Tag: Encore Healthcare

WASHINGTON – The Federal Trade Commission has published an interim report that underscores the negative impact pharmacy benefit managers have on accessibility and affordability of prescription drugs.  The FTC’s report, which is part of an ongoing inquiry launched in 2022, details how increasing vertical integration and concentration has enabled the six largest PBMs to manage nearly 95% of all prescriptions filled in the United States. This market structure has allowed PBMs to...

LIVINGSTON, Tenn. – Home-based COPD management programs led by respiratory therapists using AI-driven software with plan of care goals can have a significant impact on admissions, quality of care metrics and overall cost of care, according to an abstract developed by Encore Healthcare and published by the American Thoracic Society.   HME providers using Encore’s Nexus software for patients using non-invasive ventilation produced the following results:  Enrollees...

LIVINGSTONE, Tenn. – Encore Healthcare has promoted Carrie Proffitt, RRT, to senior vice president of operations. Over the last few years, her role has evolved from clinical operations to overall operations of Encore’s software and service business lines. In her previous role as vice president of clinical operations, Proffitt demonstrated exceptional leadership, dedication and a deep commitment to Encore's mission, the company says.  Dallas-based CCS has named Scott Streator...

LIVINGSTON, Tenn. – Encore Healthcare says its Nexus AI/ML Nexus engine, developed in partnership with a global artificial intelligence and machine learning research leader, can save $106 million cumulatively in health care costs over five years per 1,000 ventilator patients, representing a 46.7% reduction. In contrast, the company says traditional management systems save $25 million, a 10.8% reduction. “We leveraged cutting-edge analytics techniques and forecasted potential outcomes...

LIVINGSTON, Tenn. – Encore Healthcare’s NEXUS software crossed the 100,000-patient mark in August, a sign the company is “at a different scale” with its respiratory management services, says CEO Zach Gantt.  “We’re more than 130,000 patients in our various different programs, including NEXUS and our tele-respiratory program, as of this week,” Gantt, RRT, FAARC, said in August. “They’re from all 50 states.”  Here’s...

LIVINGSTON, Tenn. – Encore Healthcare’s Nexus software is now serving more than 100,000 patients across the United States. “We are thrilled to reach this important milestone,” said Zach Gantt, RRT, FAARC, CEO of Encore Healthcare. “Our team’s dedication to developing a robust and user-friendly software solution, coupled with the unwavering support from our clients and partners, has made this achievement possible. We are grateful for the opportunity to make a positive...

DALLAS - When it comes to patient reporting, physicians are looking for information that goes beyond “box data” to give them a complete picture of overall health, as well as potential gaps in care, says Raymond Gregg, vice president of sales & business development at Encore Healthcare.  Here’s what Gregg, who will host a session at Medtrade on patient reporting and outcome goals, has to say about “minding the gap” and how to intervene.  HME News: What...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Encore Healthcare has named Sarah Brundidge - MSc, RRT, AE-C, CPFT, as director, quality & innovation. She brings vast experience in respiratory care from multiple perspectives, including the hospital, the HME provider and the medical device company, most recently at Propeller Health, where she served as a senior customer success manager. “Sarah brings a whole new level of clinical expertise to an already clinically-focused organization,” said Zach Gantt, CEO...

CINCINNATI – Quipt Home Medical has acquired NorCal Respiratory, a provider with three locations in California covering the northern part of the state. NorCal reports unaudited trailing 12-month annual revenues of about $3.2 million and expects adjusted EBITDA of $650,000 post-integration. “We are extremely excited to close the acquisition of NorCal Respiratory, providing us a further expansionary opportunity in California to grow our market share,” said Greg Crawford, chairman...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Encore Healthcare has launched a new service line to help HME providers manage ventilator compliance and outcomes by combining its Nexus software with companion tele-respiratory services. The idea for the new service stemmed from the shortage of RTs that providers are facing and the need for clinical oversight in their vent management models. “It’s Essentially Ventilator Management in a Box,” said Ray Gregg, BS, CRT, RPSGT, Encore’s vice president...