NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 25, 2021)—PlayMaker Health, a post-acute sales enablement and market intelligence platform, and the Home Care Association of Florida (HCAF), the premier trade association for the homecare industry in Florida, today announced they have entered into a strategic partnership to provide HCAF members with exclusive member pricing and priority access to Spark, PlayMaker Health’s fully integrated home health and hospice solution.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 25, 2021)—U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), Rep.
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (March 25, 2021)—Complia Health, a home health and hospice technology solutions provider, announced today the appointment of Rich Berner as Chief Executive Officer. As the health care industry shifts more care to the home, Complia Health is in a strong position to help drive higher caregiver and consumer satisfaction for its clients.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. & WAYNE, Penn. (March 25, 2021)—Mitchell | Genex |Coventry, a provider of cost-containment technology, provider networks, clinical services, pharmacy benefit management and disability management, announced the launch of the organization’s new specialty networks business, Apricus. The business will combine the best of what has been historically known as DMEplus and Priority Care Solutions.
LOS ANGELES (March 25, 2021)—The Wound Pros announced that Michael MacDonald would be joining its team as vice president of sales and marketing for eastern U.S. MacDonald brings a wealth of experience in sales, marketing, and training as well as operations experience in many areas of healthcare with a passion for aligning teams to transform business.
INDIANAPOLIS (March 25, 2021)—Anthem, Inc announced that the company has entered into an agreement to acquire myNEXUS, Inc., a comprehensive home-based nursing management company for payers. myNEXUS delivers integrated clinical support services for approximately 1.7 million Medicare Advantage members across 20 states.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 25, 2021)—As previously reported, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a new DMEPOS fee schedule for oxygen that reflects a long-sought fix for outdated budget neutrality provisions that was finally secured in December 2020 COVID-19 relief legislation. The updated rates, which go into effect on Apr.
CHICAGO (March 25, 2021)—The Alzheimer's Association has launched a new training program with certification exam aimed at educating care professionals in long-term and community-based care settings—including in-home care—on current evidence-based, person-centered practices to care for people living with dementia.
SAN FRANCISCO (March 25, 2021)—Better Health, the next-generation medical supplier offering a seamless e-commerce experience and white-glove service to 80 million Americans with chronic conditions, has announced its official launch with the close of a $3.5 million seed round and national contracts with leading health insurers, including Oscar Health and Humana.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 23, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued Change Request (CR) 12085—Correction to Period Sequence Edits on Home Health Claims.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 23, 2021)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a provider of comprehensive mobility solutions, has acquired The Albany Lift Company in Albany, New York. The acquisition expands NSM’s accessibility services throughout upstate New York, western Massachusetts and southern Vermont.
By Greg Thompson
PHOENIX (March 23, 2021)—For Medtrade West prospective attendees who routinely use SmartSaver rates (lowest available rates), know that they are coming soon—early April to be exact. As a reminder, Medtrade West convenes this year from July 12-14, 2021 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Yes, it gets hot in July, but those who enter the Phoenix Convention Center are known to sigh in relief because the air conditioning is robust.
Making the decision to go into business for yourself can be daunting. There’s any number of regulations and requirements to meet before you open the doors. Joining a franchise business model may help ease that transition—but first you need access to capital.
IRVINE, Calif. (March 19, 2021)—Masimo announced the U.S. introduction of softFlow, innovative pulmonary care therapy which provides nasal high-flow warmed and humidified respiratory gases to spontaneously breathing patients. The technology, available on the softFlow 50, offers adult patients high-flow respiratory support through a soft nasal cannula by generating a consistent high flow of warm, humidified air or air/oxygen mixture.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 19, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the April 2021 durable medical equipment, prosthetics and orthotics (DMEPOS) fee schedule with the new oxygen rates that excludes the application of budget neutrality. This new change shows 5% to 11% increase in oxygen products across the country.
BALTIMORE (March 18, 2021)—One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Senior Helpers, a provider of in-home senior care, released findings of its “Seniors: One Year in Quarantine” survey, which explores attitudes and behaviors of adults aged 65+ since March 2020, along with their feelings toward the future. Surprisingly, a majority of seniors (72%) reported they feel safer and more comfortable seeing friends and family now, even without having been vaccinated themselves.
NEW YORK (March 17, 2021)—ArchCare, the Archdiocese of New York’s health care system that cares for more than 9,000 seniors, the poor and persons with special needs, has partnered with Ride Health to launch a technology-based smart transportation system to provide non-emergency patient transportation for its PACE (Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) participants across the greater New York City area.
ATLANTA (March 17, 2021)—Angelo Spinola and a team of four, including some of the nation’s leaders in advising the home-based care industry on employment legal matters, have joined Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli. The expansion of the firm’s Labor and Employment Department includes a trio of well-known attorneys: Spinola, shareholder and new co-chair of the Home Health, Home Care and Hospice Practice; Anne Mellen, shareholder; and William Vail, shareholder.
CHICAGO (March 15, 2021)—Help at Home, a provider of homecare and community-based services in 12 states, announced today that board member and experienced health care executive Chris Hocevar has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. He succeeds Paul Mastrapa, who will remain on the company's board of directors.