WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 22, 2022)—Home medical equipment (HME) industry leaders shared their passion for high-quality care and detailed the challenges they are facing in the current reimbursement and business environment for more than 240 House and Senate offices in the Virtual Washington Legislative Conference. Thanks to the higher number of attendees, advocates were able to reach almost 10% more offices than last year, the American Association for Homecare reported.
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ARLINGTON, Va. (September 22, 2022)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) board of directors approved the appointment of Nick Bush to a board of directors at large seat for the 2022-2023 board class. Bush is the director of business development with Direct Supply Brands and brings more than 15 years of experience in the health care industry. In his current role, Bush is focused on leveraging technology to help providers improve care, efficiency and outcomes in health care.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 22, 2022)—The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Administration for Community Living, released the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. It highlights nearly 350 actions the federal government will take to support family caregivers in the coming year and more than 150 actions that can be adopted at other levels of government and across the private sector to build a system to support family caregivers.
During the past decade, a growing body of research has shown that air pollution harms older adults’ brains, contributing to cognitive decline and dementia. What hasn’t been clear is whether improving air quality would benefit brain health.
Two studies published this year by researchers at six universities and the National Institute on Aging provide the first evidence of such benefits in an older population.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind (September 20, 2022)—DMEscripts LLC, an industry-owned e-prescribing platform that digitally connects a national network of medical prescribers with durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers, announced the addition of John Brady as chief executive officer and Frank Schools as chief financial officer.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (September 20, 2022)—RedSail Technologies has launched and implemented Axys by Integra, an all-new cloud-based pharmacy management system created for long-term care. Partnering with Guardian Pharmacy of Indianapolis, the site successfully went live the first week of September.
TROY, Mich. (September 20, 2022)—Great Place To Work and Fortune magazine have recognized ComForCare/At Your Side Home Care as one of the 2022 Best Workplaces in Aging Services. This is ComForCare’s second time being named to this prestigious list—coming in at second place in the At Home Care category.
WATERLOO, Iowa (September 20, 2022)—Jamie Downing has joined VGM & Associates as the senior vice president of program development.
ATLANTA (September 14, 2022)--Trella Health has announced the release of its Marketscape Insights for home medical equipment (HME) and home infusion providers.
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island and SAN MARCOS, California (September 15, 2022)–Intus Care, a developer of a predictive analytics platform designed for geriatric health, today announced a partnership with Gary and Mary West PACE in San Marcos, California.
WATERLOO, Iowa (September 16, 2022)–Nominations for VGM's 2022 HME Woman of the Year Award will open Monday and be accepted through Oct. 28.
The seventh annual award recognizes a woman who has made increasingly significant contributions throughout her career to her company, community, and the home medical equipment industry.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (September 15, 2022)—As part of an initiative funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, FAIR Health, a national, independent nonprofit organization, launched five new shared decision-making tools, three new FH Total Treatment Cost tools, educational content and resources related to the care of older adults.
BALL GROUND, Georgia (September 15, 2022)—In response to increased demands on oxygen equipment fleets, global oxygen equipment manufacturer CAIRE Inc. has announced Repair Authority, the largest home medical equipment repair company in the United States, has officially become part of the company’s Authorized Service Center network.
CHICAGO (September 13, 2022)–By 2033, more than 11 million middle-income seniors aged 75 and older may not be able to pay for assisted living and are also unlikely to qualify for Medicaid to pay for their long-term care needs.
DALLAS (September 13, 2022)--Medtrade 2023 is looking for speakers to participate March 28-30 in Dallas and announcing a new format for educational programs covering a wide range of topics.
Elements of the new format:
DULUTH, Minnesota (September 13, 2022)--Essentia Health and Corner Home Medical have reached an agreement in which the latter will purchase elements of Essentia’s durable medical equipment (DME) services.
WALTHAM, Massachusetts (September 13, 2022)--Great Elm Group, Inc. saw adjusted earnings for its durable medical equipment (DME) business grow 37% in fiscal 2022 compared to the previous year, according to its earnings report for the fourth quarter and the full year ended June 30, which were announced September 13.
ROOSEVELT, Utah (September 9, 2022)--Canyon Home Care & Hospice, a leading home health and hospice provider in the Intermountain West, has announced the acquisition of Uintah Basin Home Health and Hospice, a division of the Home Care Services of Uintah Basin Healthcare.
WASHINTON, D.C. (September 9, 2022)—More than 1,700 Medicare providers have indications that they fraudulently billed Medicare for telehealth services, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG). These providers billed telehealth services for about half a million beneficiaries and received a total of $127.7 million in Medicare fee-for-service payments.