NASHVILLE, Tennesse—Medalogix, a machine learning company specializing in the advancement of patient care in home health, palliative, hospice and strategic payer initiatives in the home, announced the appointment of Scott Hampel as chief operating officer (COO). Hampel succeeds Andrew Bates, who will continue to lead the company's financial strategy, legal and corporate development functions as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO).

TAMPA, Florida—The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) announced Toby Cummings, CAE, has been hired as NMEDA’s new chief executive officer, effective July 10, 2023.

Cummings comes to the association from the International Municipal Signal Association, a 126-year-old certifying body of public safety professionals, where he served as executive director for the last four years. Cummings succeeds Danny Langfield, NMEDA’s CEO since 2016.

The license was granted by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and is good for two years.

MIAMI, Florida—Independent Living Systems (ILS), a provider of health care and social services to complex populations in the Medicare, Medicaid and Dual-Eligible markets, is announced it has been licensed as a Home Medical Provider, meaning it can provide critical durable medical equipment (DME) for the home to partnering health care organizations and the general public.

Announcement comes following nationwide search

LARKSPUR, California—By the Bay Health announced the appointment of Skelly Wingard, RN, MSN as chief executive officer for the organization. The appointment, which will be effective June 19, follows a nationwide search for a new leader to fill the role currently held by Kitty Whitaker, who announced her retirement in February of 2022.

Margait engaged in a scheme to defraud Medicare by illegally obtaining and selling fraudulent orders for DME paid for by Medicare.

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Christopher Margait was sentenced to 65 months in prison for conspiracy to commit health care fraud by fraudulently trafficking in orders for durable medical equipment (DME) such as back, knee, and wrist braces. Margait previously pled guilty to the charge and was sentenced before United States District Judge Denise Cote.

The event is designed to bring together representatives from commercial health insurance plans with home and specialty infusion leaders

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) announced it will hold its second annual one-day Payor Summit. The event, designed to bring together representatives from commercial health insurance plans with home and specialty infusion leaders, will take place Aug. 23, 2023 in Dallas.   

Allen joins AHCA/NCAL after serving as the vice president of revenue cycle and reimbursement services for ProMedica Senior Care.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) named Martin Allen as the new senior vice president of reimbursement policy. Allen joins AHCA/NCAL after serving as the vice president of revenue cycle and reimbursement services for ProMedica Senior Care (formerly HCR ManorCare).

Senior care franchise offering artificial intelligence technology for around-the-clock safety

ROSEVILLE, California— Always Best Care Senior Services, one of the leading senior care franchise systems in the United States, announced the launch of a 24/7 artificial intelligence (AI) virtual care agent by Sensi.Ai to be available to its franchisees nationwide.

Based on its investigation and discussions with law enforcement, Apria believes the purpose of the unauthorized access was to fraudulently obtain funds

INDIANAPOLIS—Apria Healthcare LLC (“Apria”) provided notice of a data breach that involved some personal information.

On Sept. 1, 2021, Apria received a notification regarding access to select Apria systems by an unauthorized third party. Apria took immediate action to mitigate the incident, including working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and hiring a reputable forensic investigation team to investigate and securely resolve the incident.

Home-based care technology platform creator releases AlayaCare University in three market-ready iterations: Foundations, Certifications, and Extended Enterprise—all designed to benefit care givers with on-going access to training and upskilling

MONTREAL, CanadaAlayaCare, technology creator of the AlayaCare Cloud home- and community-based care operations platform, announced its latest AlayaCare University (ACU) training platforms designed to provide three tiers of on-demand training. AlayaCare is committed to ensuring all its customers from small-medium-sized organizations to public and enterprise & franchise care organizations have access to a broad choice of training and ongoing education options.

HandsFree Health provides HIPAA-compliant medical alert devices via smartwatch, pendant—and now—speaker.

WAYNE, Pennsylvania—HandsFree Health, provider of WellBe—a secure, HIPAA-compliant, voice-enabled virtual health assistant platform—announced, the addition of a Personal Emergency Response Speaker to its product offering. HandsFree Health provides HIPAA-compliant medical alert devices via smartwatch, pendant—and now—speaker. Each device is independent and available for individual purchase.