Tag: e-prescribing

It wasn't intentional, but nearly every session at the virtual HME News Business Summit in September stressed the importance of providers leveraging technology to not only improve care but also make their businesses more efficient and profitable. Sure, technology creeps up at the Summit every year and it's often the focus of a session or two, but never has it so dominated our entire event. There were sessions at the Summit that I knew would focus on technology, like the keynote by Dr. Jacob Warren...

YARMOUTH, Maine - There's a lot of runway for the adoption of e-prescribing, according to a recent HME Newspoll.Only 17% of the respondents to the poll reported that they currently use an e-prescribing solution from Parachute Health, GoScripts, DMEhub or another vendor, saying prescribers need to lead the charge.“The adoption by the prescribers and their staff is not there yet,” wrote one respondent.During a recent meeting, industry stakeholders, including providers, tried to convey to...

WASHINGTON - AAHomecare's Kim Brummett and a group of providers recently briefed a CMS contractor on why there isn't greater adoption of e-prescribing platforms for HME.“They didn't understand what the challenges are, so it was eye opening,” said Brummett, vice president of regulatory affairs for AAHomecare. “If they can impart to CMS what those are, that might help further adoption.”The CMS contractor, Scope Infotech, a CMS Strategic Partners Acquisition Readiness Contractor...

A. In speaking with many caregivers and with many clinicians, it is clear that many can be hesitant about embracing new technology, especially ones that involve sharing their own personal information. Rightfully so, clinicians are protective about what information is shared with others. They devote their lives to helping others and don't want to feel taken advantage of. But over the years, it is also true that clinicians are becoming more receptive to technology. Whether it's via legislation or by...

A. Technology but it can sometimes be overwhelming to manage all of the different workflows that come with embracing new technologies. Sometimes, even if a new tool seems useful, the headache of managing all of the different applications can negate the tool's benefits. A new technology is only useful if it does something new and different to improve your workflow. If your current workflow can accomplish 90% of what the new technology can offer, you have to determine if that 10% is worth learning...

A. Technological advancement across all industries can bring positive and negative repercussions. The key to implementing positive changes is by adopting systems that benefit all parties involved such as simplifying workflows, increasing efficiency and providing the necessary support.In speaking with partners and colleagues across the country, it is striking how imbalanced and unaligned caregivers, vendors, and physicians can be when adopting new technological changes. A new change for a caregiver...

NEW YORK - Parachute Health has been selected as the winner of the “Best New e-Prescribing Technology Solution” award in the annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards Program. The award recognizes the company's e-Prescribing platform, which streamlines and improves the process of ordering medical equipment and supplies. “The Best New Technology Solution award category seeks to recognize companies that are using today's cutting-edge technology to create inventive, practical and impactful...

A. In 2019, consumers have never had more transparency and efficiency when ordering items in their everyday lives. You know when those shoes you ordered on Amazon will be delivered, when the Uber driver will pick you up, and you'll get an alert from Delta if your flight is delayed. But for some reason, a patient isn't given the same basic level of transparency for the equipment they desperately need, in today's healthcare world.Currently, most caregivers still order medical equipment for patients...

Recently, Medicare determined to accept e-prescribed orders for inexpensive or otherwise routinely purchased DME. Historically, Medicare has required fax, pen and ink, or electronically maintained images of signed orders.However, e-prescribing offers a confidential, secure, accurate and error-free method of communicating doctors' orders. Moreover, e-prescribing has been widely adopted by physicians. By April 2014, fully 70% of physicians were e-prescribing, using an electronic health records network...

NEW YORK - Parachute Health has partnered with Altruista Health to help healthcare providers reduce costs and errors associated with ordering DME. By integrating Parachute Health's ePrescribing solution into Altruista's GuidingCare platform, the companies have developed and implemented a new function that matches patients with DME based on care provider recommendations and complicated insurance requirements. Once the function identifies and selects the correct equipment, orders are automatically...