Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)

Clinical Respiratory Patient Management and Custom Mobility

ACHC launches two new DMEPOS accreditation distinctions

National accreditor Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has launched two accreditation distinctions for DMEPOS organizations, offering comprehensive solutions to increasing demands for accountability and better patient care. The distinction in Clinical Respiratory Patient Management puts emphasis on a collaborative, teams-based approach that encompasses assessment, treatment, documentation, and education to enhance quality of life and reduce hospital readmissions. The distinction in Custom Mobility focuses on responsive care and services that improve activities of daily living and quality of life for patients requiring mobility support.

Computers Unlimited

TIMS Document Management

Document management system lets providers make the rules

TIMS Document Management provides the means for HME/DME providers to build and manage form templates, as well as define insurance documentation billing rules on a payer-specific basis for each product line they service. This allows the sites to bring the entire HME/DME medical billing process together — no tribal knowledge required. The system lets providers effectively manage compliance documents with a single dashboard that informs them of documents to work, tasks for which they are responsible, and the ability to research customer accounts.

Prochant Inc.

Prochant

Solution for billing and process outsourcing now HITRUST CSF certified

Prochant, which offers fullservice billing and process outsourcing solutions for HME and pharmacy providers, has achieved HITRUST CSF Certification for its RCM Services & Platform. With HITRUST CSF Certified status, Prochant demonstrates that its Revenue Cycle Services & Platform have met key regulations and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. By adhering to high standards in protecting sensitive data and information, Prochant’s outsourcing solutions securely meet providers’ needs for proactive revenue cycle management.

VGM Insurance

VGM Insurance

VGM clients can access free insurance education bundle

All VGM Insurance clients receive a free continuing education course bundle worth more than $250 in partnership with VGM Education. New courses added for 2021 include working within HIPAA; business ethics; handling complaints; sexual harassment in the workplace; disaster preparedness; defensive driving; and an OSHA overview.

Oatey Co.

QuickDrain Shower Bench

Bench balances style with universal design and accessibility

• The 100 percent recycled bench accommodates the ADA standards for height and exceeds ADA weight guidelines of 250 pounds.
• Available in three configurations: a rectangle bench and large or small corner bench options.
• Each bench comes ready to assemble with no framing required, and mechanical fasteners or anchors are required for installation.

Stander Inc.

Trust Care

Rollator line tailored to specific uses helps broadens retail sales

Stander’s new Trust Care line offers five premium European Rollators to increase providers’ cash sales. These unique-looking rollators will open several new rollator categories in providers’ stores. From the Let’s Go, an “indoor rollator,” to the Let’s Shop, a “shopping rollator,” to the Let’s Move, a “travel rollator,” each offers innovative and unique features users, whether it’s their first or even second rollator for specific uses. And, at the top of the line, is the Let’s Fly, TrustCare’s “Ferrari of rollators.”

Cure Medical

Cure Dextra Closed System

Catheter easy to use for even users with limited dexterity

Proprietary features make the Cure Dextra Closed System easy to use, even for individuals with limited dexterity. Tip Advancing Technology with Gripper Arrow enables the pre-lubricated, straight tip catheter to advance from the 1000 ml collection bag into the body without contact. A unique Support Band enables controlled use. Like all Cure Medical products, the Cure Dextra features polished eyelets for increased comfort. It is not made with DEHP/DINP, BPA, or NR-Latex.

Bridge Medical

Telescoping Pivot Grip

Portable grab bar offers endless installation options

• Two adjustable sizes: Medium (22 in. to 27 in.) and Large (27 in. to 32 in.)
• Pivoting ends allow for installation options such as stretching across corners, inside of a bathtub or across nonparallel surfaces.
• Can be used at home or while traveling; lifetime warranty.

VGM Wound Care

Diabetic Program Guide

Diabetic Program Guide helps providers explore important patient segment

Providers following the axiom, “Capture the entire patient, not just one aspect,” should take a look into the diabetic market. There’s a solid chance a good portion of the patients HME providers are servicing have either type 1 or 2 diabetes. The VGM Diabetic Program was designed to help providers decide if this is a category right for their business. The guide walks readers through the products that diabetics use on a daily basis and an opportunity for you to provide those. It also touches on the reimbursement of the various products related to diabetes.

The Compliance Team

Patient Centered Respiratory Home

Accreditation standards designed for respiratory providers

Patient-Centered Respiratory Home (PCRH) is a proprietary accreditation that sets in place quality standards that guide clinical respiratory providers to better engage with chronic care patients. Better outcomes are driven through additional care planning and focused follow-up visits with program goals being three-fold: address poor respiratory care management; decrease emergency department visits; lower the number of hospital readmissions. PCRH’s standards enhance patient management practices through concise measures that cover access issues, provider coordination, and communication between respiratory specialists and prescribers.

Drylock Technologies

Presto

Underwear made for women and for men delivers discrete absorbency

Our most discreet, body-close fit is fully breathable to keep users cool and comfortable. InvisiCore offers additional absorbency without added bulkiness for leakage protection up to 12 hours. OdorSecure prevents odors before they begin keeping odor under control for up to 12 hours. LeakSecure leg cuffs significantly improve leak containment by providing an extra barrier of protection from leaks. They are produced in a carbon-neutral factory, making it a better option for your clients and the environment.

HealthCraft

SuperPole with SuperBar

Floor-to-ceiling safety pole secures in place with tension fit

• SuperBar offers support that goes in front of the user to make it easier them to get up from a seated position.
• SuperBar lifts, pivots and locks in eight 45-degree positions around the pole.
• The SuperPole is made out of alloy steel, and comes in regular size and bariatric supporting between 300 and 450 lbs.

Apex Medical

Apex Procare Optima

Alternating air mattress with something for everyone

Apex Pro-care Optima features key pressure ulcer prevention capabilities and enhancements to improve caregivers’ efficiency. The dynamic pressure redistribution alternating air mattress comes with a pump that inflates the whole mattress in less than 15 minutes, an auto-sensing feature, which initiates the pressure settings with its One-Touch Set-up, and provides ideal pressure based on the patient’s weight distribution. The mattress is equipped with patient-centric features such as multi-zone air pressure redistribution, heal relief, micro air loss, and micro-climate management to improve perfusion in at-risk or damaged soft tissues.

Brightree

Comprehensive Patient Intake

Patient intake system addresses top issues, speed processes

Comprehensive Patient Intake, available within the Brightree Business Management Solution, streamlines and shortens the time-intensive intake process. Addressing top HME pain points like incomplete documentation, inefficient workflows and employee training, the tool guides staff through a customized intake process based on their job function and allows users to customize qualification by payer and product. Comprehensive Patient Intake reduces incomplete and inaccurate orders, staff training time, work stoppage and billing errors, while helping providers accelerate payments and develop an upfront policy to get paid faster, regularly.

BabyBuddha Products

Double Electric Breast Pump

Portable, compact breast pump gives users the freedom of mobility

BabyBuddha’s double electric breast pump gives users the freedom to move while comfortably pumping. The fully rechargeable pump is small enough to take anywhere, and a quiet mechanism keeps the whole process discreet. Operating BabyBuddha is easy, simply recharge it and use the trackball to navigate through the 14 different modes with a simple swivel of the thumb. A unique suction pattern in stimulation mode mimics the suction pattern of a baby to increase breast milk production.