Tag: Encore Healthcare
Preparedness varies as ventilator NCD requirement takes hold
May 22, 2026Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
LIVINGSTON, Tenn. – Providers recently had to report on adherence for respiratory assist devices (RADs) and home mechanical ventilators (HMVs) for the first time as part of a new Medicare national coverage determination (NCD). Encore Healthcare CEO Zach Gantt spoke with HME News about how prepared providers were to meet the new requirement.
HME News: What are you seeing in terms of providers being prepared?
Zach Gantt: A wide range of preparedness, I would say. We've seen some customers...
Encore Healthcare earns HITRUST status for Nexus platform
January 15, 2026HME News Staff
LIVINGSTON, Tenn. – Encore Healthcare has announced its Nexus platform has earned certified status by HITRUST for information security. HITRUST r2 Certification demonstrates that the company has met demanding regulatory compliance and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. “As the stakes around data security and privacy continue to rise, our customers need partners they can truly trust,” said Keisha Harper, COO at Encore...
Encore Healthcare promotes Proffitt to chief development officer
January 7, 2026HME News Staff
LIVINGSTON, Tenn. – Encore Healthcare has promoted Carrie Proffitt, RRT, to chief development officer (CDO). Proffitt first joined Encore as director of clinical operations, quickly establishing herself as a trusted leader known for her clinical excellence and relentless work ethic, the company says. She was later promoted to vice president of clinical operations, and then to senior vice president of operations,...
Encore Health readies to host respiratory professionals
September 29, 2025HME News Staff
LIVINGSTON, Tenn. - Encore Healthcare will host the Smoky Mountain Symposium 2025 (SMS 2025) Oct. 23-24 at the Ramsey Hotel & Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Attendees can earn up to 12 respiratory CEUs or 10 sleep CEUs, as well as gain insights into the latest innovations, compliance changes and best practices. “Our goal with SMS is to combine world-class education with a fun, supportive atmosphere,” said Zach Gantt, CEO of Encore Healthcare. “This isn’t just a conference—it’s...
Win for patients, challenges for suppliers in new vent policy
June 20, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON – The final national coverage determination (NCD) for noninvasive home mechanical ventilators (HMV) and respiratory assist devices (RADs) will make it easier for patients to access therapy but impose some additional requirements on HME providers, say industry stakeholders.
Released June 9, the final NCD provides coverage of RADs for the treatment of chronic respiratory failure that often accompanies COPD and establishes coverage for HMVs for the treatment of COPD.
“This...
Breas integrates with Encore
June 9, 2025HME News Staff
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. – Breas Medical’s EveryWare Cloud Solution is now integrated through a custom API with Encore Healthcare’s Nexus respiratory management platform. “We are excited to connect EveryWare by Breas to the Nexus platform that provides RTs, physicians and care teams a streamlined access point,” said Chris Southerland, general manager of Breas Americas. “We understand the value of providing another way to interface with patient data to allow healthcare...
Stakeholders see hurdles, burdens in proposed decision on vents
March 28, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON – Industry stakeholders are carefully weighing their response to CMS’s proposed decision on coverage for noninvasive home mechanical ventilators and respiratory assist devices, including asking the agency to pause implementation of the policy.
CMS on March 11 released a proposed decision in response to the request to reconsider NCD 280.1 to establish coverage policies for the use of noninvasive HMV and RAD for Medicare beneficiaries with COPD.
AAHomecare,...
Encore integrates Nexus with cloud-based platforms
March 12, 2025HME News Staff
LIVINGSTON, Tenn. – Encore Healthcare has integrated its Nexus program with React Health, Mōvair and Philips cloud-based ventilator management platforms. These integrations mark the first of several integrations that will significantly reduce the workload for HME providers managing ventilator patients, allowing for streamlined compliance management, the company says. “Our mission at Encore Healthcare is to continuously innovate and drive better outcomes for patients with chronic respiratory...
Encore, Trace provide ‘ultimate easy button’
November 15, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
LIVINGSTON, Tenn. – Encore Healthcare’s new strategic partnership with Trace Medical helps providers streamline the process of managing ventilator patients and improve their ability to deliver clinical outcomes, say Zach Gantt.
As part of the partnership, Encore Healthcare’s clinical management and compliance services are married with Trace Medical’s vent rental offering to form a one-stop solution called Vent360+.
“We’re working on several partnerships...
In brief: CGM outcomes, Vent360+ launch, O&P WOY, AdaptHealth refi
September 18, 2024HME News Staff
DALLAS – Patients living with diabetes who use continuous glucose monitoring devices had 35% lower total cost of care and 23% higher device adherence when therapy was provided through a medical vs. pharmacy benefit, according to peer-reviewed research conducted by CCS and published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research Diabetes (JMID).
Non-adherent patients who use CGMs also had a higher rate of therapy reinitiation when therapy was provided through a medical (22%) vs. pharmacy...