BOSTON—Healthy.io, known for transforming the smartphone camera into a medical device, announced the launch of a program with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a research-driven pharmaceutical company, that will support at-home testing and provide educational information for patients at risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—In recognition of Older Americans Month, Executive Home Care, a provider of homecare services, stated its commitment to meeting the growing demand for personalized care among the baby boomer generation. As baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, continue to age, their need for long-term care options is on the rise. Executive Home Care said it is dedicated to offering tailored care solutions that cater to the unique needs of this age group.
ELYRIA, Ohio—Invacare Holdings Corporation (“Invacare” or “the company”), a leading manufacturer and distributor of medical equipment used in non-acute care settings, announced Invacare Corporation and its two U.S. subsidiaries, Freedom Designs, Inc. and Adaptive Switch Laboratories, Inc., successfully emerged from Chapter 11 on May 5, 2023.
PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island—Ageless Innovation, a global company devoted to reimagining how people positively live and age together through the power of play, announced its plans to reimagine three classic board games made by global branded entertainment leader, Hasbro, including The Game of Life, Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit.
PHOENIX, Arizona–Team Select Home Care (“Team Select” or the “Company”), a homecare platform that provides care primarily to protected pediatric patient populations, announced a strategic capital investment from Court Square Capital Partners, a middle market-focused private equity firm with $7.4 billion in assets under management.
ATLANTA—The van Halem Group announced Kit Shellhouse, director of business development, has been named as an associate board member to the Ohio Association of Medical Equipment Services (OAMES).
“Serving as an associate board member for OAMES is a privilege,” said Shellhouse. “To fight for our patients, state associations must continue to play a vital role in the business. Supporting providers from a local level to Capitol Hill on a state and national level is essential.”
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Reliq Health Technologies Inc., a global health care technology company developing innovative virtual care solutions for the multibillion-dollar health care market, has signed five new contracts with physician practices and home health agencies in Arkansas, California, Nevada and Texas.
On May 5, the World Health Organization released a statement determining the COVID-19 pandemic no longer warranted a public health emergency of international concern.
ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan—InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. (“InfuSystem” or the “Company”), a national health care service provider, facilitating outpatient care for durable medical equipment (DME) manufacturers and health care providers, reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.
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FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts—Alira Health, a global health care advisory, clinical research and technology company, announces the spin-off of ProDevLabs, a new company led by Mitchell Sanders, Ph.D., a former Alira Health executive.
ProDevLabs will continue its work as a product development lab focused on chronic inflammatory diseases, including wound care, cancer, infections/biofilms and neuropathologies such as traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—AOM Infusion (AOM), a specialty infusion provider focused on intravenous immunoglobulin (“IVIG”), chronic inflammatory (CID) and specialty infusion therapy, announced that Keyur Mehta has been named chief executive officer. Christopher York will continue in his position as chairman of AOM.
BANNOCKBURN, Illinois and BATON ROUGE, Lousiana—Option Care Health, Inc. ("Option Care Health"), the nation's largest independent provider of home and alternate site infusion services, and Amedisys, Inc., a provider of home health, hospice and high-acuity care, announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction that values Amedisys at approximately $3.6 billion, including the assumption of net debt.
KFF reported that data released from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), shows Medicare Advantage (MA) now provides Medicare coverage for more than half of its eligible beneficiaries.
MEDFORD, Massachusetts & COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado—Innovive Health, a home health care agency serving complex behavioral health patients, announced it is expanding its behavioral health home care model to Colorado. The expansion comes as the nation’s health care system is facing a growing patient population with behavioral health needs and unprecedented staffing and economic pressures in the wake of the pandemic.
The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) hopes to bolster its advocacy capabilities in critical areas through the addition of Alexis Ward as Senior Director of Payer Relations, effective June 19, 2023.
FRISCO, Texas—Addus HomeCare Corporation, a provider of home care services, commented on the proposed new rule announced last week by the Biden Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) known as “Assuring Access to Medicaid Services.” The proposed rule is in addition to those adopted under the Obama Administration in 2016 and incorporates new requirements covering additional Medicaid Services, including home- and community-based services (HCBS).
AAHomecare has opened its strategic priorities survey and seeks from input all areas of the home medical equipment sector (HME). The survey is designed to capture perspectives from HME suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, service providers to the HME industry and HME association executives. It will remain open through May 12.
Late last week, Home Care Association of America reported CEO Vicki Hoak announced her resignation. She will continue to lead the organization until her last day, Oct. 24, 2023, after the National Home Care Conference. After three years Hoak intends to focus on other areas of interest and spend time with her family.
TAMPA, Florida—RemSleep Holdings Inc., a medical device manufacturer dedicated to treatment provided to Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) patients, provided an update on its testing protocol for 510K clearance of its DeltaWave CPAP Mask as well as developments for its next-generation masks which it said has shown internal indications of relief from those suffering with certain comorbidities in conjunction with their sleep apnea.
