Tag: Long-term care
BOC launches long-term pharmacy credential
November 13, 2024HME News Staff
OWINGS MILLS, Md. – The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) has partnered with the Long-Term Care at Home Pharmacy Quality Commission (LTC@HQC) to launch a new accreditation product for pharmacies, LTC@Home Pharmacy Accreditation. The accreditation validates the quality standards established by LTC@HQC and supports pharmacies in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care for individuals with long-term health care needs who qualify to receive care in their homes. “By 2030, the...
ResMed expands software portfolio
November 6, 2018HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO - ResMed has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held MatrixCare, a provider of long-term, post-acute care software, for $750 million. MatrixCare serves more than 15,000 providers across skilled nursing, life plan communities, senior living and private duty. “The acquisition of MatrixCare is an excellent addition to the out-of-hospital software portfolio that we can offer our healthcare provider customers,” said ResMed CEO Mick Farrell. ResMed already owns Brightree...
Stretch into long-term care, speakers advise providers
October 16, 2018Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ATLANTA - HME providers are experts in caring for patients in their homes, so offering their services to residential care facilities should be a no-brainer of a business opportunity, a panel of speakers told Medtrade attendees on Monday.“Providers tell me they lack confidence to match the product to the resident,” said Karen Lerner, regulatory vice president of pressure prevention for Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare during “Get into the Stretch Zone: Why aren't you renting and selling...