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5 Questions With GetSetUp Co-Founder Lawrence Kosick
August 17, 2021When Lawrence Kosick’s friend pitched an idea for re-skilling retired educators to teach older adults software and apps, he reflected on his 90-year-old father’s request for a smartwatch. At 53, Kosick himself struggledRead More →: 5 Questions With GetSetUp Co-Founder Lawrence Kosick -
Brian Wise Named CEO of Woundtech
August 16, 2021HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (August 16, 2021)—Woundtech, a wound management company serving Medicare Advantage health plans and at-risk senior care provider groups, announced that Brian Wise has been named as its chief executiveRead More →: Brian Wise Named CEO of Woundtech -
ResMed Releases AirSense11 PAP Device
August 16, 2021SAN DIEGO (August 16, 2021)—ResMed, a provider of digital health and sleep apnea treatment, launched AirSense 11, available first in the United States, the company’s next-generation PAP (positive airway pressure) deviceRead More →: ResMed Releases AirSense11 PAP Device -
Acuity Medical Acquires Vidatek EZ Board
August 16, 2021ANNAPOLIS, Md. (August 16, 2021)—Acuity Medical announced the acquisition of the assets of the Vidatak EZ Board. The organization will integrate all operations into their Annapolis, Maryland facility. “As the long-timeRead More →: Acuity Medical Acquires Vidatek EZ Board -
NSM Parters with SYNERGY HomeCare
August 13, 2021NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 13, 2021)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a provider of comprehensive mobility solutions, has launched a strategic partnership with SYNERGY HomeCare as part of NSM’s Solutions for Accessible &Read More →: NSM Parters with SYNERGY HomeCare -
House Passes Appropriations Package: The Impact on Homecare
August 13, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 13, 2021)—On a party line vote, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced the annual appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for fiscal year 2022,Read More →: House Passes Appropriations Package: The Impact on Homecare -
Why Doesn’t Medicare Cover Services So Many Seniors Need?
August 12, 2021BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (August 12, 2021)—Sorry, Joe Namath. Despite what you keep saying in those TV ads, under Medicare, seniors are not “entitled to eliminate copays and get dental care, dentures, eyeglasses, prescription drugRead More →: Why Doesn’t Medicare Cover Services So Many Seniors Need? -
Florida Telemedicine Owner Indicted in Multiple Counts of Health Care Fraud Involving DME
August 12, 2021NEWARK, N.J. (August 12, 2021)—A federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned a superseding indictment this week charging a Florida owner of multiple telemedicine companies with orchestrating a health careRead More →: Florida Telemedicine Owner Indicted in Multiple Counts of Health Care Fraud Involving DME -
Charter Health Care Group Acquires Generations Hospice Care
August 12, 2021DALLAS and NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 12, 2021)—Pharos Capital Group, LLC, a private equity firm based in Dallas and Nashville, Tennessee, announced that its post-acute care provider platform —Charter Health Care Group—hasRead More →: Charter Health Care Group Acquires Generations Hospice Care -
Sharecare Acquires CareLinx
August 12, 2021ATLANTA and BURLINGAME, Calif., (August 12, 2021)—Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced that it has closed its acquisition of CareLinx,Read More →: Sharecare Acquires CareLinx -
Home Health and Hospice Care of New Hampshire to Join SolutionHealth
August 12, 2021NASHUA, N.H. (August 12, 2021)—SolutionHealth (parent organization of Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health) and Home Health & Hospice Care (HHHC) have reached another milestone in the process toRead More →: Home Health and Hospice Care of New Hampshire to Join SolutionHealth -
eCaring Adds Matt Barbee & George Fehrenbach to Executive Team
August 12, 2021BOSTON (August 11, 2021)—eCaring, a full-service software platform specifically designed for the homecare industry, has added two industry veterans to its executive team. Matt Barbee, formerly of BAYADA Home Health Care,Read More →: eCaring Adds Matt Barbee & George Fehrenbach to Executive Team
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