Home Health

PHOENIX—MD Home Health, an Arizona-based home health agency, announced the expansion of its health care services to include in-clinic care, virtual care, remote patient monitoring, house calls and hospice care. This expansion has made the company one of the first privately-held home health agencies in Arizona to offer an omnichannel health care approach.

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.

DALLAS—Enhabit Inc., a home health and hospice provider, announced it has been recognized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as an Age-Friendly Health Systems participant.

By Arthur Allen

The CVS representative popped into Lisa Trumble’s third-floor Berkshire Medical Center hospital room in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to announce that everything was arranged for Trumble to return home, where she relies on IV nutrition due to severe intestinal problems that leave her unable to eat.

ARLINGTON, Virginia—Kris Srinivasan, chief strategy officer at Valere Health, has been selected to fill a vacated American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) board seat in the 2023-2026 class. Srinivasan has gained various health care and payer ecosystem insights through leadership positions in the industry, including previously serving on the AAHomecare Board of Directors and on various state association boards over the last eight years. 

REXBURG, Idaho—Home Care Pulse, Activated Insights and Pinnacle Quality Insights, all long-term and post-acute care technology companies, have consolidated under the unified brand name Activated Insights. The new brand aims to create an integrated platform that delivers mission-critical applications and analytics and enhances care quality across the continuum of care.

DETROIT—Amesite Inc., a business-to-consumer and business-to-business artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solution technology company, released its 2025 Home Health Care Outlook report. The report explores the current state of home health care, offering insights for organizations seeking to navigate challenges and opportunities in 2025.

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced Ariel Calmanovici has taken over ownership of the Always Best Care franchise in Wallingford, Connecticut. Located at 20 Ives Road, Suite 202B, the Wallingford-New Haven office will continue to provide senior care services, including non-medical in-home care and senior living referral services, under Calmanovici’s leadership.

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia—In response to the report on the operational disruption at Baxter’s North Cove, North Carolina, facility due to Hurricane Helene, the National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) released a guidance list that aims to provide health care organizations with a structured approach for managing product shortages, particularly of diluents, parenteral nutrition (PN) products and small and large volume parenteral solutions.

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a health and community care technology company, released its third “Evolution of Care” report.

By Judith Graham

Sociologist Elena Portacolone was taken aback. Many of the older adults in San Francisco she visited at home for a research project were confused when she came to the door. They’d forgotten the appointment or couldn’t remember speaking to her.
It seemed clear they had some type of cognitive impairment. Yet, they were living alone.

DALLAS—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a home-based care software provider, has named CareXM, a clinical triage services and technology company, as a recommended partner for clinical triage. The companies’ ongoing work aims to deliver enhanced care coordination and operational efficiency to home health and hospice providers nationwide.

NEW YORK—Mobile Health is proud to announce the addition of Isaac Greszes as the General Manager of Home Care. Greszes will be focused on the New York market and national expansion. Greszes brings over a decade of leadership experience in the homecare and health care technology sectors, including his most recent role at CareConnect, where he led strategic initiatives to drive national growth and expand and improve service offerings.

BOSTON—Medically Home, a tech-enabled services company coordinating acute hospital care to the home for patients, announced that it has expanded the responsibilities of its Chief Medical Officer, Pippa Shulman, DO, MPH, who will now also serve as chief strategy officer.

RICHMOND, Virginia—Owens & Minor, Inc., a health care solutions company that provides products and services that support care from the hospital to the home, announced Jonathan Leon has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately. Leon will maintain his corporate treasurer responsibilities while a search for his successor is underway.

PLANO, Texas—NTT Data, a global health care information technology company, and Duke Health, an academic and health care system, have partnered in an effort to create an interactive model for augmented homecare delivery.

WASHINGTON—An indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn, New York, charging eight defendants for their alleged roles in a scheme to defraud Medicaid of approximately $68 million through the operation of two social adult day cares and a home health care financial intermediary. Through these operations, the scheme involved paying kickbacks and bribes for services that were not provided.

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Health, a provider of durable medical equipment and health services based in Asheville, North Carolina, has extended its gratitude to Principal Chief Michell Hicks of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise and Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort for their assistance and support during Hurricane Helene.

FORT WORTH, Texas—VERTESS, a health care mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm, was awarded the number one lower-middle market sell-side M&A advisor on Axial's “2024 Healthcare Top 50” list. VERTESS was recognized on the list for the deals it brought to the market and the level of interest those deals received in the network.

NEW YORK—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) announced its AFA Helpline will remain open and available to provide assistance, answers and support to families in hurricane-affected areas who are caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related illnesses.