PHILADELPHIA—Zeen, by Exokinetics, announced the Zeen, a multi-purpose mobility device, was awarded the contract award by Department of Veterans Affairs—Federal Supply Schedule, number 36F79725D0170. This contract ensures the government best of pricing and services making the Zeen available for veterans in the VA Medical program and other government employees.
HomeCare News
PORTLAND, Maine—BerryDunn, a full-service accounting, tax and consulting firm, announced the National Healthcare at Home 2025 Best Practices Study. The study is conducted in partnership with the National Alliance for Care at Home, LeadingAge and the Council of State Home Care and Hospice Associations.
NEW YORK—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) has launched a newly redesigned website to help connect families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses with vital support services, programs and information that can help them.
CHICAGO—Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP), a nonprofit organization who identifies, engages and connects stakeholders affected by private equity, announced the release of a new report, "Private Equity’s Investments in Private Duty Nursing," which exposes how the private equity business model influences private duty nursing (PDN) services. The report details how private equity firms' strategies could divert essential resources away from patient care.
DICKINSON, North Dakota—Sanford Health Equip, a provider of home health accessories and medical equipment, announced it is opening a new location in Dickinson, North Dakota.
ATLANTA—Alora Healthcare Systems, a provider of cloud-based solutions for post-acute care, announced that its full suite of software solutions—home health, hospice and homecare—has earned Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) Verified status from CHAP, Inc..
HAMDEN, Connecticut—SimiTree, a provider of revenue cycle, coding and consulting services a provider of post-acute revenue cycle, coding and consulting services, announced SARA (SimiTree Assessment Review AI), a proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to improve clinical documentation review, coding accuracy and operational efficiency for home health agencies.
TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare, a provider of in-home care services to seniors and individuals of all ages, said it has led the homecare industry in territory sales growth for the fifth consecutive year in 2024, with strong momentum continuing through the first half of 2025.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—RevSpring, a provider of health care engagement and payment solutions, and Trella Health, a provider of market intelligence and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for post-acute care, are partnering to offer RevSpring solutions to Trella Health customers.
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Health, a health care company that leverages technology to support the delivery of medical products and services, announced the nationwide partnership with health insurance provider, Cigna, to provide patients with nutrition services via telehealth with qualified dietitians to utilize food to improve overall health.
Alexandria, VA—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) praised Secretary Robert Kennedy for his support for The Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act in its recent newsletter.
PORT SAINT LUCIE, Florida—A Florida man was sentenced to 12 years in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to defraud Medicare with false reimbursement claims for durable medical equipment (DME). He was also ordered to pay $21,195,540.18 in restitution and forfeiture in the amount of $2,514,040.
PORT WASHINGTON, New York—Drive Devilbiss Healthcare is recalling iGo2 DV6X-619 DC car adapter, a non-critical accessory to the iGo2 Portable Oxygen Concentrator (POC), due to complaints that the DC power cord being hot to the touch and/or melting while being used.
CHICAGO—Waud Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, announced that it has formalized an executive partnership with Bill Mixon to pursue a platform investment in the medical device and supply chain services market.
FREEHOLD, New Jersey—Home Helpers Home Care of Freehold is partnering with the Ocean County Vocational Technical School (OCVTS) on a new certified home health aide (CHHA) program designed for adults seeking to enter the growing health care field.
WASHINGTON—Easterseals President and CEO Kendra Davenport spoke with Bloomberg about the severe consequences of the Department of Labor’s abrupt pause in funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), the only federal workforce program dedicated to helping low-income Americans age 55 and older find jobs.
ATLANTA—CareONE Concierge has announced the launch of a new research study to evaluate an innovative wearable device aimed at addressing cognitive symptoms associated with Alzheimer's-related dementia, and it is now accepting applicants for the study. The study will utilize the NeuroEM Therapeutics' TEMT-RF cap, a non-invasive device that has received breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
SAN DIEGO—Dexcom, Inc. is recalling certain Dexcom G6, G7, ONE and ONE+ glucose monitoring receivers because a problem with the speaker may cause it to fail to make an alert sound when blood sugar is dangerously low or high.
The use of affected product may cause serious adverse health consequences, including seizures, vomiting, loss of consciousness and death.
There have been at least 56 reported injuries. There have been no reports of death.
MIDDLEBURY, Connecticut—O2 Concepts, a provider of portable oxygen concentrators (POCs), has received Medical Device Regulation (MDR) certification, which grants approval to market and distribute its Oxlife Liberty POC and Oxlife Independence POC with DNA technology across European (EU) member countries.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—CaringInfo.org, a program of the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance), is expanding its resources with a new website section—"Planning for In-Home Care"—as well as a brand refresh to align with its growing audience. CaringInfo provides free resources to educate and empower patients and caregivers to make informed decisions about home, serious illness and end-of-life care and services.