Tag: Parachute Health
In brief: AdaptHealth moves on, Boeye moves to Parachute
September 22, 2023HME News Staff
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – AdaptHealth and Crispin Teufel have agreed to terminate Teufel’s employment contract.
The company had appointed Teufel as CEO in June, with a start date of Sept. 1, but he was sued in August by former employer Linde, which was seeking to block his appointment for an unspecified time. In the lawsuit, Linde alleged breach of contract, breach of duty of loyalty and misappropriation of trade secrets.
In a filing in late August with the U.S....
Parachute hires former Brightree exec
September 20, 2023HME News Staff
PRINCETON, N.J. – Parachute Health has hired Rob Boeye, formerly executive vice president at Brightree, as commercial leader – HME. Boeye joins Parachute Health with more than 25 years of experience working with HME providers to drive product innovations and digital transformation. At Brightree, he led initiatives to help providers improve business performance through workflow automation and analytics. "We are thrilled to welcome Rob to the Parachute Health team,” said Catie...
Parachute Health provides support for its renewal functionality
May 8, 2023HME News Staff
PRINCETON, N.J. – Seventy-two percent of orders for DME were signed in a median time of 38 minutes, according to data from the first year of prescription renewal functionality in the Parachute Health platform. Renewals by Parachute is the newest product offering from the company, featuring flexible support for creating any DME prescription requiring a clinician’s signature and a dashboard to monitor signature requests with a live data feed to support real-time feedback. The offering also...
BFLOW integrates with Parachute on Monterey edition
March 15, 2023HME News Staff
FRESNO, Calif. and PRINCETON, N.J. - BFLOW Solutions has launched the Monterey edition of its software platform, featuring full integration with Parachute Health’s ePrescribing solution. By tapping into a network of 320,000 health care providers who use the Parachute Platform to prescribe DME equipment digitally, “we are providing a significant revenue opportunity for our user base,” said Ted Jones, president and CEO of BFLOW. “Additionally, the need for digital transformation...
Parachute earns HITRUST status
March 8, 2023HME News Staff
PRINCETON, N.J. – Parachute Health has earned certified status for information security by HITRUST for its Health DME ePrescribing Platform. The HITRUST risk-based, 2-year certified status demonstrates that the Parachute Health platform has met key regulations and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. "We are committed to prioritizing security and data protection so the industry can confidently continue to adopt this game-changing technology that helps serve patients...
Parachute Health releases annual report on e-prescribing
February 2, 2023HME News Staff
PRINCETON, N.J. – Parachute Health’s e-prescribing platform is in use at more than 2,400 supplier locations supporting more than 370,000 health care providers and 54,000 clinical facilities across all 50 states, according to the company’s second annual report, “The State of DME ePrescribing.” The report provides a guide on adoption of DME e-prescribing across care settings and categories; platform data & key trends; and opportunities for clinicians, suppliers, manufacturers,...
In brief: Regulatory update, e-prescribing report, Lincare acquisition
February 18, 2022HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS on Feb. 10 published a change request notifying the DME Medicare Administrative Contractors of the agency’s new national coverage determination for home oxygen therapy.
CMS notes the following changes are effective for claims with dates of service starting Sept. 27, 2021:
expansion of oxygen coverage for acute and chronic conditions;
expansion of coverage for short and long-term need (when hypoxemia exhibited);
the ability of the...
Parachute Health releases e-prescribing report
February 17, 2022HME News Staff
PRINCETON, N.J. - Parachute Health has released a new report on the rapid adoption of DME e-prescribing, data trends and opportunities for health plans, clinicians, DME suppliers and other health care professionals in 2022 and beyond.
The report, “The State of DME ePrescribing,” acknowledges the value of DME e-prescribing and similar technology solutions in the context of COVID-19, which has stretched health care systems to their limit, expanded reliance on home care and underscored...
Parachute Health joins Diamond level
January 11, 2022HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Parachute Health is AAHomecare’s newest Diamond-level corporate partner. “We’re gratified to see another highly regarded company step up their support for high-impact DME public policy efforts at a critical time for this industry,” said Tom Ryan, president and CEO of the association. “Forward-thinking DME stakeholders like Parachute Health see the opportunity to improve the reimbursement and regulatory environment for our industry and are demonstrating...
In brief: Permobil white paper, Walgreens investment, new partnerships
October 1, 2021HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Permobil has published a new white paper on the benefits of standing power wheelchairs that draws from reviews from 41 publications, usage data from Permobil Connect and an internal survey.
Top takeaways include:
The positive effects on pressure relief for skin, bone mineral density and bowel/bladder function in users.
Improved mental health and self-esteem, and the increased ability to communicate and perform daily activities.
Ability to better...