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At the American Telemedicine Association’s annual meeting in Baltimore in May, the buzz was about health systems increasingly incorporating virtual visits into their operations and how mobile technologies could play a role in enhancing telehealth’s value. That...
The American Telemedicine Association released draft Clinical Guidelines for Telepathology and is seeking public comments through June 20, 2014. Practice guidelines can serve as a useful reference point for the development of a provider’s standards of care, policies...
Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance expansion has directly provided coverage to only about 4 percent of Americans, changes embedded in ACA could affect many more people, and not always in good ways. One such change is a provision that allows organizations...
The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014 has been introduced in Congress, according to AAHomecare. “This bill will help fix the Medicare bidding program by making sure that bidders honor their bids and provide proof of licensure before bidding,”...
Like the plot from a "Godzilla" movie, two Western Pennsylvania behemoths, dominant health insurer Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and its Allegheny Health Network hospital system, which it acquired in 2013, and dominant health system University of Pittsburgh Medical...
Advances in telehealth are changing the way health care is delivered in the Cincinnati area. In Springdale, robots equipped to give quick medical checkups could be the latest technology used to curb the billions of dollars spent every year on hospitalizing seniors...
The VGM Group and The van Halem Group have merged, allowing the member services organization to offer “an array of mission-critical professional services” related to audits. “They are the recognized leader in the audit defense field and our members will benefit...
An International Trade Commission (ITC) judge has ruled that Taiwanese manufacturer Apex infringes a ResMed patent protecting an integrated humidifier used in its CPAP devices. Per the June 4 ruling, Apex can no longer import or sell its XT and iCH CPAP devices with...
The technology industry has been buzzing of late because of the big players entering the wearable sensor market. We are very familiar with Misfit and Fitbit for some time. Others investing into the sector include Intel, Microsoft, Apple and Samsung. There is no doubt...
Caregivers and health professionals will face some technical difficulties when trying to reach their goal of collaborating as part of an accountable care organization. In the face of these challenges, reported data shows the Medicare Shared Savings Program -- for...
Yesterday afternoon, AAHomecare received an advance copy of a proposed rule for prior authorization of DMEPOS items in Medicare Part B. In this proposed the rule, CMS is soliciting public comments on establishing criteria for a master list of durable medical...
Industry stakeholders support CMS’s plans to expand the PMD demo—with a few tweaks. “I’m all for it,” said Peggy Walker, billing specialist at VGM. “I’m ready for more prior auths.” In an April 4 emergency Federal Register notice, CMS detailed plans to expand the...
