WASHINGTON (December 15, 2022)—The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) discussed a proposal to reduce the 2023 Medicare base payment rate for home health agencies by 7% during the commission’s annual December meeting, the National Association for Homecare and Hospice (NAHC) reports. NAHC said that would virtually guarantee reduced access to home health care.
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DALLAS (December 13, 2022)—Elara Caring, a multi-state home health care provider of clinical and personalized services, is working with ServiceNow to empower its caregiver workforce to deliver vital services to patients and clients wherever they call home.
WASHINGTON (December 13, 2022)—The federal system meant to stop health care business owners and executives from repeatedly bilking government health programs fails to do so, a Kaiser Health News (KHN) investigation has found.
That means people are once again tapping into Medicaid, Medicare, and other taxpayer-funded federal health programs after being legally banned because of fraudulent or illegal behavior.
LOS ANGELES (December 13, 2022)—Blue Shield of California members living in Southern California now have access to additional medical care services for a range of illnesses and injuries in the comfort and convenience of their homes through a collaboration with DispatchHealth.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, and NASHVILLE, Tennessee (December 13, 2022)—Amedisys, Inc., a provider of home health, hospice, personal care and high-acuity care, has closed on its joint venture with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide home health services in Searcy and Little Rock.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (December 13, 2022)—Sunshine Health is partnering with United HomeCare (UHC) to recruit and train home health aides in south Florida to ensur
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (December 9, 2022)—After more than five years of research and development to build the wheelchair technology company LUCI, company officials announced they were opening its platform to leading developers and research partners through a new program called LUCI Sandbox.
LUCI is a technology platform for wheelchair robotics, research, and user health made up of a combination of proprietary sensors, advanced software and a collection of patented inventions.
OWINGS MILLS, Maryland (December 9, 2022)—Theresa “Terri” McLeod is the 2022 recipient of the Jim Newberry Award for Extraordinary Service given by The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC).
One November afternoon, Chris Espedal asked a group of caregivers—all of whom work with people who have cognitive impairments, behavioral health issues, or complex physical needs—to describe what happens when their work becomes too much to bear. The participants, 13 caregivers from all over California, who had gathered in a Zoom room, said they experienced nausea, anxiety, shortness of breath, elevated heart rates, and other telltale signs of stress.
WATERLOO, Iowa (December 8, 2022)—Harold Davis will be named director of surveyor services for the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA), according to an announcement from Rhonda Pearce, executive director of HQAA.
NEW YORK (December 8, 2022)—Home-based health care technology company Tomorrow Health announced it has fully automated the order lifecycle for the full spectrum of durable medical equipment (DME) codes.
WASHINGTON (December 7, 2022)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that it says would improve interoperability and streamline processes related to prior authorization for medical items and services.
WASHINGTON (December 6, 2022)—The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a bulletin focused on how to avoid HIPAA violations when using online tracking technologies. These online tracking technologies, like Google Analytics or Meta Pixel, collect and analyze information about how internet users are interacting with a regulated entity’s website or mobile application.
BELLEVUE, Washington (December 6, 2022)—Edifecs, Inc., a global health information technology solutions company and Empowered-Home, today announced a partnership to provide automated prior authorization to medical associations, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Independent Physician Associations (IPAs), medical groups, and home health care agencies.
WASHINGTON (December 2, 2022)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have published a new Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment LCD and related
DALLAS (December 2, 2022)—The absolute lowest registration rates for Medtrade 2023 are scheduled to go into effect Monday, December 5. With SmartSaver rates, home medical equipment (HME) providers can pick up an Expo Pass for just $30 and a Conference Pass for only $125.
A Conference Pass includes access to the Expo Floor and the Consultant Cocktail Hour. SmartSaver rates will be in effect through December 16.
BOULDER, Colorado (December 2, 2022)—Quality Biomedical, a biomedical equipment management service provider to the post-acute and home medical equipment (HME) markets, has released a new technology to help HME and clinical providers solve one of the biggest problems related to respiratory equipment service.
Waterloo, IOWA (December 22, 2022)—The finalists for the 2022 HME Woman of the Year have been selected and the winner will be announced during a special virtual ceremony on Dec. 15, 2022, VGM & Associates announced.
For more information about the finalists and to register for the free event, visit www.vgm.com/womanoftheyear.
EAGAN, Minnesota (December 2, 2022)—ABM Respiratory Care, a medical technology company focused on developing and globally commercializing novel integrated airway clearance and ventilation solutions, announced today the appointment of Tom Hill to the company's board of directors. Hill is CEO and Board Member of Marketlab.
DALLAS (December 2, 2022)—Enhabit, Inc., a home health and hospice provider, has announced the acquisition of Southwest Florida Home Care, Inc.’s home health agency located in Fort Myers, Fla.