The Parachute Health Blog

Clinicians are looking for more efficient ways to get needed equipment and supplies to their patients without losing time to excessive paperwork. Parachute Health was built with input from many healthcare providers and suppliers active in the DME ecosystem. We listen to and test with a range of end users at every step of the development process. The result is a product that accommodates many diverse ePrescribing and eSigning workflows that over 50,000 referral facilities have come to rely on.

In an April report, the American Hospital Association (AHA) shared new data on rising hospital costs. Labor as well as equipment and supplies were two areas where costs ballooned compared to pre-COVID rates. At the same time, DME and supplies ordering has long been a segment of healthcare plagued by waste, inefficiency, and frustration due to over-reliance on dated technology. This translates to more staff hours spent ordering DME, as well as confusing, bureaucratic processes that make it hard for hospitals, health plans, and suppliers to collaborate, minimize waste and maximize value. The Parachute Platform’s best-in-class ePrescribing for DME and supplies slashes time spent on orders, reduces repeated order paperwork and phone follow-ups for stressed healthcare workers, and provides the transparency necessary to ensure maximum value and proper payment for every stakeholder.

Faxing is an inefficient and unreliable way to order medical equipment and supplies for patients, so why is the industry slow to transition to ePrescribing? In a HomeCare Magazine opinion piece, we discuss the barriers to adoption and how to overcome them, with a focus on how to look past faxing to a comprehensive technology solution. We advocate for a platform grounded in transparency, accountability, and simple, purpose-driven workflows to improve ordering practices and patient outcomes.

When it comes to DME orders, a lot of variables can impact wait times for providers and their patients. In particular, wait times for doctors’ signatures, the length of time it takes to submit orders for doctors to sign, and time to order acceptance on the supplier side can contribute to massive delays. The Parachute Platform combines the power of fast order submission, speedy eSigning, and quick, reliable order acceptance to achieve best-in-class ordering speeds and consistently clean, complete orders—with most orders on the path to fulfillment in a day or less.

Complete documentation for DME orders is critical for getting needed equipment and supplies to patients through their health benefits, but putting together all the required information is difficult. Parachute Health has spent six years listening to the most qualified experts we could find: the providers and suppliers who know healthcare inside out and are sick and tired of endless paperwork and long delays that block patients' access to care. We’ve also looked closely at payer requirements across Medicare, Medicaid, and private health plans. We built the Parachute Platform with all these needs and requirements in mind to address documentation pain points, so that clean and complete orders are submitted every time, with all the information needed to fill them.

Managing diabetes can be hard, but with timely care, proper tools, and education, it doesn't have to feel that way. Parachute Health empowers providers with delightfully simple DME ePrescribing for all the medical equipment and supplies patients need to manage their diabetes. Facilities can order from their preferred suppliers, while guided ordering means the script is complete before it's sent so that suppliers can accept and fill orders right away. The bottom line is that when orders are placed on the Parachute Platform, patients receive them 85% faster and real-time order status visibility empowers providers to facilitate better care coordination.

Meet Parachute Health Hidden Hero Kristen Mallon, LCSW, a geriatric social worker at Maimonides Medical Center. We were delighted to catch up with her and learn a little about how she got started, what makes her tick, and who her own heroes are.

March 18 is World Sleep Day, intended to raise awareness about the value of healthy sleep and factors that may stand in its way. Everyone experiences an occasional restless night — and the bleary eyes, fatigue, and head fog, that go along with it. But for as many as 1 in 4 people in the US, it’s a feeling they can’t escape, and chronic poor sleep and the conditions that cause it come with some pretty scary risk factors. Often, conditions like obstructive sleep apnea are to blame, and can be managed at home after a proper diagnosis. The Parachute Platform helps clinicians quickly ePrescribe sleep testing, PAP equipment, and supplies with order transparency and status updates for peace of mind.

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.

Parachute Health, the industry-standard DME platform offering the full range of online DME order options, has released a new report titled 'The State of DME ePrescribing'. The report discusses the rapid adoption of DME ePrescribing, platform data trends, and opportunities and growth areas for health plans, clinicians, DME suppliers, and other healthcare professionals in 2022 and beyond.