Tag: Parachute Health
Parachute Health helps build ‘digital rails’
April 17, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
NEW YORK – As payers look for ways to streamline ordering and reduce administrative burden, many are turning to DME Navigator, an EHR-integrated ordering platform developed by OptumInsight and CareCentrix. Big picture, the platform – which uses a framework built by Parachute Health – also helps DME providers move to where the puck is going, says the company’s CEO, David Gelbard.
Payers adopt DME Navigator
Molina Healthcare is among the newest payers to announce that...
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...
Edgepark builds out storefront
November 26, 2025Theresa Flaherty
TWINSBURG, Ohio - Edgepark has added urologicals to its ostomy storefront, marking the latest step in its strategy to enhance the patient experience and simplify processes for prescribers, says Yelena Brusilovsky.
The company on Nov. 17 added urologicals to the ostomy storefront that it first debuted in 2024 on Parachute’s e-prescribing platform. It also offers breast pumps and diabetes management products through the platform.
“We want to be a one-stop shop for...
In brief: New execs at Insulet & Synapse, state of e-prescribing, OPGA & Össur awards
May 2, 2025HME News Staff
ACTON, Mass. – Insulet has appointed Ashley McEvoy as president and CEO effective immediately, replacing Jim Hollingshead, who has agreed to end his employment at the company and resign from its board of directors.
“Insulet continues to successfully deliver on its financial, clinical and operational objectives while advancing its mission to improve the lives of people with diabetes, and we are confident this leadership change will further the company’s success,”...
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...
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...
In brief: Sign-on letter goes live, Medline partners with Microsoft, WOY award moves to Heartland
October 18, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa have released a sign-on letter in support of re-establishing the 75/25 Medicare blended reimbursement rate for DME in non-rural, non-competitive bid areas for 2025, AAHomecare has reported.
The association is asking stakeholders to reach out to their representative in the House of Representatives to ask them to join the sign-on letter. Stakeholders should direct Republican reps to contact...
Parachute launches AI Intake solution
October 16, 2024HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Parachute Health has launched an AI Intake solution that enables medical equipment suppliers to automatically digitize paper-based DME orders received from clinicians so they can better verify that documentation is complete and better review qualification criteria. This workflow significantly reduces the time required to process fax/eFax orders and ensures suppliers are promptly paid for the life-saving products they provide to patients, the company says. "We set out to eliminate...