PDPM implications for post-acute providers Recent regulatory changes could lead to greater reimbursement for post-acute-care operators that provide respiratory care to their residents – and, consequentially, a greater demand for respiratory therapy equipment and supplies. Under the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), implemented Oct. 1, providers that treat people with … [Read more...]
Contracting Executive Profile: Jocelyn Bradshaw
Jocelyn Bradshaw, Senior Vice President, Strategic Sourcing HealthTrust, Nashville, Tennessee Comments from nominator Michael Berryhill, COO of HealthTrust: Jocelyn Bradshaw leads the sourcing teams responsible for negotiating contracts across the entire care continuum, which includes nursing, surgery, lab, radiology, pharmacy and capital equipment, as well as the … [Read more...]
Providers tell suppliers how it is
By Mark Thill Issues on the table at HIDA Streamlining Healthcare CHICAGO – Sept. 25, 2019 – What’s top of mind for providers is often top of mind for their distributors too. How about the two getting together to achieve some peace of mind? Providers appear to be open to the idea, especially as health systems expand and become more complex to manage. That much was … [Read more...]
Data dump?
It’s no easy task for physicians to make use of data from their patients’ wearables and apps Editor’s note: This is the third part in a series on wearables and mobile medical apps. This month, Repertoire looks at the impact of wearables on the physician practice. Fitbit says that 14 million U.S. adults subscribe to a digital health/wellness service, and pay an average … [Read more...]
Through the Air
Walgreens announces pilot program to deliver health and wellness products to customers via drones Walgreens announced a partnership to pilot drone deliveries beginning in October to local customers in Christiansburg, Virginia. Walgreens and Wing Aviation LLC, a drone operator certified as an air carrier by the Federal Aviation Administration earlier this year, will begin … [Read more...]
Diabetes Technology
For the first time, the 2019 American Diabetes Association’s ‘Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes’ includes a dedicated section on diabetes technology. In it first year, the Diabetes Technology section of the ADA’s “Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes” focuses on insulin delivery and glucose monitoring. In future years, the ADA intends to include software as a medical … [Read more...]
The Heat is On
Post-acute providers must reduce readmissions. They could use some help. About 20% – or one in five – Medicare beneficiaries who are sent to a skilled nursing facility from a hospital are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days, points out Dr. David Gifford, senior vice president of quality and regulatory affairs and chief medical officer for the American Health Care … [Read more...]
You and AI
Medical devices are getting smarter. Time to get caught up. In May the FDA granted marketing clearance to a device called eMurmur ID, by Ottawa, Canada-based eMurmur®. The device is mobile- and web-based, and it operates in conjunction with an electronic stethoscope. It uses advanced machine learning to identify and classify pathologic and innocent heart murmurs, the absence … [Read more...]
Contracting Executive Profile: Kate Polczynski
Kate Polczynski, Associate vice president, procurement, Geisinger, Danville, Pennsylvania Editor’s note: Kate Polczynski was named one of “Ten People to Watch in Healthcare Contracting” in 2018 by the Journal of Healthcare Contracting, a sister publication to Repertoire. Born and raised in Danville, Pennsylvania, Kate Polczynski received a bachelor’s degree from the … [Read more...]
Speaking the Language of Value
IMDA/HIRA Annual Conference Specialty dealers discuss trends at the IMDA/HIRA Annual Conference Selling medical devices has changed over the years. A big reason is, your customers have changed. Providers are increasingly reimbursed – or penalized – on the basis of patient outcomes. They’re concerned about patient satisfaction. All of their payers – public and … [Read more...]