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Alisha Mecier Named Vice President Strategic Partnerships at Better Health
February 10, 2022SAN FRANCISCO (February 10, 2022)—Better Health, the end-to-end medical care and supply solution, announced that Alisha Mecier has been appointed to vice president strategic partnerships. With 20 years in the healthRead More →: Alisha Mecier Named Vice President Strategic Partnerships at Better Health -
Dr. Sohail Masood to Receive 2022 Gene Graves Lifetime Achievement Award
February 10, 2022ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 10, 2022)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is proud to announce that Sohail Masood, PharmD is the recipient of the 2022 Gene Graves Lifetime Achievement Award. TheRead More →: Dr. Sohail Masood to Receive 2022 Gene Graves Lifetime Achievement Award -
Workforce Top Issue for Homecare Industry
February 8, 2022SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (February 8, 2022)—At the Home Care 100 conference, there was one overwhelming message from leaders in the home health and hospice industry: Workforce is the No. 1 issue facingRead More →: Workforce Top Issue for Homecare Industry -
Former CMS Administrator Seema Verma Says Medicare Advantage Has “Green Light”
February 8, 2022SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (February 8, 2022)—Medicare Advantage programs are likely to continue to grow at a rapid pace, replacing traditional Medicare coverage for America’s seniors in increasing numbers, former Centers for MedicareRead More →: Former CMS Administrator Seema Verma Says Medicare Advantage Has “Green Light” -
MatrixCare Awarded Best in KLAS for Third Year
February 8, 2022BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (February 8, 2022)—MatrixCare announced its Home Health, Hospice and Palliative Care electronic health record solution has earned Best in KLAS honors for the third year in a row, receivingRead More →: MatrixCare Awarded Best in KLAS for Third Year -
Colorado VNA Absorbes 24/7 AvaRe Home Health
February 8, 2022ARVADA, Colo. (February 8, 2022)—The Colorado Visiting Nurse Association (Colorado VNA) announced that it has reached an agreement with 24/7 AvaRe Home Health to absorb their health care staff and patientsRead More →: Colorado VNA Absorbes 24/7 AvaRe Home Health -
Graham-Field CEO Named to District Export Council
February 8, 2022ATLANTA (February 8, 2022)—Graham-Field is proud to congratulate CEO, Ken Spett, upon his appointment by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to the District Export Council, for a four-year term. In 1974,Read More →: Graham-Field CEO Named to District Export Council -
Florida Offering Grants for Health Care Employee Retention
February 8, 2022TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 8, 2022)—Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is offering a stipend to allow Florida health care providers to recruit and retain staff to care for vulnerable patientRead More →: Florida Offering Grants for Health Care Employee Retention -
Florida Man Receives 15 Year Sentence for Consecutive Fraud Conspiracies
February 3, 2022TAMPA, Fla. (February 3, 2022)—U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington sentenced Patsy Truglia (54, Parkland, Florida) to 15 years in federal prison for his role in two consecutive conspiracies to commitRead More →: Florida Man Receives 15 Year Sentence for Consecutive Fraud Conspiracies -
NHIA Responds to CMS Report on Home Infusion Utilization Trends
February 3, 2022ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 3, 2022)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) appreciates the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) publication, “HIT Monitoring Report, January 2022,” which summarizes utilization trends for the MedicareRead More →: NHIA Responds to CMS Report on Home Infusion Utilization Trends -
Plans in Place for Medicare-Covered COVID-19 Tests
February 3, 2022WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 3, 2022)—As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to expand Americans’ access to free testing, people in either Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage will be able toRead More →: Plans in Place for Medicare-Covered COVID-19 Tests
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