something more than a maker and seller of products.“Recognizing this important relationship from the start, we've cultivated a system that ensures we're supporting and advocating...

The term “billing system” is becoming archaic. The technology that once served as automated claims processing for HME providers has evolved into a virtual control center with multi-dimensional capabilities.Now described with terms such as enterprise resource planning and integrated business management platforms, the billing systems of old have advanced to a point where they can serve all of an HME provider's automation needs, information technology specialists say.“Providers have...

2016 is proving to be another exciting year for information technology in the HME industry. Technology continues to expand into all aspects of the human experience, and it is making increasingly aggressive inroads into health care, specifically for HME providers. While technology offers many significant benefits, it can also burden HME providers with increased costs. To keep up, physician practices, as well as HME providers, must continually invest in additional technology while simultaneously looking...