Tag: Geneva Woods
Geneva polices paperwork
November 23, 2016Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - When the amount of paperwork Geneva Woods needed to manage to maintain compliance spiraled out of control, the provider knew it was time to get a handle on it.“We had several full time people who that's all they did,” said Tara Elliston, general manager for Geneva Woods Pharmacy and Healthcare Services. “The biggest 'gasps' in our business were the costs of processing all that paperwork, our compliance percentages, which were horrible as far as making sure we...
Special report: Technology gives Geneva Woods leg up
October 3, 2014John Andrews
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of stories about how the HME industry is forging a new identity. Click here to read the previous story.ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Geneva Woods is navigating some rugged terrain in its quest for success. And that's not a reference to the pharmacy provider's service territory, which includes vast swaths of wilderness in Alaska, Montana and Wyoming.Based in Anchorage, the company combines pharmacy, infusion, mobility and respiratory categories, serving patients...
Technology gives Geneva Woods leg up
September 26, 2014John Andrews
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Geneva Woods is navigating some rugged terrain in its quest for success. And that's not a reference to the pharmacy provider's service territory, which includes vast swaths of wilderness in Alaska, Montana and Wyoming.Based in Anchorage, the company combines pharmacy, infusion, mobility and respiratory categories, serving patients in remote, heavily wooded areas. Managing that range of services and geography requires special category expertise, logistics prowess and operational...
The voices of change
September 26, 2014HME News Staff
HME resistance“What has always baffled me is why HME is so resistant to change. What industry hasn't changed in the past 20 years? For us to sit by and not expect change is just ignorance. Instead of saying, 'The sky is falling,' the truth is that the entire healthcare continuum needs a leaner model, and if we're part of the old system we will fall away. We should focus on being part of the solution rather than part of the problem.”—Dewey Roof, president, LifeHMEFinding opportunity“HME...