WASHINGTON—Amtrack said it is looking to procure a modern fleet to operate on its long distance route network that will improve the rider experience for customers with mobility disabilities. Public feedback on the future of accessible train travel is requested and Amtrak has made available options to provide comments online and to attend a public meeting in-person or virtually.
NEW YORK—Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced Anthony Cracchiolo was sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to defraud the Medicare Program and for illegally possessing an automatic weapon as a convicted felon.
ATLANTA—Trella Health, a provider of market intelligence and integrated customer relationship management (CRM) solutions to the post-acute care industry, announced the launch of its new product, Sprout, for small home health and hospice providers. Trella said the solution enables small organizations to compete like an enterprise through artificial intelligence (AI)-powered referral source recommendations handpicked for their business and a dedicated analyst.
Pride Mobility introduced a new mobility scooter to its Baja Mobility line with the Baja Raptor 2 4-Wheel.
"For speed, style and a suite of high-performance features, it’s Baja or bust," said Pride.
The scooter features:
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Luna, a provider of in-home, in-person physical therapy, has unveiled Luna Labs, a dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) division to enhance patient care. The founding five-person engineering group will be organized under co-founder, Chief Technology Officer and former Uber engineer Ryan Gaffney.
BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—IntellaTriage, a provider of after-hours nurse triage for hospice and home health providers, announced its placement on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company List for 2023. The ranking provides a look at entrepreneurial businesses. Achieving a position among the top five percent of expanding private firms in the country, IntellaTriage earned the 234th spot, positioning them as the sixth-ranked company in Tennessee.
WASHINGTON—The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced awards of more than $100 million to train more nurses and grow the nursing workforce. These investments will address the increasing demand for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and nurse faculty.
MIAMI—Nue Life Health, a provider of at-home health care solutions, announced a partnership with Enthea, the leading benefit plan administrator specializing in psychedelic health care services. This collaboration establishes Nue Life Health as the first at-home ketamine provider on Enthea's network, marking a significant milestone in accessible psychedelic therapy.
DALLAS—Havencrest Capital Management ("Havencrest"), a Dallas-based health care private equity firm, announced the formation of its non-medical homecare platform, Avid Health at Home ("Avid" or the "company") in connection with its first acquisition of Chicago-based For Papa's Sake Home Care ("FPS").
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia and WASHINTON—The Boards of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) agreed to a joint process to explore the formation of a new organization to combine the strengths of both NAHC and NHPCO and better serve members with a unified voice on behalf of the entire community of hospice, homecare, palliative care, serious illness and other care at home providers.
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana—Viemed Healthcare, Inc. (the “company” or “Viemed”), a respiratory care and technology-enabled home medical equipment services company, reported its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
Operational highlights (all dollar amounts are USD):
After a hospitalization, home health care enables patients to recover where they feel most comfortable: in their own home. Nurses visit patients there to provide care with the goal of keeping them at home, given that hospital readmissions cost the U.S. healthcare system more than $41 billion each year.
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates announced a new partnership with Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. With the addition of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare to the VGM & Associates portfolio of vendor partners, VGM members now have access to F&P’s myAirvo line of products, in addition to F&P’s CPAP masks.
WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance that will extend COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) flexibilities approved in the states' section 1915(c) home- and community-based services (HCBS) waiver Appendix K amendments.
WASHINGTON—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have responded to a May 2023 data breach in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer software on the corporate network of Maximus Federal Services, Inc. (Maximus), a contractor to the Medicare program, that involved Medicare beneficiaries’ personally identifiable information (PII) and/or protected health information (PHI). No HHS or CMS systems were impacted.
NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Florida—Lincoln Health Supply, a durable medical equipment supplier, is set to start carrying another brand in the continuous glucose monitoring system.
The growing demands in the dynamic medical environment prompted Lincoln Health Supply to provide users with another option alongside the current CGM products, Freestyle Libre 14 Day and Freestyle Libre 2, that it has been supplying for the last four years.
Pride Mobility announced the new Pursuit 2 mobility scooter on Monday, Aug. 7.
According to Pride, the Pursuit 2 is "built to handle adventures and outdoor terrain."
The mobility scooter has a cruising speed of 9.3 mph, a per-charge range of up to 40 miles and pneumatic tires.
WASHINGTON—A new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) puts a spotlight on potential access issues for patients served by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs).
The report lists three factors that may be preventing medically necessary care:
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts—Royal Philips, a global health technology company, announced it earned a spot on Forbes’ 2023 “America’s Best Employers for Women” list. This is the third time Philips has appeared in the ranking that includes only 400 organizations across the country, and it has climbed more than 250 positions compared to its placement on last year’s list. Philips was also listed as one of the top three companies in the Health Care Equipment & Services category.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a health and community care technology company, announced the launch of WellSky TeamInsights for Personal Care—a workforce analytics platform providing real-time insights into caregiver productivity and performance—helping personal care agencies to optimize personnel resources, improve engagement and increase caregiver retention.
