Tag: Dave Cormack
Brightree, ResMed announce further integration
September 2, 2015HME News Staff
ATLANTA - Brightree and ResMed have enhanced the integration capabilities of Brightree's HME billing and management software with ResMed's U-Sleep compliance solution. “As the healthcare industry transitions from a fee-for-service to an outcomes-based reimbursement model, providers are constantly seeking to improve patient outcomes and increase operational efficiencies,” said Dave Cormack, president and CEO of Brightree. The two companies began working together in 2013 to automate the...
Integration vs. interoperability
August 25, 2015Liz Beaulieu, Editor
ATLANTA - Integration and interoperability are both important, but interoperability is the new frontier in health care, says Brightree CEO Dave Cormack.Integration is the ability to move data from one technology to another, he says. There's been no shortage recently of partnerships that pave the way for this (see story above).Interoperability, on the other hand, is the ability to view patient data across the healthcare ecosystem using one platform, Cormack says.“It's a different kind of hand...
Brightree's big picture
March 20, 2015Liz Beaulieu, Editor
ATLANTA - Brightree President and CEO Dave Cormack says revenues grew 50% in 2014 and the company has HME providers, in large part, to thank.“The vast majority of that growth was from HME,” he said. “We're hitting the ball out of the park for HME.”A big attraction for HME providers, Cormack says, is that Brightree's cloud-based solution is also being used by other homecare providers, including home health, hospice and private duty nursing agencies.All together, Brightree has...
Vendors jockey for position
August 22, 2014John Andrews
Software vendors realize they are serving a market beset by financial challenges, a shrinking provider base and changing business dynamics.
Add to that: consolidation among their own ranks.
Yet, despite all this, they remain optimistic about their future and the continued viability of the HME industry.
One sure sign of that: Medtrade organizers reported earlier this year that many software vendors signed up for their booths early this year. It's obvious, amid the shakeout of proviers...
People in the news
August 8, 2014HME News Staff
Dave Cormack, president and CEO of Brightree, has been elected to the AAHomecare board of directors. AAHomecare President and CEO Tom Ryan said of Cormack, who has led Brightree since 2005: “He is exactly the kind of voice we need to hear more of in this organization as we navigate the rough terrain the HME industry faces.”…George Kucka, president of Schererville, Ind.-based Fairmeadows Home Health Center, has been appointed chairman of the Home Medical Equipment/Respiratory Therapy...
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August 8, 2014HME News Staff
Dave Cormack, president and CEO of Brightree, has been elected to the AAHomecare board of directors. AAHomecare President and CEO Tom Ryan said of Cormack, who has led Brightree since 2005: “He is exactly the kind of voice we need to hear more of in this organization as we navigate the rough terrain the HME industry faces.”…George Kucka, president of Schererville, Ind.-based Fairmeadows Home Health Center, has been appointed chairman of the Home Medical Equipment/Respiratory Therapy...
Brightree buys Strategic AR
January 13, 2014HME News Staff
ATLANTA - Brightree has acquired Strategic AR Solutions, a provider of private-pay billing and collections solutions.Kevin Winkley, founder and CEO of Strategic AR, will continue to lead the company, which will operate as a separate entity, according to a release.For Brightree customers, the deal means additional integration, such as the automatic posting of payments back into the billing system, the release notes.“In the past, many home care providers have chosen not to pursue the patient...
Brightree, athenahealth partner to streamline referrals
January 6, 2014HME News Staff
ATLANTA -Brightree and athenahealth hope to improve access and reduce ordering time by connecting providers and physicians as part of a strategic agreement announced Jan. 6. Per the agreement, HME, home health and hospice providers using Brightree will have improved access to the 15,000 physicians using athenaClinicals and athenaCoordinator. In turn, physicians using those tools will be able to reduce post-acute care order processing time with direct and instant access to Brightree's network of 2,700...
Brightree taps new chief revenue officer
May 1, 2013HME News Staff
ATLANTA, Ga. - Brightree, a provider of billing and software services for the HME industry, has named Rob Boeye as its chief revenue officer, according to a press release. Prior to joining Brightree, Boeye served as vice president for Invacare Corporation. In his new position, Boeye is responsible for Brightree's sales and account management teams as the company executes its post-acute care strategy, the release noted. He will report directly to Dave Cormack, the company's president and CEO.