LAS VEGAS—Tactical Back Office (TBO) announced the addition of managed care and growth strategy expertise to its health care platform through the integration of services led by Lauren Barranti, a health care executive with more than 20 years of experience operating inside reimbursement-driven, regulated environments.
MELBOURNE, Florida—Kalogon, a company specializing in smart wheelchair cushions and seating technology, announced it has brought on Jon Raffii as its new national field educator.
The company shared the news on its Facebook page.
"At Kalogon, we believe education drives better outcomes for people who sit for long periods," the company said. "Jon's expertise in the field will help us raise the bar."
Raffii said he is excited to join the Kalogon team.
WOBURN, Massachusetts—GMSS Holdings, the parent company of Geriatric Medical and DDP Medical Supply, announced executive leadership promotions of JJ Pistoor and Andrew Marenco. The company said the promotions aim to support continued growth and operational alignment across its long-term care and durable medical equipment (DME) distribution platform.
DURYEA, Pennsylvania—Quantum Rehab, a provider of complex rehab mobility technologies and a division of Pride Mobility Products Corporation, announced the promotions of Jay Brislin and David Bertz to the role of senior vice president, Quantum USA. Together, Brislin and Bertz will lead Quantum USA’s vision and aim to strengthen the company’s commitment to supporting customers, clinicians, and consumers with increasing effectiveness.
KISTA, Sweden—Permobil, a provider of advanced assistive mobility, announced the appointment of Claes Ruth as chief financial officer (CFO), effective May 4, 2026. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, he will join Permobil’s group management team.
ARLINGTON, Virginia—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) announced John Quinlan as this year’s Van Miller Homecare Champion, an award that recognizes leadership and service to the home medical equipment (HME) community.
MODESTO, California—Home Oxygen Company announced it has transitioned its entire delivery fleet to all-electric Chevrolet BrightDrop Zevo vans.
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island—Zynex, Inc, a Colorado-based medical device company that makes pain management devices such as braces and TENS devices, has agreed to enter into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and admit to participating in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, securities fraud, mail fraud and other violations.
NEW YORK—The New York State Department of Health announced it has increased calorie limits for fee-for-service (FFS) Medicaid beneficiaries who receive enteral nutrition, with 25% increases for both oral- and tube-fed patients. The department said the new guidance is effective immediately.
WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center (CMMI) has issued additional updates on the Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model. The ACCESS model is a voluntary 10-year national test of a payment approach leveraging technology in care delivery.
These updates include:
TYLER, Texas—Senior Nannies Home Care Services and Senior Advantages Assisted Living Placement Services, announced it has joined forces with Choice Health at Home, a multi-state operator of home health, hospice, personal care, rehabilitation and specialty in-home services. The company said this transaction marks Choice’s entry into the Southeastern United States.
NEW YORK—Wisdom, a smart home company focused on helping older adults live independently at home, announced a $315,000 social-impact investment from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to help advance platform development and support real-world deployment of its smart home system. This investment adds to $925,000 in previously unannounced pre-seed financing from crowdfunding and angel investors, bringing the total raised to more than $1.3 million.
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida—CCS, a provider of clinical solutions and home-delivered medical supplies for chronic conditions, has announced a new partnership with SweetSpot, a remote diabetes management company. Together, CCS and SweetSpot are launching a new pilot program across select United States markets designed to expand access to remote care, improve clinical outcomes and support providers with preventive diabetes care solutions.
LEHI, Utah—Owlet, Inc., a provider of infant monitoring tools, announced a new partnership with PromptCare, a national respiratory services and durable medical equipment (DME) provider specializing in adult and pediatric care. The partnership expands Owlet’s clinical and DME footprint across the United States.
FRISCO, Texas & CHESTERFIELD, Missouri—Soleo Health, a national provider of complex specialty pharmacy services, announced the relocation to a new, larger facility in Chesterfield, MO. The company said this expansion will also further enhance the delivery of exceptional care and support for patients, prescribers, health systems, payers and manufacturer partners.
LONDON—Rhône, a global private equity firm, announced it has completed the acquisitions of Invacare Holdings S.ar.l. (Invacare Europe and Asia-Pacific) and Direct Healthcare Group (DHG). Rhône said the two businesses and associated brands will combine to create DHCare, which will be one of the international leaders in designing, manufacturing and distributing medical devices in the mobility and post-acute care sectors. The transaction completed on Jan. 30, 2026.
GRAND PRAIRE, Texas—Alex Orthopedic, an essential medical supplies company, has acquired Essential Medical Supply, a home medical equipment company.
MURRYSVILLE, Pennsylvania—Philips Respironics has remediated 2.683 million patients affected by its sleep device recall as of the beginning of February—99% of those it could—the company announced.
As of Feb. 2, the company said, it had remediated all but 80,000 of the “actionable” registrations, which it defined as those that included all information necessary to complete the process. Remediated patients include:
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM announced it will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its annual VGM Heartland Conference from June 8–10, 2026, in Waterloo, Iowa. Registration officially opens on Wednesday, Feb. 25, and attendees can take advantage of a special one‑day $225 anniversary rate—the lowest price of the year.
INDIANAPOLIS—Olio, a care coordination platform for post-acute and behavioral health, announced it is hosting a Care Coordination Engagement Summit to tackle what Olio says is one of health care's most pressing challenges: coordinating care across the continuum.
