DALLAS—Enhabit, Inc., a home health and hospice provider, announced it has been awarded the Age-Friendly Care at Home Certification from Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP). Enhabit is the first home health provider to receive the CHAP certification for its home health agencies in Petersburg, Virginia, and Clermont, Florida.
Spring House, PENNSYLVANIA—The Compliance Team (TCT), a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-approved national healthcare accreditation organization, announced a new accreditation program for Local Health Departments (LHDs).
IRVING, Texas—Mobile-integrated care management platform company MedArrive announced $8 million in new funding led by Cobalt Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC). The investment follows MedArrive's $25 million series A round in November 2021 and brings the company's total funding to $40.5 million to date.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
