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Connect@Summit Sponsor Parachute Health Improves DME Ordering at PointClickCare with New Integration ahead of Conference

When PointClickCare needed to reduce waste, slash paperwork, and improve efficiency and patient care across its network of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), they knew that modernizing their DME (durable medical equipment) and supplies ordering process was an important part of achieving that goal — and Parachute Health was ready to help.

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Opinion piece highlights DME ePrescribing adoption barriers, solutions

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.

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With DME ePrescribing for better sleep, doctors and patients rest easy

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.

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