NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 14, 2020)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a provider of complex rehabilitation technology, mobility and accessibility solutions in North America, and the company’s international private equity owner, Cinven, are pleased to announce the appointment of healthcare industry veteran Gregory Roth to the NSM Board of Directors.
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ROSEVILLE, Calif. (October 14, 2020)—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise systems in the United States, announced that it has awarded a Canadian Master Franchise territory to Steve Kelly. As part of the master agreement, Kelly will oversee Always Best Care’s franchise development in Canada, specifically in the province of Ontario, and will be responsible for driving the brand’s growth throughout the region.
WASHINTON, D.C. (October 13, 2020)—Since implementation of the Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey in 2015, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and other hospice stakeholders have submitted recommendations for improvements to the survey, including suggestions that the survey be shortened and that certain questions be modified to eliminate the potential for confusion.
EDISON, N.J. (October 13, 2020)—Vital Decisions announced a collaboration with Aetna Better Health of Virginia to extend support for seriously ill individuals and their families. The organizations will provide a telehealth program to engage health plan members in discussions about their care preferences and goals as they endure an advanced illness.
ATLANTA (October 13, 2020)—Continued developments and uncertainty made it impossible to bring the Medtrade community together safely and successfully in Atlanta this year, but organizers are planning a Virtual Conference Nov. 4-5.
SARASOTA, Fla. (October 12, 2020)—Tidewell Hospice is using technology to enhance its care programs and provide patients and their loved one’s moments of joy and relief from pain and social isolation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 12, 2020)—The nation's private duty homecare nursing and personal care services community fulfills a unique and essential purpose in modern life. Private duty homecare provides critical, quality, home-based care and living support services for individuals young and old, helping them live full, independent, and connected lives in the comfort of wherever they call home.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (October 9, 2020)—In what is the third in a nationwide series of telemedicine fraud prosecutions, more than 40 people in South Carolina and Georgia are being charged. The charges add up to hundreds of millions in fraudulent billings.
ATLANTA (October 8, 2020)—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has announced their partnership with WellEntry—a simple smartphone- and tablet-based solution that helps prevent and mitigate the spread of infectious diseases—as their preferred health-screening solution to keep patients, families and employees safe.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 7, 2020)—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) opened the $20 billion Phase 3 General Distribution under the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) on Monday, Oct.5th.
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (October 7, 2020)—Pediatric Home Service (PHS), an independent comprehensive homecare provider headquartered in Roseville, Minnesota, recently partnered with Alliance Medical Supply, a high-tech durable medical supply company serving pediatric patients in San Antonio, Texas.
FORT WORTH, Texas (October 7, 2020)—VERTESS, a health care mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm, announced the closing of three dynamic Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) service provider transactions in September 2020 in the face of health care upheaval. COVID-19 has proven to be the ultimate contender for providing, as well as accessing health care in the United States.
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (October 6, 2020)—Permobil demonstrates its continued commitment to seating and positioning innovation with the launch of the ROHO Hybrid Select cushion. It is the first new cushion since Permobil acquired ROHO, and brings foam and air technology together with optional offloading to benefit wheelchair users.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (October 6, 2020)—Caregiver training matters for retention. But providers say the process can be time-consuming to complete. A new app, MedFlyt, hopes to help alleviate these concerns with built-in training, onboarding and compliance tools. The company also recently introduced a COVID-19 screening tool to help keep patients and caregivers safe. Levi Pavlovsky, Co-Founder and COO of MedFlyt shares more about the company and homecare technology, below.
WATERLOO, Iowa (October 6, 2020)—Essentially Women will be hosting their annual conference in 2021 virtually. Focus: The EW [Virtual] Conference will hold live sessions Jan. 25 – 28, 2021 and on-demand sessions Jan. 29 – Feb. 28, 2021.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 2, 2020)—Healthcare Provider Solutions (HPS) announced the acquisition of the homecare and hospice coding and clinical consulting provider, 5 Star Consultants LLC.
The acquisition adds 5 Star Consultants’ coding, OASIS review, and clinical consulting team to HPS, making the company ia stronger full-service homecare and hospice resource for both current and new clients.
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. (October 2, 2020)—CareFinders Total Care, a non-medical home health provider in New Jersey and with a growing footprint in the Northeast announced the appointment of Glenn Williams as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Mary Morrissey Gabriel as the new Senior Vice President of Growth.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 2, 2020)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a complex rehabilitation technology (CRT), mobility and accessibility solutions expert, has acquired CRT provider Travis Medical Sales Corporation making NSM the largest and only collective provider of complete mobility solutions, from CRT and accessibility to service and supplies, nationwide.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (October 2, 2020)—The United States’ Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced $20 billion in new funding for providers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.