ST. LOUIS, Missouri— Responsive Respiratory Inc. (RRI) announced the addition of a new oxygen analyzer to its portfolio of high-pressure respiratory oxygen products.
WASHINGTONG—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) jointly announced they have developed a proposed slate of Transition Board of Directors and officers for 2024. The Transition Board will oversee the transition to a new, consolidated organization pursuant to its ratification by both associations’ Boards of Directors in an agreement to combine which is contemplated in early 2024.
DENVER—DispatchHealth has published findings from a case study assessing caregiver fatigue within the hospital-at-home model, and they suggest that in-home hospital alternative care may alleviate, not exacerbate, caregiver stress.
NEW YORK—Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Naomi Gruchacz, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), announced the arrests of Erin Foley and Ted Albin on charges of health care fraud and conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute.
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates, a VGM Group Inc. company, announced that Lindy Tentinger will become president beginning in January. As part of her new role, Tentinger will also join VGM Group’s team of senior leaders.
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada—ComForCare, a franchised provider of in-home caregiving services, announced its inclusion in the 2023 Best Workplaces for Mental Wellness list by Great Place to Work in Canada.
BOSTON—HouseWorks Holdings, LLC (HouseWorks), a personal care services platform serving the Northeast, has entered into definitive agreements to partner with Elite Home Health Care (Elite), a provider of homecare services across the state of New York. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, marks HouseWorks’ entrance into New York and will transform HouseWorks' geographic footprint while simultaneously enhancing the opportunity for organic growth.
SAN JOSE, California—The physician-led senior health services provider WelbeHealth, in partnership with Northern California-based health care system
CINCINNATI—Quipt Home Medical Corp. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: QIPT; TSX: QIPT), a U.S.-based home medical equipment provider, focused on end-to-end respiratory care, today announced its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 financial results and operational highlights. These results pertain to the three months and year ended Sept. 30, 2023, and are reported in United States dollars ("$", "dollars" and "US$") and have been rounded to the nearest hundred thousand.
WASHINGTON—A new Workplace Wellness Survey (WWS) report published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and Greenwald Research finds caregiving workers are slightly older on average, more likely to work part-time than non-caregivers, stressed about finances and are challenged to juggle work and caregiving responsibilities.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited (NZX:FPH, ASX:FPH) announced its results for the first half of the 2024 financial year.
LOUISIANA—A Louisiana man was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a multi-year scheme to bill Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME).
MIAMI—A federal grand jury in Miami returned an indictment charging a Texas man for his alleged role in a $60 million health care fraud, wire fraud and kickback scheme involving the submission of false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), genetic tests and foot bath medications.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—CenterWell Home Health, one of America’s largest providers of home health, has supplied more than a quarter-million meals in its latest drive to feed people in need in the communities it serves around the country.
Thanks to the generosity of individuals and organizations, CenterWell this fall collected food and financial donations equivalent to 289,490 meals, according to Susan Benoit, president of CenterWell Home Health.
KENTUCKY—A class action lawsuit filed in Kentucky on Tuesday, Dec. 12 alleged that Humana illegally used artificial intelligence (AI) to deny patients care owed to them under their Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans.
CHICAGO—The challenges and needs of rural care are well documented, but what too often goes overlooked is how in-home care models can provide proactive and urgent access to care for the frailest seniors. That's why WellBe Senior Medical said it is honored to expand its services into Oregon, including rural areas, to tackle that very issue.
BROCKTON and NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts—Marking a significant milestone on its 43rd anniversary, family-owned and operated Best of Care, Inc., a Massachusetts’ homecare and care management provider, has acquired Northhampton, Massachusetts-based Barton’s Angels. Known since 1997 for its personalized homecare services in Massachusetts’ Connecticut River Valley, Barton’s Angels will now be part of Best of Care’s network, serving an expanded client base in the region.
OAKLAND, California—Blue Shield of California members now have virtual access to Ornish Lifestyle Medicine, an intensive cardiac rehab program designed to help prevent, treat and even reverse heart disease through lifestyle change.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in California and across the nation, and the expansion of this program aims to help more Californians improve their cardiac health by providing a virtual access option to a successful in-person program.
SAN DIEGO—ResMed announced the results of a study on the global burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) through 2050. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open, the study found that COPD prevalence among those 25 years and older is expected to increase by 23% from 2020 to 2050, with the largest growth projected among women and within low- and middle-income countries.
IOWA—On Nov. 1, Iowa Medicaid began coverage of the Firesafe Cannula Valve, making it a reimbursable item with HCPCS code E0700.
