With millions of older Americans eligible for covid-19 vaccines and limited supplies, many continue to describe a frantic and frustrating search to secure a shot, beset by uncertainty and difficulty.
The efforts to vaccinate people 65 and older have strained under the enormous demand that has overwhelmed cumbersome, inconsistent scheduling systems.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 4, 2021)—Late last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2020 Medicare Fee-For-Service Supplemental Improper Payment Data. This is an annual report published by CMS's Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program that is intended to measure the improper payments made in the Medicare FFS program.
FORT WORTH, Texas (February 4, 2021)—Living Innovations Support Services, Inc., a New England provider of supports for over 1,300 people with disabilities, has joined the Mosaic family.
BURKBURNETT, Texas (February 3, 2021)—HomeWell Franchising Inc., a franchise of non-medical in-home care, recently announced the appointment of Crystal Franz as Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Franz joined the company in July 2018 as the vice president of brand strategy, marketing and communications. Starting in 2019, she has served as the chief strategy officer.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (February 3, 2021)—MatrixCare announced its Home Health and Hospice EHR solution has won Best in KLAS for Home Health EHR (Large) from KLAS Research for the second year in a row.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 3, 2021)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a provider of comprehensive mobility solutions, is partnering with LUCI to distribute the first-of-its-kind smart technology platform giving power wheelchair users unparalleled stability, security and connectivity. NSM will work closely with LUCI to expand access to the new technology, making it available to wheelchair users through their 170 locations nationwide.
CARY, N.C. (February 3, 2021)—The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), a nonprofit accreditation organization with deeming authority from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has been selected as the preferred accrediting organization of the Oceti Sakowin Sioux Nation of Governments, the Dahcotah-Nakota-Lakota, and the Sioux Territory Country-1851-1868 Treaty Community.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 2, 2021)—The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued stronger worker safety guidance to help employers and workers implement a coronavirus protection program and better identify risks which could lead to exposure and contraction. President Biden recently directed OSHA to release clear guidance for employers to help keep workers safe from COVID-19 exposure.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 2, 2021)—During their recent Jan. 14-15 meeting, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended to Congress a 5% base rate cut for home health services.
The recommendations follow the base rate discussions held during MedPAC’s previous meeting in December 2020.
WOBURN, Mass. (February 2, 2021)—EarlySense, a provider of contact-free, continuous monitoring solutions across the health care continuum, announced that it has sold proprietary contact-free continuous monitoring technology to Hillrom.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (February 1, 2021)—3B Medical, Inc. is proud to announce receiving FDA 510(k) clearance on its new third generation bi-level device, the Luna G3 Auto-BPAP.
DETROIT (February 1, 2021)—ComForCare, a franchised provider of in-home caregiving services, announced their ranking of 291 in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500.
The Franchise 500 has become a competitive measure for franchisors, as well as a primary research tool for potential franchisees. ComForCare’s position on the ranking is a testament to its strength as a franchise opportunity.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 1, 2021)—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a fifth amendment to the Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) to add additional categories of qualified persons authorized to prescribe, dispense, and administer COVID-19 vaccines authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Feb. 1, 2021)–Where people die can affect the quality of their deaths and their families’ satisfaction with the end-of-life care they receive, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added the 2018 calendar year to publicly-available online files of the Post-Acute Care and Hospice Provider Utilization and Payment Public Use Files.
PHOENIX, Ariz. (January 28, 2021)—Optipillows EPAP Mask announced a new collaborative partnership with McArthur Medical Sales Inc. for immediate distribution of Optipillows EPAP Mask within Canada.
Arizona & Ohio (January 28, 2021)—Because COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted the brain health of vulnerable populations—aging adults, care partners, and individuals with dementia—Arizona-based Musical Memory Care and Ohio-based Virtual Brain Health Center (VBHC) have teamed up in a free, weeklong and nation-wide, live streaming brain health event during global Brain Awareness Week, March 15-21, 2021.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 28, 2021)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), North America’s largest and most trusted provider of comprehensive mobility solutions, has developed a new NSM University course designed to educate nurse case managers about complex rehab technology and mobility products.
HICKORY, N.C. (January 28, 2021)—Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company (HSM) has appointed Justin Ferdinand vice president and general manager of its Parks Healthcare Products business.
