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What’s Inside:
Distributor Relationships . . . . . . . . . 12 Medtrade Spring Products . . . . . . . 23
News, Trends & Analysis . . . . . . . . . . 8 A New Approach to Incontinence . . 27 AccessibilityProducts . . . . . . . . . . . 28 MedicaidManagedCare . . . . . . . . 30
Plugging In
Connected care has come to HME. Are providers ready?
Special Insert Inside:
DME Pharmacy
Helping pharmacy owners and operators expand their DME businesses.
A S P E C I A LF RP OU MB L I C A T I O N A p r i l 2 0 1 9
ALSO INSIDE
• Offering CBD Products. Page 9
• Pharmacy Software Marketplace. Page 10
RESPIRATORY
DRUG INNOVATIONS Drug delivery is rapidly evolving toward better outcomes. Page 4
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HME Migrating to a Seamless, Connected IT Landscape
The technology evolution of healthcare information systems has been nothing short of lightning fast . The U .S . healthcare IT landscape has seen massive healthcare institutions go from hodgepodge systems with poor on-site integration, to cohesive IT infrastructure that compounds operational efficiency, care and outcomes .
This is true of not just large care organizations, such as hospitals and health systems, but the entire spec- trum of care . Doctor’s offices, special- ists, therapists, outpatient surgery providers and outsourcers have greatly improved their IT systems .
Moreover, now those various entities are using those systems to securely share data so that they can better care for patients and operate more smoothly and profitably . In fact, there are entire organizations, such as the CommonWell Health Alliance, that are dedicated to fostering, developing and expanding the secure, standard- ized flow of information across the care continuum .
And now HME providers are starting plug into that ever-growing healthcare cloud . How will that benefit them? What’s involved? What do they need to know? How do they get started? Read this month’s cover story to learn more about this trend .
Connected Care &
HME IT Systems . . . . . Page 19
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