Tag: e-prescribing
Parachute Health announces collaboration initiative
March 5, 2026HME News Staff
PHOENIX – Parachute Health has launched a new initiative designed to strengthen collaboration between home medical equipment (HME) providers and health plans through a unified digital authorization workflow. Parachute's collaborative workflow brings authorization directly into the order management experience providers already use. "This is an industry shift," said David Gelbard, CEO. "Nearly a decade ago, e-prescribing helped HME providers get paid faster by ensuring clinicians...
Senate Appropriations Committee urges e-prescribing for oxygen
August 7, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Senate Appropriations Committee has released a report that includes guidance to CMS to advance the use of e-prescribing for supplemental oxygen. The guidance, which accompanies FY 2025 appropriations legislation for the Department of Health and Human Services, is included on page 206 of the report:
Supplemental Oxygen — The Committee notes that in 2018, CMS developed a set of clinical data elements to identify the data necessary to support medical necessity of...
Parachute Health sees increase in e-prescribe adoption
April 30, 2025HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Parachute Health’s e-prescribing platform is now being used in more than 3,000 supplier locations and 70,000 clinical facilities, according to its latest State of DME ePrescribing report, which includes data through Jan 1, 2025. The report showcases significant growth in digital ordering, deeper engagement from health plans and advancements in AI-powered automation. It also provides a guide on adoption of DME e-prescribing across care settings and categories; platform data...
e-prescribing: ‘There’s no silver bullet’
February 19, 2025Liz Beaulieu, Editor
DALLAS – Dave Doernemann of CCS Medical was as skeptical as the next provider about e-prescribing, but during a Medtrade session on Tuesday, he said he can no longer imagine living without the technology.
Doernemann, senior vice president of commercial operations, said CCS has a patient base that tops 200,000 and that 40% of new orders are now coming in digitally.
“I used to have a flip phone and a fax machine – that was my life,” he said. “When e-prescribing...
Integra, DMEscripts expand relationship
December 16, 2024HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Providers that are a part of Integra Partners’ Group Purchasing Organization now have access to a 10% discount on DMEscripts’ e-prescribing platform as part of an expanded relationship between the two companies. “We recognize that providers are a critical part of the home care ecosystem," said Michael Dorrie, vice president of network expansion & partnerships at Integra Partners. "Their position on the frontlines often forces them to bear the brunt of...
In brief: NCPA Digest shows ‘ominous pressure,’ Parachute integrates with athenahealth, COPD Action Alliance launches
October 30, 2024HME News Staff
COLUMBUS – Independent pharmacy represented a $94.9 billion marketplace in 2023, with gross profit margin falling to 19.7%, its lowest point in the 10-year lookback window of the NCPA Digest.
This reflects factors like low or below-cost third-party reimbursements and inflation (which showed up in wages and overhead costs), according to the NCPA.
Other highlights from the 2024 NCPA Digest include:
Independent community pharmacies represent 35% of all retail pharmacies...
Parachute integrates with athenahealth
October 29, 2024HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Parachute Health is now part of athenahealth’s marketplace program, making DME e-prescribing available to a growing network of health care providers. Now, athenahealth users can launch Parachute directly from their existing workflows, preventing administrative paperwork and allowing them to track patient order status from the initial order through fulfillment. “At Parachute Health, our mission is to give all patients a ‘soft landing,’ with the life-saving...
A more integrated DMEscripts powers ‘right DME at right time’
October 18, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
PHOENIX – Pankaj “PJ” Likhmania says one of his main goals as the new CIO of DMEscripts is “providing a very strong integration technology through all our APIs” so the e-prescribing platform can be used on a wider scale to the benefit of providers and patients.
“DMEscripts doesn’t need to be the front experience for everyone,” he said. “In many instances, we just assume to be in the background, ensuring there is a digital connection that’s...
In brief: DME’s value, FTC’s lawsuit, DMEscripts’ integration
September 25, 2024HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – The cost of treating injuries and illnesses due to lack of DME far exceeds the cost of providing the necessary equipment, according to a new report from Leitten Consulting.
For example, every dollar spent on mobility equipment can save Medicare $62.53 in treatment costs, the report found.
“An ounce of prevention is now worth several pounds of cure,” said Brian Leitten, CEO of Leitten Consulting, which specializes in health care policy analysis...
DMEscripts integrates, names new exec
September 23, 2024HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS – DMEscripts has integrated with Rovicare, a transitional care management platform, and has named its co-founder, Pankaj "PJ" Likhmania as its new CIO. Together, the two companies will launch a “hospital-to-home” strategy that will tackle provider bottlenecks, miscommunication and inefficiencies that can lead to delays in care, subpar patient experiences, preventable hospital admissions and lack of accountability, they say. "We are thrilled to partner...