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DME ePrescribing helps health plans trim waste, optimize performance

Written by Dustin Eubanks | Mar 2, 2022 1:45:00 PM

In 2021, Parachute Health helped connect health plan members on over 450 unique health plans including Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, United, and more to the DME they needed to survive and thrive. The Parachute Platform provides unique value for health plans that sign up directly.

Value begins before signup

Health plans derive value from our technology even before becoming partners, whenever members’ clinicians or facilities order on-platform. That’s because Parachute Health technology empowers providers with workflows for accurate coding, reduced complexity, eligibility checks, and complete documentation regardless of health plan or payer.

Our comprehensive workflow management means that even if you’ve never heard our name, chances are Parachute Health’s technology has already helped keep your members healthy and connected to DME. When plan members receive appropriate disease management and preventive care, including by receiving crucial DME fast thanks to the efficiency of ePrescribing, they’re less likely to get sicker or suffer secondary complications from lack of timely treatment.

For rising-cost categories like CPAP, oxygen, and diabetes, ordering through Parachute Health could also mean lower incidence of severe illness and readmissions, better quality of life, and even improved survival rates for plan members!

For rising-cost categories like CPAP, oxygen, and diabetes, ordering through Parachute Health could also mean lower incidence of severe illness and readmissions, better quality of life, and even improved survival rates for plan members!

Our new report, The State of DME ePrescribing, contains a range of information about rapid adoption of DME ePrescribing, Parachute Platform data trends, and opportunities for health plans and other stakeholders who leverage DME ePrescribing technology.

Scorecards by Parachute offer additional value

For interested health plans, Parachute Health offers additional value that can help further slash waste and improve member experience with meaningful cost savings and better health outcomes.

To get started, any health plan can request a free health plan Scorecard by Parachute report via a quick, easy signup process — no payment information required. Each Scorecard is unique to the requesting plan and contains information about their DME supply chain including supplier quality: physician volume, categories, and areas of growth.

Understanding the ordering experience from point of service inception across DME coverage areas provides valuable insights that health plans can use to make smart business decisions and fine-tune their networks.

What does this look like in practical terms? When health plans optimize using Parachute Digital Network Management, they reap amazing benefits including:

  • Premier access to applicable platform data from more than 40,000 referring facilities, 110,000 signing MDs, and 2,000 supplier locations across all 50 states
  • Less administrative overhead addressing DME utilization and network management; fewer related inbound calls
  • Fewer substantiated grievances
  • On-platform technology integrations with Epic, Cerner, Brightree, Altrusita and more

Regardless of signup level, the Parachute Platform handles correct coding, complete documentation, support for face-to-face requirements, and end-to-end tracking for every order. DME ePrescriptions are vetted and approved up-front, confirmations and validations provide clarity throughout the process, and the right product arrives quickly, for the right price.

Whether the goal is to maximize savings, improve patient outcomes, or reduce administrative burden for clinicians and health plans, Parachute Health provides the transparency and control needed to get there.

Health Plans: Gain insight into your network today with a free, customized Scorecard by Parachute!