Home Health

WASHINGTON—Following the launch of its highly successful Brain Health Academy in 2022, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s today announced class will be back in session starting May 17. Hosted virtually, the Academy is designed to equip health care providers and wellness professionals with the knowledge and resources to help people reduce their risk of Alzheimer’s and related dementias. This includes helping people understand the connection between lifestyle interventions and brain health.

HENDERSON, Nevada—Health Mobius’ Kamal Haddad will participate in a panel discussion, “Focusing on Care Where Health Meets the Home”, on Tuesday, May 9, at 8 a.m. PT during the ECRM Home Health Care Session at Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa in Henderson, Nevada.

AAHomecare is seeking input from the full spectrum of home medical equipment (HME) stakeholders to help set strategic priorities that reflect the needs of the industry and better equip the Association to achieve them.

DALLAS—Following Axxess’ first-ever AGILE conference held this week, the company has already announced its 2024 conference will be held April 21-24 in Dallas.

More than 40 partners supported AGILE (Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience) with sponsorships of the three-day event, which attracted several hundred industry leaders, including C-suite executives, operational and financial managers, industry investors, strategic advisors and clinicians on the frontlines.

Nearly every U.S. hospital and physician entity is more likely to refer patients to a post-acute care (PAC) provider that can support electronic data exchange, according to the latest leading independent survey on interoperability, commissioned by Brightree and MatrixCare, wholly owned subsidiaries of ResMed.

MONTREAL, Canada—AlayaCare, a developer of home- and community-based care operations platform, announced Visit Optimizer—helping homecare organizations increase their workforce efficiency and enhance caregiver scheduling for better client care and outcomes. Visit Optimizer is a feature developed by the AlayaLabs team, created to leverage innovative advanced algorithms, machine learning and AI for the AlayaCare Cloud platform.

PHOENIX, Arizona—CarePatrol, a senior care solutions organization, was recently named a top franchise by Franchise Business Review (FBR) in its report on the Top Recession-Proof Franchises for 2023. 
 

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it is releasing ownership data for all Medicare-certified hospice and homecare agencies. For the first time, anyone can now review detailed information on the ownership of more than 6,000 hospices and 11,000 home health agencies certified to participate in the Medicare program on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—More than a year-and-a-half after Philips announced the voluntary recall of 3 million to 4 million of its sleep apnea devices and ventilators, the U.S.

WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, April 18, joined by people with disabilities, family caregivers, long-term care workers, early educators, veterans and aging advocates, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that includes more than 50 directives to nearly every cabinet-level agency to provide support for care workers and family caregivers.

Burkburnett, TEXAS—HomeWell Franchising Inc., the franchisor of HomeWell Care Services, a non-medical in-home care provider, recently welcomed Kara Holbert, a newcomer to the franchise, to serve in HomeWell’s new role as the director of client services and program development.

HIPAA enforcement discretion implemented for the COVID-19 public health emergency will expire with the end of the PHE on May 11, but covered health care providers will have until Aug. 9 to comply with the HIPAA rules with respect to telehealth, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced. 

MOORESTOWN, New Jersey—Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. (TRHC), a health care technology company advancing the safe use of medications, announced the appointment of Brian Adams as president and chief executive officer. Adams, who was serving as TRHC's interim chief executive officer since September 2022 and previously served as the company's co-president and chief financial officer, was also appointed to the TRHC's Board of Directors as a Class I director, effective immediately. 

Essentially Women (EW), a division of VGM & Associates, unveiled its newly redesigned website, essentiallywomen.com.

DALLAS—Enhabit, Inc., a home health and hospice provider, announced it has been awarded the Age-Friendly Care at Home Certification from Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP). Enhabit is the first home health provider to receive the CHAP certification for its home health agencies in Petersburg, Virginia, and Clermont, Florida.

IRVING, Texas—Mobile-integrated care management platform company MedArrive announced $8 million in new funding led by Cobalt Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC). The investment follows MedArrive's $25 million series A round in November 2021 and brings the company's total funding to $40.5 million to date.

Phoenix, ARIZONA—Juliet Holt Klinger brings more than 35 years of experience designing and executing cutting-edge Alzheimer's and dementia care programming to the technology company TapRoot Interventions & Solutions (TapRoot). As EVP of Strategy and Growth, Holt Klinger will support product innovation for TapRoot’s interactive platform, Ella, designed especially for caregivers and persons with neurocognitive disorders.

In between sets of tumbling warmups, Adrienne Prashar crossed the gym to where she had stashed her diabetes supplies and tested her blood sugar. Prashar, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes the day before her 13th birthday, said tumbling usually drops her blood sugar levels.

BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania—Griswold, the fast-growing non-medical home care franchise with more than 170 locations, announced its newest board member, Lori R. Griswold.

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Healthcare, a nationwide provider of durable medical equipment (DME) through insurance, announced it has partnered with a Missouri Medicaid Managed Care plan to provide access to breast pump equipment for new mothers at no cost under Medicaid.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland—Last week concluded the