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HME 2014 Preview

2014 Preview

Big Ten

The seventh installment of our annual forecast of key trends, obstacles and opportunities facing the HME provider industry shows that the coming year is one fi lled with challenges, but also chances for providers to reinvigorate their revenues. We examine what’s in store for the next 12 months and how providers should prepare.

Provider Strategy

The Power of Analysis

Business analytics, once overly-complex, time consuming and costly, have now become simplified and affordable, allowing HME business owners to make sense of the growing piles of data pouring in from a multitude of sources.

Provider Strategy

The Power of Analysis

Once a tool of large, deep-pocketed corporations, business analytics have grown simplified and affordable, helping HME business owners make sense of mountains of data in order to find ways to overcome funding challenges and uncover pathways toward growth.

Brightree Acquires MedAct

Acquisition of software firm adds 330 providers to roster of 3,000-plus HME businesses on Brightree system.

Observation Deck

Driving Value Via e-Prescribing

Increasing regulation, declining reimbursement, and the pressure to reduce costs are driving the need for business solutions up and down the healthcare value chain. Fortunately, providers have access to a potentially revolutionary development in healthcare: electronic prescribing.

Software: Gears of Change

Products & Technology

Gears of Change

Software continues to be a strategic asset for providers, especially now that they seek to transform their businesses. Our annual software roundup examines how software can function as an agent of change for HME business strategy and operations.

Brightree, ResMed Enter Electronic Purchasing Agreement

Arrangement aims to streamline ordering process, cut costs for HMEs.

Measuring HME Success

Products & Technology

Measuring for Success

As HME providers, owners and operators work to drive as much efficiency as possible in their businesses while seeking out new sources of revenue, they are becoming increasingly number-focused business managers. What are some key datapoints providers should monitor?



Measuring HME Success

Products & Technology

Measuring for Success

As HME providers, owners and operators work to drive as much efficiency as possible in their businesses while seeking out new sources of revenue, they are becoming increasingly number-focused business managers. What are some key datapoints providers should monitor?

Software Data Tools

Data monitoring tools that today's HME software tools offer providers, owners and operators.

CareTouch Offers Transition Service

Providers can transfer their re-supply contact programs to patient communication service.

Driving Efficiency, Value Through E-Prescribing

Electronic prescribing reduces HME/DME billing cycle times and increases profitability.

Invacare HCS Executive Joins Brightree

Lynda Bell signs on with software maker's Billing Services organization.

Universal Software, A/R Allegiance Enter Strategic Relationship

HME software firm will integrate billing company's CollectPlus program.

Brightree, Strategic AR Enter Strategic Relationship

Companies will integrate solutions to streamline patient collections for providers.

Mediware Picks Up Definitive Homecare Solutions

Acquisition adds HME management softawre platform CPR+ to Mediware's stable.

Software

Software and Cash Sales:

Laying a Retail Foundation

Cash sales represents a key opportunity for providers to expand their revenues in order to survive deep funding cuts, but they need to move fast in order to create the sort of retail environment customers expect. How can they leverage technology to accomplish that?

HME IT Merger: Mediware Acquires Fastrack

Buy extends Mediware’s expertise in specialized acute, sub-acute and community-based settings further into DME market.

Software

The 2013 HME Handbook: Software

Bringing Order from Chaos

Software

The 2013 HME Handbook: Software

Laying a Retail Foundation

HME Business Podcast