Tag: Brightree
Parachute hires former Brightree exec
September 20, 2023HME News Staff
PRINCETON, N.J. – Parachute Health has hired Rob Boeye, formerly executive vice president at Brightree, as commercial leader – HME. Boeye joins Parachute Health with more than 25 years of experience working with HME providers to drive product innovations and digital transformation. At Brightree, he led initiatives to help providers improve business performance through workflow automation and analytics. "We are thrilled to welcome Rob to the Parachute Health team,” said Catie...
In brief: Advent Home Medical buys Med Emporium, Brightree survey emphasizes interoperability
May 24, 2023HME News Staff
CHICAGO – New Harbor Capital has announced that its portfolio company Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Advent Home Medical has acquired Charlotte, N.C.-based Med Emporium, strengthening the company’s respiratory focus and paving the way for it to expand into new geographies.
It’s Advent Home Medical’s third acquisition in partnership with New Harbor Capital, which completed a majority investment in the company in March 2021.
“We are very excited to partner...
Interoperability is ‘critical’ for referral sources, survey finds
May 22, 2023HME News Staff
PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. – Nearly every U.S. hospital and physician entity is more likely to refer patients to a post-acute care provider that can support electronic data exchange, according to an independent survey on interoperability commissioned by Brightree and MatrixCare, both wholly owned subsidiaries of ResMed.
“As trends such as value-based reimbursement, care-at-home models, and clinical staffing shortages continue to impact the health care landscape, it is critical that...
Parachute Health provides support for its renewal functionality
May 8, 2023HME News Staff
PRINCETON, N.J. – Seventy-two percent of orders for DME were signed in a median time of 38 minutes, according to data from the first year of prescription renewal functionality in the Parachute Health platform. Renewals by Parachute is the newest product offering from the company, featuring flexible support for creating any DME prescription requiring a clinician’s signature and a dashboard to monitor signature requests with a live data feed to support real-time feedback. The offering also...
Brightree among finalists for NHIA Innovation Award
March 23, 2023HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Home Infusion Association has announced the finalists for its 2023 Innovation Award. The award recognizes groundbreaking products or services that advance the home and alternate site infusion industry. The finalists are: Amsino Medical Group for the PUGGLE Enteral Feeding Pump; Brightree for Brightree Digital Experience; Gasgon Medical for AirVault; and Stratix Labs for the Enverify Surface Sampling Competency Kit. “The home infusion industry was born out...
Interoperability: Look toward the future
August 3, 2022Nick Knowlton
Q. Where do you see the future of interoperability?
A. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of interoperability in health care. With the sudden increase in telehealth appointments and remote patient monitoring, health care professionals who were or could quickly become interoperable were able to quickly adapt because they could exchange patient data seamlessly between different EHR systems. As a result, impact to patient care was minimized during a time of great strain.
Looking...
In brief: Updated cost study, oxygen template, diabetes outcomes
July 22, 2022HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – For every $1 CMS invests in DME and supplies to prevent pressure sores, it will see a return of $38.54 in reduced or avoided treatment costs, according to an updated study from VGM Government Relations and Leitten Consulting.
DME and supplies to prevent pressure sores was one of three new categories included in the study. The others: catheters and related urological supplies, and diabetic test strips and monitors.
“As CMS forced prices down and treatment...
Brightree enhances patient experience
July 18, 2022HME News Staff
ATLANTA – Brightree has launched Brightree Digital Experience, new software tools that enable providers to streamline and improve the patient experience through automated and orchestrated text/email patient outreach, electronic documentation and signature capabilities, and vice chat. The company says the tools optimize provider workflows and improve patient satisfaction, all without the need for the patient to download a mobile app or register for a patient portal. “The health care industry...
Interoperability: Improve satisfaction, drive success
July 8, 2022Nick Knowlton
Q. How does interoperability impact clinician or provider satisfaction?
A. Interoperability, by definition, is the ability of different information technology systems to communicate and exchange data, and to use the information that has been exchanged. In health care, that means being able to share information seamlessly between different electronic health records (EHRs), hospital systems and other care providers. Accordingly, the impact of interoperability is significant. If only it were that easy.
The...
Interoperability: Understand the challenges
June 7, 2022Nick Knowlton
Q. What are the different types of interoperability and their challenges?
A. There are four different types, or levels, of interoperability: foundational, structural, semantic and organizational. Each presents its own set of challenges, but when viewed collectively, it's clear why interoperability isn’t just a good idea, but a necessity.
The most fundamental level of interoperability is foundational interoperability, which refers to the ability of two or more systems...