Harps Mill Internal Medicine
Trac Medical, Inc. Announces New Board Members Business Writers/Health & Medical Writers
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000
Trac Medical, Inc. (TracMed), a healthcare application service provider headquartered in Raleigh, NC, who recently introduced their eCMN Management System for the durable medical equipment industry, announced three new board members at a meeting last evening.
Joining the company's Board of Directors were the following individuals:
Dr. Christopher Perkins, Harps Mill Internal Medicine, member of the Duke University Affiliated Physicians Group. [pilcrow (paragraph sign)] Dr. Perkins is a graduate of the Duke Medical School and is a practicing internist in Raleigh, N.C.
Mr. Robert L. Stewart of Duke Homecare Partners is the Chief Administrative Officer for their hospital based homecare delivery system. Mr. Stewart holds a masters degree in Nursing and is board certified in Homecare Administration as well Healthcare Management. He holds Diplomate Status in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Mr. Joel C. Mills, President and CEO of Advanced Homecare, is a graduate of the Fuquay School of Business at Duke University. Advanced Homecare is the largest provider of durable medical equipment in the state of North Carolina. He is also the current Secretary and a board member of the American Association of Homecare.
President and CEO Terry Williams' comments were "this group of individuals brings over 70 years of clinical and business understanding of healthcare to our board. We are extremely fortunate to have these very talented gentlemen join our company's efforts to bring electronic signaturing and efficient form processing to healthcare. Most start-up healthcare companies would be ecstatic to have just one of these individuals as a member of their board."
Trac Medical as an application service provider delivers a secure healthcare transaction network that embraces requirements for certification of use for durable medical equipment under the proposed Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Health care suppliers must adhere to the proposed HIPAA regulations in order to process claims for reimbursements within the next 18-24 months. Suppliers not adhering to these regulations will not be able to receive reimbursements under these new guidelines. The eCMN Management System provides a secure and expeditious means for durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers to obtain the necessary authorization for supporting health care documentation from physicians to place medical devices for their patients.
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