Products & Technology
HME software systems and services provide not only a safety net that ties various HME business operations together, but also offers a strategic advantage. Our annual software series reviews a variety of key features that help providers keep their businesses running, as well as take them to the next level.
- By David Kopf
- Oct 01, 2010
Business Solutions
As CMS slashes its way through Medicare funding of DME, providers must prioritize cost-cutting. Their largest cost center? Inventory. By automating inventory management, providers can take advantage of newfound efficiencies and increased control in order to drive money back to their bottom lines. Story includes a round-up of various HME software offerings’ inventory management features.
- By David Kopf
- Sep 01, 2010
A round-up of some of the point of sale hardware and software systems available to HMEs.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 20, 2010
Brightree will continue to support CAU software portfolio for existing users.
- By David Kopf
- Aug 05, 2010
Products & Technology
The need to implement cash sales to providers’ revenue streams has reached critical mass. As HMEs ramp up their retail strategies, they are finding the point of sales has become the point of the spear for those efforts. What advantages do POS systems offer providers, and how can they harness them?
- By David Kopf
- Aug 01, 2010
Software:
To control inventory, a provider must strike balance between ensuring that money is not being tied up in DME that is not moving, versus ensuring that the right types and amounts of in-demand DME stay on the shelves. Fortunately, HME software and related technologies can help can help accomplish that balancing ac
- By David Kopf
- Jul 01, 2010
GPS:
A key tool in that regard is global positioning technology. With GPS, providers can manage their deliveries and drivers using a system that lets them monitor each truck in real-time, which results in improved operations and reduced overhead.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 01, 2010
Software:
And a key cost center within providers’ operations is deliveries. Fortunately, HME software systems and related technology can help in many ways to help increase delivery efficiencies and drive down costs.
HME software provider Brightree LLC unveiled a new website to help providers better understand its technology offerings.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 30, 2010
Software maker to leverage billing service for end-to-end solution.
Business Solutions
Benchmarking is a critical business practice, particularly for HME providers given the difficult reimbursement environment and the constant push to increase cash fl ow while cutting costs. Fortunately, HME software systems can help providers benchmark more accurately and powerfully.
- By David Kopf
- May 01, 2010
By 2013, mobile phones the most popular way to web surf. How will this impact HME?
- By Joe Dysart
- Apr 15, 2010
New facility to accommodate continued growth for homecare software maker.
New system will seamlessly integrate both systems for sleep labs.
Products & Technology
While providers might be able to tread water in a sea of paperwork, document management not only helps them keep their heads above water in terms of adhering to documentation requirements, but boosts their bottom line while giving them a strategic advantage.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 01, 2010
Results of our exclusive survey point to cautious optimism among providers regarding their 2010 spending decisions.
Compliance Automation
As regulations continue to tighten the grip on the Home Medical Equipment industry, providers are looking for tools to stay compliant. Enter Virtual Compliance Officer.
- By Joseph Duffy
- Mar 01, 2010
As regulations continue to tighten the grip on the Home Medical Equipment industry, providers are looking for help to stay compliant.
- By Joseph Duffy
- Feb 26, 2010
Users of system can automatically cross reference referral partners against CMS's gigantic PDF file.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 05, 2010
Products & Technology
When provider operations smoothly mesh together, the resulting efficiency and productivity can music to an HME’s ears. To make that happen, providers are leveraging their software systems to deliver a virtuoso performance.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 01, 2010