The NCAMES Winter Meeting has been RESCHEDULED for EITHER Feb 10-11 or Feb. 11-12, 2014 at the Grandover Greensboro. (more info later as NCAMES is working on re-booking speakers with the same agenda.) If you know someone planning to attend this meeting, PLEASE forward...
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Telehealth network scores a $23.6M investment
Several large healthcare groups are getting on the telehealth train after announcing Wednesday they would be investing some $24 million in the technology. Sutter Health has joined venture capital firms Heritage Group and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors to sign a $23.6...
Sarasota wheelchair maker Hoveround lays off 20
Powered wheelchair maker Hoveround confirmed that it laid off 20 workers at its Sarasota headquarters last week, trimming total employment in the region to 294. Company founder and president Tom Kruse said increased use of competitive bidding by Medicare has forced...
Congress Includes Audit Reform in Appropriations Bill
Last week, a $1.1 trillion appropriations bill was passed by Congress. The bill included language that will urge the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to address concerns that the recovery audit contractors (RACs) are incentivized to be overly aggressive....
ResMed launches AirFit P10 nasal pillows system
ResMed has announced the launch of the new ultra-light, ultra-quiet AirFit P10 nasal pillows system in the US market. Designed for the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing, the system weighs only 1.6 ounces and is comprised of three parts, including a soft and...
Make therapy caps lower, streamline review process, MedPAC chairman urges House committee
Congress should set lower annual caps on Medicare reimbursements for outpatient therapy and streamline the manual review process for claims exceeding those caps, a Medicare policy expert told the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday. Glenn M. Hackbarth,...
Healthcare Organizations Plan “CyberRX”: First Industry-Wide Cyber Attack Exercise
HITRUST announced today that it will lead an industry-wide effort to conduct exercises to simulate cyber attacks on healthcare organizations, named CyberRX. The results will be used to evaluate the industry’s response and threat preparedness against attacks and...
Possible Alternative for Sleep Apnea Patients
The standard treatment for people with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea is a mask worn at night that helps them breathe without interruption. The mask is unwieldy and uncomfortable, however; one study found that 46 percent to 83 percent of patients with...
Rideout Health Deploys Pavisse to Optimize Patient Care and Safety
Rideout Health, a non-profit community-based healthcare system, and RGP Healthcare(TM), a division of Resources Global Professionals, today jointly announced that Rideout has selected and is implementing Pavisse(TM), a cutting-edge technology for monitoring and...
Attention North Carolina Medicaid Providers: NC Tracks Update
NCAMES: NC Tracks Update NCAMES has learned that provider numbers are being cut off in NC Tracks due to pharmacy permits not being updated as they have been renewed. NCAMES is very concerned about this process as providers haven't been given any notification to update...
Voluntary Recall of Certain TRUEbalance and TRUEtrack Blood Glucose Meters
Nipro Diagnostics, Inc. Initiates Voluntary Recall of Certain TRUEbalance and TRUEtrack Blood Glucose Meters Nipro Diagnostics, Inc. today announced it is initiating a voluntary recall and replacement of a limited number of TRUEbalanceTM and TRUEtrack® Blood Glucose...
NCAMES: Winter Meeting Update
Register for NCAMES Winter Meeting TODAY! "Retooling for the Change" The NCAMES 2014 Winter Meeting is to be held January 28-29 at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, NC and has a packed agenda FULL of presentations and education relating to "RETOOLING for the CHANGE”...