CINCINNATI, Ohio—FirstLight Home Care, a leading provider of home care services, announced the promotion of Kerri Pendley to chief growth officer.
In this role, Pendley will focus on driving business growth by opening up new paths to revenue and building the mechanisms to get there. This includes aligning teams around shared goals, improving the processes that generate revenue and planning for the future.
LIVINGSTON, Tennessee—Encore Healthcare, a provider of respiratory management solutions, announced its proprietary software, Nexus, reached a milestone by serving more than 100,000 patients across the U.S.
ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan—InfuSystem Holdings, Inc., a leading national health care service provider, facilitating outpatient care for durable medical equipment (DME) manufacturers and health care providers, reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.
2023 Second Quarter Overview:
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—Two of CenterWell Home Health’s four regions have been recognized by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for delivering the best in self-management education and support for people with diabetes.
The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) announced the hiring of Tim Hoffman as its new membership coordinator. Hoffman has 26 years of experience in the industry most recently, serving as vice president of vendor contracting and strategic accounts for VGM & Associates.
WASHINGTON—Stef Tasca was named vice president of marketing and commercialization of New Hampshire Medical Supply with locations in Washington D.C. and Maryland.
Tasca joined New Hampshire Medical Supply with more than 20 years of sales and marketing leadership in the durable medical equipment, pharmaceutical and automotive industries from her latest role as executive director of marketing and managed care contracting with Hart Medical Equipment.
WASHINGTON—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (the Partnership) submitted a pre-comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 28 warning that the CY 2024 HH PPS P
NASHVILLE, Tennesse—Despite record investments in virtual physical therapy companies a new study shows that physical therapy patients materially prefer hands-on, home-based care.
WASHINGTON—The Biden-Harris Administration said it is taking further action on its commitment to promote care and support for people with Medicare living with dementia and their unpaid caregivers. The U.S.
NEW YORK–ACARE HHC Inc., doing business as Four Seasons Licensed Home Health Care Agency (“Four Seasons”), a Brooklyn-based company that provides its clients with home health aides, violated federal law by removing aides from their work assignments due to their race and national origin to accommodate client preferences, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
BATON ROUGE, Lousiana—Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) reported its financial results for the three and six-month periods which ended June 30, 2023.
Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
WASHINGTON—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), and NORC at the University of Chicago presented a Congressional briefing on new research that highlights the quality-of-life and cost savings value that the Medicare Hospice Benefit brings to pati
WATERLOO, Iowa—U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) have reintroduced the bipartisan H.R. 4779: Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act, which would provide Medicare coverage of custom breast prostheses to breast cancer survivors. Since most private insurance companies follow Medicare coverage standards, passage of this legislation would allow hundreds of thousands of women each year to choose a custom prosthesis after a mastectomy.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a leading health and community care technology company, released its second annual Evolution of Care Report.
BOSTON – The owner of Conclave Media (Conclave) and Nationwide Health Advocates (Nationwide) has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with a $44 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), including orthotics such as back and knee braces and genetic tests.
TEMPE, Ariziona –SYNERGY HomeCare, a national homecare franchise and an Entrepreneur 500-ranked enterprise, again led the homecare industry in territory sales growth in 2022.
DALLAS—Home health care technology provider Axxess has acquired Complia Health to help both organizations combine resources to help clients accelerate outcomes and provide world-class care team and consumer experiences.
Philips Respironics provided the latest results and conclusions on the comprehensive test and research program to assess potential health risks related to the polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam in specific sleep therapy and ventilator devices under the voluntary June 2021 recall notification/field safety notice.*
CINCINNATI—Quipt Home Medical Corp. a U.S.-based home medical equipment provider, focused on end-to-end respiratory care, announced that members of its management team will host a webcast fireside chat and participate in one-on-one meetings at the 43rd Annual Canaccord Growth Conference on August 9-10. The conference will be held in person at the InterContinental Boston.
Webcasted Fireside Chat
