Eric Welsh aims to provide for families and children through new marketing & talent acquisition role

DALLAS—Care Options for Kids (COFK), a pediatric specialists provider, announced Eric Welsh as its new chief marketing and talent acquisition officer. Welsh plans to utilize his experience in home health care marketing to continue the company’s growth. 

Eric Welsh aims to provide for families and children through new marketing & talent acquisition role

DALLAS—Care Options for Kids (COFK), a pediatric specialists provider, announced Eric Welsh as its new chief marketing and talent acquisition officer. Welsh plans to utilize his experience in home health care marketing to continue the company’s growth. 

Robert Scharff appointed as new executive vice president of revenue cycles & intends to support company’s mission

DALLAS—Care Options for Kids (COFK), a pediatric specialists provider, named Robert Scharff as executive vice president (VP) of revenue cycle. An experienced health care operations and revenue cycle management leader, Scharff aims to support the company’s mission and provide care to children and their families.

The companies will utilize Electronic Caregiver’s virtual caregiver, ‘Addison Care,’ to navigate the future of insurance

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico—The Health Group, an insurance marketing organization, has partnered with Electronic Caregiver, a digital health solutions company and provider of the virtual caregiver “Addison Care,” in an effort to empower health insurance agents and improve client solutions. This partnership aims to improve both the portfolios of health agents and the lives of their clients.

The company said sleep demand led to increased revenue in its 2025 fiscal year first quarter results

SAN DIEGO—ResMed Inc. has seen an increased demand for sleep devices and masks, which has helped drive an 11% increase in year-over-year revenue, the company reported in its quarterly results. The company, which specializes in sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and other respiratory conditions products, announced the results for its quarter that ended Sept. 30, which is the first quarter of its 2025 fiscal year. The highlights included:

The funds donated by Molina Healthcare of Michigan intend to remove financial burdens & reduce frequent turnovers in the direct care worker industry

LANSING, Michigan—Molina Healthcare of Michigan, a provider of government-funded health care like Medicare and Medicaid, has partnered with the Area Agencies on Aging Association of Michigan (4AMI) and the Impart Alliance at Michigan State University to establish a direct care worker (DCW) help fund, which aims to assist professionals in

Providence at Home & Compassus seek to ensure access to care & improve care delivery

RENTON, Washington & BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—Providence, a not-for-profit health system serving the Western United States, and Compassus, a national provider of integrated home-based care services, announced an agreement to form a joint venture in home health, hospice, community-based palliative care and private duty caregiving services.

Cindi Petito & Nikki Grace join the company as director of clinical networks & director of OPGA, respectively

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM and Associates, a member service organization that includes durable medical equipment, wound care, home modifications, and orthotics and prosthetics providers, welcomed two new directors: Cindi Petito as director of clinical networks and Nikki Grace as director of the Orthotic Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA). In her new role, Petito aims to support the company’s U.S.

Bayada will serve as the Walk to End Alzheimer’s local presenting sponsor for the second consecutive year

PHILADELPHIA—Bayada Home Health Care, a nonprofit home health care provider, will join the 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Philadelphia, presented by the Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter, as its local presenting sponsor for the second year in a row. Bayada served as the Philadelphia walk's local presenting sponsor in 2023, in which the organization formed 58 teams that collectively helped raise more than $62,000 in support of the walk.

The publication aims to provide industry members with operations, finance & customer relations insights

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates, a member service organization for durable medical equipment and home medical equipment providers, has released its fourth playbook of the year, “Mastering Business Management and Optimization.” This playbook publication aims to provide actionable insights and advice that enhance business operations, financial health and customer relationships throughout the industry.

The company launched its “Skin & Wound 2” platform, which includes generative artificial intelligence & aims to provide better wound care

TORONTO—Swift Medical, a digital wound care provider, announced its new “Skin & Wound 2” platform, which incorporates the latest fast health care interoperability resources standard, as well as imaging and documentation features. The platform has been used for more than 50 million patient assessments in home health, ambulatory, acute and skilled nursing settings. 

The Kay Yow Cancer Fund & Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer awarded Atrium Health Navicent a collective $60K, which aims to support Georgia’s breast cancer community

RALEIGH, North Carolina— The Kay Yow Cancer Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting all cancers that affect women, and the Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer, a non-profit that strives to support Georgia's breast cancer community, have awarded Atrium Health Navicent with $50,000 and $10,000 grants, respectively. The grants were given to support a mobile mammography program that aims to increase access to breast cancer screenings, which is set to launch later this year.

The companies aim to improve financial health & growth of home health & hospice agencies

OZARK, Missouri & ATLANTA—HealthRev Partners, a revenue cycle management partner specializing in technology-driven solutions for home health and hospice agencies, and Trella Health, provider of market intelligence and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for the post-acute care industry, announced a new partnership.

The partnership intends to advance respiratory care, lower hospitalizations & cut costs for its users

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire—Modivcare Inc., a technology-enabled health care service and integrated supportive care solutions company, has partnered with Tenovi, a cellular-connected remote monitoring solutions company, to deliver Adherium’s “Hailie Smart” inhalers. Modivcare, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Valued Relationships, Inc.

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine geriatrician will lead the dementia study, focusing on if end-of-life care aligns with patient wishes

OKLAHOMA CITY—Lee Jennings, a geriatrician and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma (OU) College of Medicine, received a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to analyze the end-of-life experiences of about 550 people with dementia and their caregivers. The study aims to discover whether the care they receive aligns with their preferences.