Phoenix, ARIZONA—Juliet Holt Klinger brings more than 35 years of experience designing and executing cutting-edge Alzheimer's and dementia care programming to the technology company TapRoot Interventions & Solutions (TapRoot). As EVP of Strategy and Growth, Holt Klinger will support product innovation for TapRoot’s interactive platform, Ella, designed especially for caregivers and persons with neurocognitive disorders.
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Smith brings over 22 years’ experience and home modification expertise to the role.
NEWNAN, Georgia—Melissa Smith recently joined ATF Medical as clinical specialist/adaptive housing. In this role, Smith will assess injured workers and their homes and recommend ways to address barriers to accessibility, mobility and independence.
“Melissa has dedicated her OT practice to adapting home environments to meet the accessibility and mobility needs of injured people,” said Erin Zablocki, ATF Medical’s executive director of rehab technology.
Tony Ueber Named CEO; Bill Mixon Joins Board
NASHVILLE, Tennesse—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a provider of comprehensive mobility solutions, announced Tony Ueber has been named as the company’s chief executive officer (CEO). He replaces Bill Mixon, who is joining the company’s Board of Directors.
Montana lawmakers are considering a bill that would require insurance companies to cover CGMs for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
In between sets of tumbling warmups, Adrienne Prashar crossed the gym to where she had stashed her diabetes supplies and tested her blood sugar. Prashar, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes the day before her 13th birthday, said tumbling usually drops her blood sugar levels.
A nationally-known policy analyst and gerontologist, Lori has worked with and advocated for older and disabled persons in a variety of positions and settings for nearly four decades.
BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania—Griswold, the fast-growing non-medical home care franchise with more than 170 locations, announced its newest board member, Lori R. Griswold.
The durable medical equipment provider has partnered with a large Medicaid Managed Care Organization to increase access to breast pumps for Medicaid members to improve maternal health outcomes
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Healthcare, a nationwide provider of durable medical equipment (DME) through insurance, announced it has partnered with a Missouri Medicaid Managed Care plan to provide access to breast pump equipment for new mothers at no cost under Medicaid.
Srivastav used doctors orders to obtain more than $48 million in fraudulent payments from Medicare.
ATLANTA – Nagaindra Srivastav has been sentenced on conspiracy and kickback charges for his role in selling fraudulent doctors’ orders to his co-conspirators who used the orders to obtain more than $48 million in fraudulent payments from Medicare.
The fraudulent claims submitted to Medicare and reimbursed to Angel Care resulted in a loss of approximately $1,539,161.10 to Medicare.
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana–A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against Kristal Glover-Wing, 50, of Broussard, Louisiana, for one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and three counts of health care fraud following a trial that lasted nearly four weeks, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Dr. Gary M. Wiltz and Dr. Charles H. Louis were each acquitted on their charges in the indictment. Judge Robert R. Summerhays presided over the trial.
The annual conference touched on health equality and research innovation
Industry veterans Laura Bottino, Kristin Relyea and Tracy Huckabee to lead finance, product and content teams
BOSTON—CareAcademy, the care enablement platform, announced the appointment of three executives to its leadership team. To support the company's growth strategy, Laura Bottino will serve as chief financial officer, Kristin Relyea will take on the role of vice president of product, design and engineering, and Tracy Huckabee is joining as vice president of content and quality.
The extension also grants health plans the ability to restrict MAOs from using out-of-network providers.
Hospice patients will be able to receive concurrent care with Medicare Advantage as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) extended its Value-Based Insurance Design for calendar years 2025 through 2030. The extension also grants health plans the ability to restrict Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) from using out-of-network providers in 2026.
The expansion is in support of Made in USA Strategic Initiative
GF Health Products, Inc. (Graham-Field) announced an expansion of its offering of Sub-Acute Care and Extended Care Beds. Manufactured in the United States at the Basic American Bed facility in Fond-du-Lac, Wisconsin, the new beds take advantage of Graham-Field’s manufacturing resources to include computer-controlled laser welding, robotic assembly and an upgraded automated coating line.
Sarkisyan submitted false and fraudulent Medicare enrollment forms for San Gabriel Hospice and Palliative Care Inc.
A Southern California man pleaded guilty to submitting false enrollment applications to Medicare that hid the real owners of a fraudulent hospice company, which then submitted over $3.1 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare.
Opportunity to accelerate long-term organic growth and expand patient access
CINCINNATI—Quipt Home Medical Corp. (“Quipt” or the “Company”) a U.S.-based home medical equipment provider, focused on end-to-end respiratory care, announced the execution of a national insurance contract with a top five health insurer based on membership in the United States. This represents the second national insurance contract Quipt has signed since April 2022.
Through the collaboration, WorldView and Care Coordinations simplify communication between providers about their patients
OMAHA, Nebraska—Enterprise content management solution WorldView announced a new partnership with Care Coordinations, designed to help home health and hospice agencies simplify, organize and automate real-time communication and care coordination between providers, caregivers and patients in care-at-home settings.
Capone will speak on “Virtual First Approach to Augment Consumer Care Delivery at Home.”
NEW YORK—DocGo a provider of last-mile mobile health services, announced Anthony Capone, CEO, will participate in a panel at HIMSS23 in Chicago, speaking on the topic of a “Virtual First Approach to Augment Consumer Care Delivery at Home.” This panel, led by Kent Dicks, founder and CEO of Life365, will explore the latest opportunities and challenges to effectively implement a virtual first approach to delivering home health care and the outlook for its demand and adoption.
Medtrade 2023 took place in Dallas for the first time since it was announced it would be held once, instead of twice a year.
DALLAS, Texas—The first “annual” Medtrade took place in Dallas from March 28 to 30. Before the Dallas edition of the show, the largest home medical equipment trade show in the U.S. was held twice a year at “East” and “West” shows. However, in 2023, the conference officially merged, becoming one large central show that will be held once a year.
Birmingham, ALABAMA—A new report released last month by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) found that Medicare spending for patients who received hospice care was some $3.5 billion less than it would if they had not gotten that care. HomeCare talked with NAHC President Bill Dombi about the report and why getting Americans on board with hospice is so important.
Masimo Opioid Halo, an opioid overdose prevention and alert system, will be made available over the counter.
IRVINE, California—Masimo announced that Masimo Opioid Halo, an opioid overdose prevention and alert system, has been granted a De Novo by the FDA, making it the first and only FDA-cleared monitoring solution for detecting opioid-induced respiratory depression, the leading cause of death from opioid overdose. With the De Novo, Masimo also becomes the first winner of an FDA Opioid Innovation Challenge to have an authorized solution designed to help solve the U.S. opioid crisis.
CMS will phase in certain updates, and on average, CMS said it anticipates a payment increase for MA plans of 3.32%
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), released the Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Rate Announcement that finalized payment policies for these programs. According to HHS, the final policies in the Rate Announcement aim to improve payment accuracy and ensure taxpayer dollars are well spent.