HomeCare News

BOSTON (March 1, 2022)—CareAcademy, a care enablement platform for homecare and home health organizations, announced the release of 240+ hours of continuing education for state-licensed occupational and physical therapists. This offering deepens CareAcademy’s training solution for the home health industry—a critical component to recruiting and retaining health care workers as staffing needs continue to accelerate.

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Penn. (February 25, 2022)—AdaptHealth Corp., a provider of patient-centered, health care-at-home solutions including home medical equipment, medical supplies and related services, announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2021.

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (February 24, 2022)—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise systems in the United States, announced its expansion to Hawaii with the opening of a new location in Oahu. Located at 1001 Dillingham Blvd., Ste. 317, in Honolulu, Always Best Care of Oahu is owned and operated by franchisee Tyler Kimura, who was born and raised in Honolulu.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (February 24, 2022)—One of the nation’s largest insurance and financial protection companies is partnering with an early-stage robotics company with a shared vision of helping people remain independent at home as they age or face short term and long-term health issues.  
 

DENVER, Colo. (February 24, 2022)—OnTerra Systems, the developers of RouteSavvy route planning software, announced a new RouteSavvy Mobile App with new delivery and service call management functionality and enhanced smartphone-based GPS tracking.

MINNETONKA, Minn. (February 24, 2022)—Accra, a Minnesota-based provider of homecare services, has promoted Mary Ngunu to be its first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead. In her new role, Ngunu will be responsible for implementing and executing all efforts regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion at Accra.
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 24, 2022)—Building support for H.R. 6641, the DMEPOS Relief Act of 2022, remains a top priority for the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) and other home medical equipment (HME) stakeholder groups. 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 23, 2022)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is pleased to announce the 2022 Fellow Program (FNHIA) cohort, made up of highly accomplished home and alternate site infusion professionals. The program is administered and funded by the National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF), thanks to a generous contribution from Integrated Medical Systems, Inc. (IMS), the 2022 sponsor of the NHIA Fellow Program.
 

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (February 22, 2022)—WellSky, a global health and community care technology company, announced that it intends to acquire TapCloud, a virtual patient engagement technology company that helps patients, caregivers, and clinicians communicate crucial information in real-time to achieve better health outcomes.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 22, 2022)—Medicare paid a total $6.6 billion to nonhospice providers for services provided to hospice beneficiaries between 2010 and 2019, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG).

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (February 22, 2022)—Encompass Health Corp. announced it has been named to Fortune's 'World's Most Admired Companies' for 2022. Encompass Health, a national leader in integrated health care services, was listed third in the Healthcare: Medical Facilities category.

NEW YORK (February 22, 2022)—HHAeXchange, a provider of homecare management solutions for payers, providers and state Medicaid agencies, announced the official launch of Care Insights for Payers, a solution that enables payers to leverage caregivers’ visit frequency with members to capture change in condition alerts and social determinants of health (SDOH) observations, creating additional visibility at the member, risk cohort and population levels.

ATLANTA (February 22, 2022)—Medtrade East is scheduled for October 24-26, 2022 at the Georgia World Congress Center and the educational advisory board (EAB) is officially looking for speakers. The nation’s largest home medical equipment-focused trade show will feature familiar faces, but there is room for new blood. 

BOSTON (February 18, 2022)—A Florida man was sentenced for his role in a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment (DME).

OLD FORGE, Penn. (February 18, 2022)—Golden Technologies is proud to announce the addition of two third-generation Golden family members to the team. Richard Golden, Jr., and Alyssa Golden joined the company, a family-owned and operated business in the home medical equipment (HME) industry that has been at the forefront of innovation and technology producing power lift recliners, scooters and power wheelchairs for over 35 years. 

CINCINNATI (February 17, 2022)—Quipt Home Medical Corp., a U.S. based home medical equipment provider focused on end-to-end respiratory care, announced its first quarter fiscal 2022 financial results and operational highlights. These results pertain to the three-month period ended Dec. 31, 2021 and are reported in U.S. dollars.

The company reported revenue for Q1 2022 was $29.5 million compared to $22.8 million for Q1 2021, representing a 30% increase in revenue year-over-year.

UNION, N.J. (February 16, 2022)—LifeStation, a provider of medical alert monitoring and telehealth technology services, and Papa, a curated platform of companionship and support for older adults, families and other vulnerable populations, announced a partnership to address the social needs of older and other vulnerable adults. The collaboration offers a new approach to combating loneliness, isolation and its impact on health.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 14, 2022) — The National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF) is proud to announce that Melissa Leone, RN, BSN is the recipient of the 2022 Lynn Giglione Women in Leadership Award.  
 

LAS VEGAS (February 16, 2022)—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the Home Care & Hospice Financial Managers Association (HHFMA) are announcing a call for speakers to the 2022 Financial Management Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada from July 24-26, 2022.