TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare, a non-medical, in-home services franchise, announced its five newest franchise locations in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Oregon. The new locations will assist community residents with non-medical homecare options, such as companion care, personal care and respite care.
MINNEAPOLIS—Tactile Systems Technology Inc., a medical technology company providing therapies for people with chronic disorders, has been approved by the pricing, data analysis and coding (PDAC) contractor for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the use of health care common procedure coding system (HCPCS) code E0651 for billing the durable medical equipment Medicare administrative contractors for its pneumatic compression platform, “Nimbl.”
MIDVALE, Utah—GetSetUp, a platform providing lifelong learning and discovery for older adults, released its 2024 "Active Aging Report,” showcasing participants’ digital lives and technology uses to manage their health and wellness.
DALLAS—CCS Medical, a clinical solutions and home-delivered medical supplies provider, announced new research results which found patients living with diabetes who use a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device stay on therapy longer and have a lower total cost of care when they receive their supplies through a medical benefit.
LIVINGSTON, Tennessee & WHITMORE LAKE, Michigan—Encore Healthcare, a software company specializing in home medical equipment (HME) management, announced a partnership with Trace Medical, a ventilator rentals company, to launch the “Vent360+,” a solution aiming to simplify and streamline the provision of ventilator services for HME providers.
SALT LAKE CITY—Matia Mobility, a durable medical equipment company, has been granted a health care common procedure coding system (HCPCS) code for their “Tek” robotic mobilization device (RMD) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
IRVINE, California—Masimo, a medical innovation company, announced its partnership with Google to develop a new reference platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) building Google’s “Wear OS” smartwatches. The partnership will incorporate Masimo’s biosensing technologies and standardized smartwatch devices using the Masimo reference platform, enabling OEMs to build and bring Wear OS smartwatches to the market.
SAN ANTONIO, California—Caring Senior Service, a provider of non-medical in-home services, announced that its founder and CEO Jeff Salter has been invited to speak on the subject of artificial intelligence (AI) at the National Aging in Place Council's (NAIPC) conference at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, on Oct.
SAN FRANCISCO—Habitat Health, an integrated health care payer and provider that assists older adults in retaining independence, raised more than $50 million in capital from leading health care investors and announced multiple appointments among its leadership positions, including:
CARLSBAD, California—Breg, Inc, an innovation-driven medical device and software solutions company, announced multiple organizational leadership changes.
Dave Mowry has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) and will serve as chairman of the board. Additionally, Breg has appointed Matt Simons as the new chief financial officer and appointed Steve Ingel as executive vice president and chief commercial officer.
LOVELAND, Ohio—CommonSpirit Health at Home, a nonprofit health system, has appointed Trisha Crissman as president and chief executive officer. Crissman has served as interim president of CommonSpirit Health at Home since Oct. 2023.
LOS ANGELES—Health technology provider mPulse announced its acquisition of Zipari, Inc., a health care consumer experience technology company. The acquisition aims to advance mPulse’s drive market leadership through growth and its commitment to enhancing health care consumer experiences.
PITTSBURGH—North Central Florida Hospice, Inc. and Haven Medical Group, LLC (Haven Hospice), a Florida-based company for comprehensive hospice care, completed its sale of select assets to BrightSpring Health Services, a provider of home- and community-based health services for complex populations. The Braff Group originated the transaction and served as the exclusive financial advisor to Haven Hospice.
KENT, Washington—Performance Home Medical (PHM), a home medical equipment and respiratory services provider, announced Larry Mastrovich has been named chief executive officer after serving as PHM chairman since January.
This appointment follows the investment in PHM from private equity firm Grant Avenue Capital and reflects PHM’s efforts to expand its geographic footprint and team, the company said.
WASHINGTON—LeadingAge, an association of nonprofit providers of aging services, has partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) new national campaign—"Risk Less. Do More.”—to raise awareness of the latest vaccines for influenza (flu), COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
WILMINGTON, Delaware—Dr. Vishal Patel, a Wilmington physician, has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act by ordering medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME) for patients covered by Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), announced U.S. Attorney David Weiss.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida—Trividia Health, Inc., announced it has expanded its portfolio to include the “TRUENESS” blood glucose monitoring system. The new system provides accuracy and cost-effectiveness for diabetes management, allowing users to better measure blood glucose.
BALTIMORE, Maryland—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced additional resources and flexibilities are available in response to Hurricane Francine in Louisiana. CMS is working closely with the state of Louisiana to put these flexibilities in place to ensure those affected by the natural disaster have access to the care they need.
LONDON, England—Essence SmartCare, an Internet of Things (IoT) remote care solutions company, announced the integration of “Care@Home,” an end-to-end senior care solution, in partnership with Skyresponse, an alarm management platform.
TRENTON, New Jersey—A Florida man admitted his role in a durable medical equipment (DME) health care fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger.
Christopher Vehovec of Miami Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty to information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp in Trenton federal court.
