NASHVILLE, Tennessee—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a provider of comprehensive mobility solutions, continues to expand the company’s Momentum Academy education series with more events hosted this year across the country to educate clinical partners, including physical therapists, occupational therapists and other health care providers about best practices in mobility solutions and complex rehab technology (CRT).
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Asghar Husain was named CFO and Louie Frank was named CRO
REXBURG, Idaho—Home Care Pulse (HCP), a provider of mission-critical solutions that support engagement and improve care for long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) organizations, announced the appointment of two leaders to its executive team.
Home Instead shares tips for prioritizing one's well-being during World Alzheimer's Month
OMAHA, Nebraska—As the number of Americans living with Alzheimer's continues to rise—now exceeding 6 million—the caregivers supporting these older adults find themselves confronted with challenges such as managing high-stress levels, dealing with sleep deprivation and struggling to find time for self-care. Unfortunately for caregivers, these factors are known to contribute to the development of the disease, putting them at greater risk.
This investment increases the number of patient lives covered to 255M+ annually
ATLANTA—Trella Health, a provider of market intelligence and integrated customer relationship management (CRM) solutions to the post-acute care industry, announced an investment in expanding its dataset—the foundation of all its products and services.
The arrival of the cold and flu season underscores the importance of individuals residing and working in long-term care facilities getting their annual vaccinations
WASHINGTON—As the nation prepares for the impending cold and flu season and new COVID-19 booster shots are about to be rolled out, long-term care facilities nationwide are taking steps to ensure the health and well-being of their residents and staff.
With the partnership, Celo aims to transform EMC's clinical communications and enhance patient care and operational efficiency
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Celo, a secure messaging platform for health care, is implementing its messaging platform across EMC Healthcare hospitals in Indonesia. With the partnership, Celo aims to transform EMC's clinical communications and enhance patient care and operational efficiency.
The Vismo and RapidSOS partnership focuses on providing situational awareness for lone workers in an incident, through real-time audio recordings and a direct connection to local emergency responders when employees feel unsafe or are in an emergency
NEW JERSEY—Vismo, a specialist in employee tracking, monitoring and safety solutions, announced a partnership with RapidSOS, the safety platform that securely links life-saving data from 500 million connected devices, apps and sensors to RapidSOS Safety Agents, 911 telecommunicators and first responders. The partnership provides United States-based lone workers in health care with more immediate access to first responders whenever and wherever they feel unsafe or are in an emergency.
MONTEBELLO, New York, BROOKLYN, New York—Empeon, a human capital management (HCM) platform for health systems, announced its partnership with Keeper, a leading earned wage access (EWA) platform for health care workers. The two software providers are joining forces to give health care organizations a powerful tool to combat chronic health care labor shortages and give health care workers more financial freedom.
UnitedHealth and Amedisys said they expect the merger to close in 2024.
Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) stockholders voted in favor of the pending acquisition from UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) on Friday, Sept. 8.
The two companies said Strongbow Health is expected to make a significant difference by meeting the health care needs of Native Americans
WIXOM, Michigan—J&B Medical, a provider of health care services, and Strongbow Strategies, a Navajo Native American and women-owned company, announced the formation of Strongbow Health, a new partnership aimed at servicing the health care needs of more than 4 million Native Americans in the United States.
The conference is being held at The Yale Club in New York City.
ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan—InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: INFU), a national health care service provider, facilitating outpatient care for durable medical equipment manufacturers and health care providers, announced that Richard DiIorio, chief executive officer, Barry Steele, chief financial officer, and Carrie Lachance, president and chief operating officer will participate in Lake Street Capital Markets’ 7th Annual Best Ideas Growth (BIG7) Conference on Thursday, Sept. 14.
Partnership gives flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) users discounts and easy access to industry-leading medical alert devices and monitoring with their tax-free health care funds
NEW YORK—Americans who are enrolled in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) can now use these tax-free health care funds to pay for monitoring devices that deliver reassurance and safety.
Nevada recently began allowing workers on tribal lands to qualify for Medicaid reimbursement as community health workers
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Complia Health Clients to Receive Same Services as Axxess Clients
DALLAS—Axxess, a technology innovator for health care at home, is deepening its partnership with nVoq, an innovator in speech recognition technology, to transform the documentation process for Complia Health’s ContinuLink and Suncoast clients.
Collaboration aims to provide logistical and emotional support to beneficiaries nationwide
NEW YORK—MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced a collaboration with Empathy, an end-of-life platform helping families navigate the experiences associated with loss. As part of MetLife’s Beneficiary Claims Concierge Services, which provide compassionate support and guidance, MetLife now offers employees and their beneficiaries enrolled in life insurance access to Empathy’s bereavement care platform.
Registration now open for January Achieving Excellence Accreditation Conference
CARY, North Carolina—ACHCU, the educational and training division of Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC), announced the inclusion of three new program tracks for its flagship ACHCU Academy event set to take place in January in Orlando, Florida.
The partnership strengthens HHAeXchange’s presence in Texas following the company’s appointment as the state-funded EVV system provider
NEW YORK—HHAeXchange, a provider of homecare management solutions for providers, managed care organizations (MCOs) and state Medicaid agencies, announced a new partnership with personal care services provider
Walk to end alzheimer’s is world’s largest event dedicated to Alzheimer’s care, support & research
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania—BAYADA Home Health Care (BAYADA), a nonprofit home health care provider, will join the Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter as a 2023 Walk to End Alzheimer’s presenting sponsor in Philadelphia. With a national goal of establishing 100 teams, with 1,000 participants and to reach a fundraising total of $100,000, BAYADA is wholly committed to the fight to end Alzheimer’s.
The series is the first deep dive to address challenges, solutions and lessons learned in virtual nursing
WASHINGTON—The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) launched its new Insights Summit Series, creating curated, deep dive events delivering focused discussion, working sessions and peer-to-peer networking.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by 2060, nearly one in four Americans will be 65 years or older
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—This National Senior Citizens Day, observed on Aug. 21, Executive Home Care, an in-home care service, is using its platform to push for improved senior care policies and resources across the nation.
Public meeting with live streaming available on Aug. 30
WASHINGTON—Amtrack said it is looking to procure a modern fleet to operate on its long distance route network that will improve the rider experience for customers with mobility disabilities. Public feedback on the future of accessible train travel is requested and Amtrak has made available options to provide comments online and to attend a public meeting in-person or virtually.
VGM members now have access to F&P’s myAirvo line of products, in addition to F&P’s CPAP masks
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates announced a new partnership with Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. With the addition of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare to the VGM & Associates portfolio of vendor partners, VGM members now have access to F&P’s myAirvo line of products, in addition to F&P’s CPAP masks.