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Business Services
Patient-Centered Respiratory Home Accreditation
The Compliance Team
www.thecomplianceteam.org
HME providers have been
required to obtain Medicare
accreditation for nearly a
decade, but they quickly
learned that in addition to
letting them bill Medicare,
accreditation gave them new
ways to differentiate their businesses to referral partners. Now we’re seeing specialized accreditation programs take that strategic differentiation further by giving them additional ways to further refine the care they offer in their areas of expertise. The Compliance Team’s Patient-Centered Respiratory Home Accreditation program is the first accreditation program specifically designed to help advanced respiratory care providers perform at the top of their license to better serve their “critical needs” patients The Compliance Team’s operations-based Exemplary Provider accreditation program for Patient-Centered Respiratory Home enhances patient management prac- tices through concise measures the cover access issues, provider coordina- tion, and communication between respiratory specialists and prescribers.
Business Technology – Specialized
Solutions
e-Prescribe
Brightree
www.brightree.com
E-prescription has been an
increasingly regular compo-
nent of U.S. healthcare IT systems for years — except when it comes to
the HME industry. However, as Associate Editor Leila McNeill recently reported in the September HME Business, e-prescription has been
finding its way into HME and now that it’s here, the technology could offer several improvements for providers. In fact, the American Association for Homecare is currently undertaking a project to ensure that this transi-
tion to and integration of e-prescribing will be done correctly. Brightree’s e-Prescribe connects HME providers with clinical partners to electroni- cally receive and process orders with increased efficiency and accuracy. Providers can receive orders from referral sources in their preferred method and securely and accurately share patient data such as required documen- tation, demographics, insurance information, progress notes, vitals and diagnosis information.
Home Access
Pinnacle SL300
Harmar
www.harmar.com
The goal of providing home access
is to ensure that the devices that help
users live independently mesh seam-
lessly with how they live. Harmar’s
SL300 stairlift aims to do just that. A
primary feature that achieves that is
the stairlift’s nylon-polymer, helical
worm drive that runs up and down
a nylon-polymer track. This ensures
the chair has six points of contact
which confers a smooth ride. The
chair supports up to 300 lbs. and
incorporates an oversized footrest for
comfort and security. An ergonomic
control switch can be operated by
patients with arthritis or limited hand
dexterity. When not in use, SL300’s
chassis folds up to occupy only 11
inches of width from the staircase wall,
allowing others to pass by. The rail mounts only 1 inch from the wall and is only 3 inches tall. In terms of power, the stairlift has a 24V DC Battery and a charger plugs into standard AC outlet. This can run more than 40 cycles in the event of a power outage.
Incontinence & Urology
Cure Ultra Coude Catheter
Cure Medical
www.curemedical.com
The 16-inch Cure Ultra
Coude Intermittent Catheter
for men who are seeking an
easy-to-use, pre-lubricated
catheter that will not kink when
it is bent. The sterile, single-
use intermittent catheter offers
an easy tear top, fire-polished
eyelets, pre-lubricated
straight tip with Cover-All
technology, and unique “No
Roll” connector/funnel end.
The product is not made with DEHP, BPA or natural rubber latex. Available in sizes 12-18 French, it also features a proprietary CoverAll application process for even distribution of lubricant over the catheter as it is removed from the package, making the catheter ready-to-use with ultra-low resis- tance as users self-cath.
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