OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—Netsmart, a provider of health care IT for post-acute and human services providers, announced the launch of AlphaCoding, an augmented intelligence (AI) solution designed to help transform clinical coding by driving accuracy, efficiency and compliance.
ST. PAUL, Minnesota—Dependable Home Healthcare, a homecare company in St. Paul, Minnesota, announced it is closing its doors and will be laying off more than 360 employees. In a notice to the state’s Department of Employment and Economic Development, Dependable Home Healthcare said layoffs will include personal care assistants and support staff.
PHILADELPHIA—This November, in honor of National Caregivers Month, Medical Guardian, a digital health and safety solutions provider for aging adults, announced a nationwide initiative to offer free medical alert devices to caregivers and their families who sign up for a new membership.
PHILADELPHIA—BAYADA Home Health Care has expanded its Salute to Service program to bring veteran-focused care, advocacy and support to clients receiving personal care, companionship and hospice services nationwide.
MADISON, Wiscosin—Olli Health announced a $10 million Series A round to expand its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding and quality review managed service into a complete end-to-end solution. The funding will support new clinical documentation capabilities that begin at the start of care visit and connect final coding and quality review to optimize reimbursement and compliance.
WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, a trade association representing medical technology companies, praised a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz urging the agency not to finalize a proposal the lawmakers warned could reduce and complicate patient access to continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) and durable insulin pumps.
CHANGSHU, China, and GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Mölnlycke Health Care, a global provider in medical technology, headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, announced the commencement of its new wound care manufacturing site in Changshu, China. The company said this investment marks a milestone in Mölnlycke’s growth and the beginning of localized manufacturing in one of the world’s "fastest-growing MedTech markets."
Alexandria, Virginia—Registration is now open for the National Home Infusion Association's (NHIA) 2026 Annual Conference. The event is set to be held April 18-22, 2026, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania—AdaptHealth Corp., a provider of health care-at-home solutions including home medical equipment (HME), medical supplies and related services, announced its financial results for the third quarter which ended Sept. 30, 2025. Included in the report was the announcement the company had signed a new capitated agreement to be the exclusive HME provider for a payer serving approximately 170,000 members.
Highlights from the company's report included:
SAN DIEGO—UpLyft, the seated patient lift that allows people with mobility challenges to transfer safely and independently between bed and wheelchair, announced it recently closed $1.75M in fresh capital. To expand their operations even further, the company said it has now also launched an equity crowdfunding campaign via StartEngine.
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates has released a new playbook for members on strategic business planning. “VGM Playbook: Disrupting the Traditional HME Strategy” is designed to help home medical equipment (HME) providers rethink their approach to strategic business planning in the rapidly changing sector.
NEW ORLEANS—Jonathan Fleece, president and CEO of Empath Health, received recognition as Advocate of the Year from the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance).
The award was given during the Alliance’s opening keynote address at its first Annual Meeting and Exposition in New Orlean on Sunday, Nov. 2.
NEW ORLEANS—In-home care providers are facing large hurdles, including the threat of significant federal payment cuts, but should remain upbeat, Steve Landers, CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) said Sunday, Nov. 2 in opening remarks at the organization's first Annual Meeting and Exposition.
NEW ORLEANS—Actress and podcast host Yvette Nicole Brown sat down with Elyssa Katz, senior director of marketing for the National Alliance for Care at Home, and Carla Davis, hospice and homecare advocate and executive leader, at the 2025 National Alliance for Care at Home Annual Meeting and Expo in New Orleans to share her personal experience as a caregiver.
NEW ORLEANS—Broad access to care in the home would help solve the nation’s health care problems, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry told in-home care providers Sunday, Nov. 2 as he kicked off the annual meeting of the National Alliance for Care at Home.
“We should be encouraging in-home health, not discouraging (it) because I believe that people getting home health are actually getting a better product,” he said.
NEW ORLEANS—Homecare advocate and leader David Totaro, chief government affairs officer for BAYADA Home Health, received a lifetime achievement award from the National Alliance for Care at Home on Monday, Nov. 3.
BARBOURSVILLE, West Virginia—Village Caregiving (VCG), a privately-owned homecare agency in the United States, announced its approval to accept Medicaid in Wisconsin, which the company said expands access to in-home support for seniors and families across the state.
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Health announced a nationwide partnership with UnitedHealthcare to connect patients with virtual nutrition services provided by dietitians.
WASHINGTON—ANCOR, an organization consisting of providers of disability services to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, conducted a survey of 469 community-based providers of intellectual and developmental disabilities services across 48 states and the District of Columbia.
DALLAS—The technology platform Axxess has earned the Age-Friendly Care at Home Verification from Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP). Axxess was the first organization to achieve CHAP Verified status when verification launched in 2022.
