Tag: Brightree

ATLANTA - Pandemic or no pandemic, work from home is here to stay, which makes tracking productivity even more vital for providers to manage operations. HME News recently spoke to Medtrade East speakers, Jas Pannu, vice president of product management at Brightree, and Fadi Haddad, director of data and analytics at the company, about why productivity tracking matters and what to consider going forward.   HME News: What's the role of analytics and KPIs in tracking productivity?  Jas...

SAN DIEGO – ResMed has promoted Bobby Ghoshal to president of the SaaS business effective immediately, replacing Raj Sodhi, who will leave Sept. 1. Ghoshal has more than 25 years of experiences across medical and technology industries, most recently as ResMed’s chief technology officer. From February 2016 to April 2018, he served as COO for Brightree, which is owned by ResMed. “As we look ahead to 2025, we believe the future of healthcare is outside the hospital and we have an amazing...

NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Medline plans to acquire a significant portion of the Hudson RCI brand of respiratory products from Teleflex, in a bid to strengthen its offerings in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hudson RCI’s oxygen and aerosol therapy, active humidification and pulmonary hygiene products will complement Medline’s respiratory portfolio; will add two manufacturing facilities in Arlington Heights, Ill., and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico; and will add 1,000 employees. “Hudson...

Between Zoom meetings, working remotely and virtual schooling, COVID-19 dramatically altered the way we connect with each other over the past year and in some respects, it forced people to utilize and better understand communications technology. It is emblematic of the adage “necessity is the mother of invention” – especially for HME providers toward business automation and interoperability. Information technology specialists are encouraged by signs of burgeoning connectivity...

ATLANTA – Brightree’s pharmacy and home infusion customers can now easily access and enroll in a variety of RelayHealth offerings directly from Brightree’s RelayHealth Connection thanks to a newly expanded partnership. Customers have access to Pre- and Post-Edits for real-time feedback on submitted claims; and Patient Assistance Rx for two manufacturer-sponsored programs that automatically apply co-pay savings to patient prescriptions and convert denied claims...

BOSTON – CommonWell Health Alliance recently marked 1 billion document retrievals passing through its network, a milestone that was sped up by the COVID-19 pandemic, says Nick Knowlton, chairman of the organization and a Brightree exec.  “We’re running more transactions in a week than we did in an entire year in the beginning – we’ve seen a hockey stick uptake in interoperability,” said Knowlton, vice president,...

ATLANTA - Brightree has launched a blog called “Insight” to provide insights into the HME, pharmacy and home infusion industries. The blog will feature posts from company subject matter experts and industry experts on topics like leading during the changing environment, preparing for regulatory changes, and leveraging best practices for building and running a provider business. The first two posts are: “Business continuity best practices from providers” and “5 ways interoperability...

ATLANTA - The coronavirus pandemic has driven home the need for referral sources to use e-prescribing for HME, says Brightree's Rob Boeye.“We're seeing increased utilization with GoScripts, in particular,” said Boeye, executive vice president, home medical equipment. “In the past, it was hard to get buy-in from physicians. Now with physician offices closed and HME staff working from home, using tools like GoScripts makes complete sense to replace visiting physician offices for paperwork...

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...

ATLANTA - Brightree announced key enhancements to its patient intake management software at Medtrade Spring this week that streamline and shorten the intake process for HME providers. The company has redesigned its Comprehensive Patient Intake, available with its Business Management Software, to address top pain points, including challenges related to incomplete documentation, prequalifying products, training new employees, disseminating contextual insurance knowledge and addressing inefficient workflows....