BOSTON—The owner of Expansion Media (Expansion) and Hybrid Management Group (Hybrid) plead guilty on April 3 in connection with a $110 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), including orthotics such as back and knee braces.
WASHINGTON—MedStar Health is now partnering with DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home care across the U.S., to deliver acute care s
ALEXANDRIA, Virgina—The 2024 National Home Infusion Association Annual Conference (NHIA 2024) was held in late March, which brings together more than 1,600 home and alternate site infusion professionals for four days of networking, education, and exhibits. This year’s event saw significant growth in attendance and exhibits over prior years and the expo featured more than 135 companies displaying the latest products and services supporting the industry.
NEW YORK—Tomorrow Health, a home-based health care platform, announced the expansion of its growth team with the hiring of Gabriela Perez as chief growth officer, as well as Craig Thompson, general manager and senior vice president of sales, and Peter Saul, director of provider growth.
HOUSTON, Texas—Seniors Helping Seniors®in-home care services, a franchisor with over 125 franchise partners and more than 200 territories nationwide, has grown rapidly in recent years. Now, local residents Windy and Floyd Webb have opened a new location to serve the North East Harris, Montgomery and Liberty county communities in Texas.
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colorado—Homewatch CareGivers, a network of franchised providers of full-service homecare for people of all ages in North America, announced the launch of Homewatch CareGivers Total Care Solutions and Homewatch Connect.
BURKBURNETT, Texas—After consecutive years of growth in revenue, openings and signings, HomeWell Franchising Inc., a franchisor of national homecare provider HomeWell Care Services, achieved its “Road to 100” initiative in March 2024. The completion of this organizational milestone marks 100 unique franchise owners nationwide and the franchise’s first $100 million in annual system revenue.
DURYEA, Pennsylvania—Pride Mobility launched its latest product, the Go Go Elite Traveller 2 4-Wheel on Monday, April 1. This first-of-its-kind addition to the Go Go series of scooters will set a new industry standard upon launch and boast the tightest turning radius of any 4-wheel mobility scooter on the market Pride said.
LAKEWOOD RANCH & WEST PALM BEACH, Florida—Empath Health announced its official affiliation with Trustbridge and its affiliates, including Hospice of Palm Beach County and Hospice by the Sea. This strategic partnership solidifies Empath Health's position as the largest nonprofit post-acute care organization in Florida, dedicated to providing Full Life Care to the community.
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM Group announced its board of directors recently elected two new members: Steve Ryan, senior vice president of client services at GreatBanc in Chicago, and Rebecca Ehretsman, president of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. These two new members replace VGM co-founders John Deery, Jr., who resigned from his position on the board at the end of 2023, and the late Jim Walsh, who passed away on Oct. 12, 2023.
WASHINGTON—On March 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-1810-P) that would update Medicare hospice payments and the aggregate cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2025 in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements.
DALLAS—AccentCare (the company), a provider in post-acute care, announced that it is recognized as one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2024” by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.
NORTH KANSAS CITY, Missouri—North Kansas City Hospital and Alternate Solutions Health Network, a national home health provider, will partner in a new joint venture agreement. Under this collaboration, operating as North Kansas City Hospital Home Health, advanced in-home health care services will be provided to the Northland community and beyond, reaching patients in Clay, Platte, Jackson and Ray counties.
DALLAS—Attendance numbers are in for Medtrade 2024 and Medtrade organizers are reporting a significant jump.
“This year’s Medtrade attracted more than 2,300 qualified attendees,” said Kerry Tyler, associate show director, Medtrade. “That’s an increase of almost 25% over last year.”
According to Sarah Varner, vice president of marketing for Medtrade, attendee analysis revealed nationwide attendance and beyond.
DALLAS—A brightly colored collection of cloth walker covers took the top award at Medtrade's New Product Pavilion on March 28.
The Provider's Choice Gold Award went to the Jover Walker Cover by Jover, a new entry into the market. The owners said they developed the cheerful walker accessory to convince senior family members to use their walkers more regularly, and the idea caught on.
SPRING HOUSE, Pennsylvania—The Compliance Team (TCT), a nationally recognized, CMS-approved health care accreditation organization, celebrates 30 years of optimizing health care delivery and patient outcomes with its proprietary Exemplary Provider Accreditation and Certification Programs.
WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that the next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, April 3, 2024, from 2-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
Log on at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. The agenda is subject to change.
DALLAS—Those looking to become a certified UpLyft dealer can register for free for UpLyft's first-ever in-person dealer onboarding event, where attendees will be fully trained on everything there is to know about the UpLyft System on Wednesday, March 27 during Medtrade.
Dinner and beverages will be provided. Registration is mandatory in order to ensure everyone gets to eat and drink.
IRVINE, California—Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI), a provider of noninvasive monitoring technologies and audio products, has announced its recognition as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies
VERLAND PARK, Kansas—Netsmart, a provider of software and services for payers, providers and state Medicaid Agencies, announced the deployment of the Netsmart electronic visit verification (EVV) system for the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services (DPHHS). This implementation facilitates statewide aggregation of critical health care data aligned with the 21st Century Cures Act.