Since the unprecedented Philips Respironics recall, many medical societies and patient advocacy organizations are working together to ensure uninterrupted patient treatment due to policy requirements. Patient Treatment Disruption Although Philips …
For DME providers, bank reconciliation helps identify any potential accounting or banking errors before it becomes a more extensive problem. When you reconcile with your bank, you’re comparing your accounting …
The Philips Respironics recall notification impacts: Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure (Bi-Level PAP) devices Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices Mechanical ventilator devices Most of the recalled machines are part of …
As UPMC and Highmark Health fight for dominance of the health care market in Western Pennsylvania, it can be easy to forget that some physician practices are independent and want …
Almost every day, UPMC President and CEO Jeffrey Romoff exchanges emails with the only person with enough power to fire him. Romoff, arguably one of the region’s most influential and …
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced changes Friday to its often-critiqued five-star rating system for nursing home quality, changes that are likely to negatively affect the ratings …
The Cleveland Clinic, through a new partnership announced this week with Cox Communications, is looking to improve in-home patient monitoring and treatment services. For the project–dubbed Vivre Health–Cox will provide …
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network announced a second round of funded CMU projects poised to ‘disrupt’ health care by identifying key unmet clinical needs and …
