GREEN OAKS, Ill. (March 16, 2021)—NorthShore Care Supply, the company behind NorthShore, the a digitally native brand of high absorbency adult diapers and incontinence supplies, has named Sandra DiVito to the newly created position of vice president, B2B Sales & Development. DiVito will be responsible for establishing the company’s sales function, growing revenue and driving partner relationships that will play an essential role in meeting company objectives and growth.
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WASHINGTON, DC (March 16, 2021)—The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC)—a coalition of the nation's leading home respiratory therapy providers and manufacturing companies—thanked The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the appropriate application of recent legislative action to eliminate the budget neutrality statutory requirement to certain home oxygen equipment and services.
BATON ROUGE, La. (March 16, 2021)—Amedisys, Inc., a provider of home health, hospice and personal care, has repurchased approximately $73 million in stock beginning Monday, March 1. Late in 2020, the Amedisys Board of Directors authorized up to $100 million in share repurchases through Dec. 31, 2021.
SAN DIEGO (March 16, 2021)—ResMed, a digital health company, announced the results of a nationwide survey of 1,000 adults, which revealed that for half of Americans, stress over the past year is negatively impacting the quality of their sleep—and many are ignoring sleep challenges that could point to a larger underlying health concern.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 16, 2021)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), la provider of comprehensive mobility solutions, announced that Bill Mixon, NSM CEO, has been named a recipient of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s (ESGR) Patriot Award.
THEODORE, Ala. (March 16, 2021)—Supreme Medical, a family-owned home medical equipment distributor based in Theodore, Alabama has announced an educational event for home health and hospice providers scheduled for March 30 at 11:00 am CST.
Senior loneliness and isolation are more than just buzzwords—it’s a very real problem that only grew during the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns. In 2019, up to 40% of Americans over age 45 suffered from chronic loneliness.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 12, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a further delay of its Primary Care First-Seriously Ill Population (PCF-SIP) physician payment model, a component of the PCF that has been closely followed by the hospice and palliative care community. PCF-SIP had previously been scheduled to begin on Jan. 1, 2021, but CMS announced a delayed (April 1, 2021) start date in June 2020.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 12, 2021)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a provider of comprehensive mobility solutions, has acquired Blue Moose Elevators & Stairlifts in Atlanta. The acquisition strengthens NSM’s provision of holistic mobility and accessibility options to clients in the Atlanta metropolitan and surrounding areas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 10, 2021)—With the moratorium on the 2% Medicare sequester cuts currently set to expire on March 31, the American Association for Homecare and health care sector coalition partners have redoubled efforts to engage legislators in support of extending the pause on these cuts.
As a result of this outreach, an updated bill that would extend the moratorium throughout the end of 2021 may be introduced as early as this week.
AMSTERDAM (March 10, 2021)—Royal Philips, a global provider of health technology, announced the findings of its sixth annual sleep survey in a report titled “Seeking Solutions: How COVID-19 Changed Sleep Around the World.”
ATLANTA & ROCKLIN, Calif. (March 11, 2021)—Emory Healthcare, a comprehensive academic health system in Georgia, announced a new collaboration with Luna, a provider of on-demand physical therapy, to bring outpatient physical therapy services to Atlanta-area patients in the comfort of their homes.
BOTHELL, Wash. (March 10, 2021)—Ventec Life Systems announced that its board of directors has appointed Jim Alwan as president and CEO, effective March 15, 2021. Alwan will also serve as a member of the Ventec board of directors.
LONDON, U.K. & PLANO, Texas (March 9, 2021)—Belluscura PLC, a medical device developer, has been granted 510(k) clearance and marketing authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the XPLO2R portable oxygen concentrator (POC). Belluscura developed the X-PLO2R POC with their research partner, Separation Design Group, an award-winning oxygen enrichment research laboratory.
By York Schwab
ATLANTA (March 9, 2020)—When Medtrade Spring (now Medtrade West) started on March 2, 2020, we greeted friends and colleagues with handshakes and hugs. By March 3, I noticed a few people who were still shaking my hand, but they immediately disinfected with a lotion or some kind of wipe. I was taken aback, but as the day progressed I took no offense.
HARTFORD, Conn. (March 9, 2021)—Avalere, an independent health care research and consulting firm, today released its novel analysis of the CareCentrix model of technology-enabled and coordinated whole person post-acute care.
NEW YORK (March 9, 2021)—Organizers for the 260th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City—the oldest and largest in the world—announced that the 2021 parade will honor New York’s leading first responders, essential workers and other heroes who have helped the Big Apple navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
DALLAS, Texas (March 9, 2021)—Axxess, a technology provider for health care at home, is pleased to announce the launch of its certification program, which is designed to create a standard of home health, homecare and hospice industry knowledge and competency.
Grief can be described many ways and affects people differently—from sadness to anger to regret. 2020 saw an increase in grieving as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world. People not only grieved lost loved ones, but also grieved their lost connections.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 5, 2021)—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has joined with a group of like-minded groups in the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) in urging Congress to protect vital programs like Medicare and Social Security from steep and unnecessary spending cuts that could cause considerable harm to America’s elderly and disabled populations.