HomeCare News
WATERLOO, Iowa (December 1, 2022)—John Carter has joined VGM & Associates as vice president of sleep and respiratory compliance services.
DALLAS (December 1, 2022)–Axxess now enables clients to offer cognitive impairment services through a new strategic partnership with Cognitive Assessment and Memory Program (CAMP). CAMP combines digital therapeutics with app-based technology and artificial intelligence to provide assessments and treatments for mild to moderate cognitive impairment.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (November 29, 2022)—Some 70% of Americans have no advance directive about their long-term care needs, and only one in 10 have long-term care insurance, according to a new study from insurance company HCG Secure.
The study is accompanied by interviews that provide a window into the real-world experiences of the 65 million family caregivers in the United States, comprising 90% of all caregivers in America.
BALL GROUND, Georgia (November 29, 2022)—CAIRE Inc., a subsidiary of NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD., announced plans to acquire St. Paul, Minnesota-based MGC Diagnostics Holdings, Inc. (MGC). MGC designs, develops, manufactures, and markets non-invasive cardiorespiratory diagnostic systems, accessories, and consumables for the detection, classification, and management of cardiorespiratory disease. The acquisition will close by the end of the year.
ORLANDO, Florida (November 28, 2022)—Portable oxygen concentrator maker OxyGo today announced the launch of its new sleep line, complete with a web-based compliance program that allows providers to manage OxyGo CPAP patients.
MINNEAPOLIS (November 18, 2022)—Coloplast’s SpeediCath Flex Set catheter developed for people living with bladder and urinary problems is now cleared in the U.S. and will be launched in November 2022.
DALLAS—National home health and hospice provider Enhabit, Inc. announced its recent placements in Fortune’s “30 Best Large Workplaces in Healthcare” award
From 2019-2021, fewer than 1,300 Medicare beneficiaries used the home infusion benefit each calendar quarter—even though about 3.2 million patients are served each year by home infusion pharmacies. The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) and other advocacy groups are working to pass the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, a bill that would fix flaws in Medicare’s coverage, including adding pharmacy services.
WASHINGTON (November 18, 2022)—A federal jury has convicted an Illinois woman for conspiring to defraud Medicare of over $6 million, according to a news release issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
SAN DIEGO—UpLyft, a medical technology company that created the UpLyft ST-120™ patient transfer system, has closed a $10 million venture leasing facility with
PHILADELPHIA (November 18, 2022)—Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), the owner of Manatee Healthcare System, which offers an integrated system of care for more than 400,000 people in Bradenton, Florida, and BAYADA Home Health Care, a not-for-profit home health care provider, have launched Manatee Health at Home by BAYADA, a joint venture partnership that will further expand integrated care delivery network capabilities into patient homes.
DALLAS (November 17, 2022)—Axxess announced it has hired two top industry veterans to its leadership ranks.
Robin Van Sickle has been named vice president of channel partnerships and Tyler Bullock serves as vice president of enterprise sales.
SAN JOSE, California (November 17, 2022)—Kami Vision has announced Fall Detect by KamiCare, which claims to be the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) fall detection and assistance system available at home that does not require a wearable or pull alarm.
DUBLIN, Ohio (November 17, 2022)—Cardinal Health has announced the launch of Velocare, a supply chain network and last-mile fulfillment solution capable of reaching patients in one to two hours with critical products and services required for hospital-level care at home.
San Francisco (November 17, 2022)—Better Health, a nationwide chronic condition support and medical supply provider, a
WASHINGTON (November 17, 2022)—The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that an ongoing nationwide effort by its Wage and Hour Division designed to crack down on mistreatment of direct care employees—including home health services, residential care and nursing facilities—has identified violations in 80 percent of its reviews.
DURYEA, Pennsylvania (November 15, 2022)—Quantum Rehab has introduced a new positioning system, the TRU-Balance 4 Power Positioning Systems with anterior tilt.
TRU-Balance 4 Power Positioning provides a choice of 10, 20, or 30 degrees of power anterior tilt. This provides optimal access and consumers may find it easier to perform activities of daily living, such as accessing sinks, grooming, reaching items in cupboards, doing laundry and more.
WASHINGTON (November 15, 2022)—A new national survey from U.S. News & World Report's 360 Reviews finds 96% of senior medical alert system users say they feel relief from their device, with 93% saying they feel safer when using this health technology.
San Francisco (November 15, 2022)—Better Health, the nationwide chronic condition support and medical supply provider, announced that it has expanded its offerings to those living with diabetes.