PHOENIX, Ariz. & BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (July 8, 2019)—Vantage Mobility International (VMI), a manufacturer of accessible vehicles, and Numotion, a provider of complex rehab technology (CRT), will collaborate to increase awareness of mobility solutions.
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DURYEA, Penn (July 8, 2019)—Quantum Rehab is searching for five wheelchair users from across the country to be Q Roll Models.
Winners of the Q Roll Model Contest will each win a four-month paid Q Roll Model contract and a Quantum Power Chair with iLevel technology, including complimentary future service and parts. The contest runs July 1–31, 2019.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (July 3, 2019)--Joerns WoundCo. Holdings, Inc., doing business as Joerns Healthcare, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Washington, D.C. (July 2, 2019) -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has removed two Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes just days before the bid window opens.
McKINNEY, Texas (July 5, 2019)--Specialty infusion services company Soleo Health announced this week that it ranked sixth among Dallas’ 50 Fastest-growing Middle Market Companies by the Dallas Business Journal.
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (June 28, 2019)—The Home Care Association (HCA) of New York State has awarded its Statewide Physician Champion Award to Northwell Health’s Martin E. Doerfler, MD, for his work in reducing sepsis mortality in the home health field. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused when the body’s immune system wages an over-aggressive response to an infection, often causing injury to the body’s organs.
Nashville, Tennessee (June 27, 2019)—Health care technology company Change Healthcare Inc. launched its initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, June 27 with a starting price of $13 per share for 42,857,142 shares of common stock and $50 per share for its concurrent offering of 5 million of its 6% tangible equity units.
Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2019)—Years of relationship-building between AAHomecare, the South Carolina Medical Equipment Services Association (SCMESA) and South Carolina Medicaid (SC Medicaid) is paying off for durable medical equipment (DME) providers in the state, AAHomecare reports.
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 25, 2019)—A new marketing campaign seeking to fill hundreds of jobs and training opportunities in the long-term care industry across Upstate New York kicked off today. The new effort asks people if they have the “Caring Gene”—that instinctive desire to want to help family, friends, neighbors or even complete strangers. Those that do are encouraged to apply or learn more about careers as a Certified Nursing Assistant, Home Health Aide or Personal Care Aide.
DALLAS, (June 25, 2019)—Home health care technology provider Axxess has once again been honored as one of IDG’s Computerworld 2019 Best Places to Work in IT. This is the fifth consecutive year Axxess has been ranked among the 100 finalists. Axxess also ranked number one in the diversity category. Organizations were ranked based on their ability to develop outstanding IT staff while providing great benefits and compensation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 25, 2019)—More than 40% of the members of the United States House of Representatives have joined a letter asking federal regulators to keep noninvasive ventilators out of the next round of the competitive bidding program for HME.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (June 25, 2019)—Synzi, a technology company, has announced that Dependable Health Services, a Medicare-certified home health care agency, has selected its virtual care communication platform to usher in a new standard of patient care in Arizona.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 20, 2019)—New bipartisan legislation has been introduced in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives that would grant occupational therapists the authority to open home health cases. Under current law, only nurses, physical therapists and speech language pathologists can open a home health case by performing the patient assessment.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (June 20, 2019)—Healthcare IT partner Netsmart announced its recent partnership with hospice and palliative care provider, Capital Caring. The Virginia-based health care organization selected Netsmart services and solutions to enrich person-centered care in hospice and palliative care by enhancing the clinician experience through improved workflows and access to the complete historical patient health record.
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (June 20, 2019)—Casamba, a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) solutions for skilled nursing facilities (SNF), home health agencies, outpatient therapy and contract therapy providers, announced it has added HIPAA One to its partner network.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 18, 2019)—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued a proposed rule significantly revising the nondiscrimination regulations that implemented Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The revisions are intended to reduce burden, eliminate redundancy with several other nondiscriminatory regulations, and provide clarity in the application of nondiscrimination requirements.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 18, 2019)—Performant, the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC), has received approval to audit blood glucose test or reagent strips (A4253) as of June 14, 2019. This is a national complex review and the description of the review states: “The quantity of glucose test strips (A4353) that are covered depends upon the usual medical needs of the diabetic patient.
AMSTERDAM (June 18, 2019)—Royal Philips, a provider of health technology, announced the company’s SmartSleep Deep Sleep Headband will be used in research funded by the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), a virtual institute empowered by the NASA Human Research Program, for two unprecedented studies evaluating the relationship between sleep and cognitive performance for behavioral health.
ATLANTA (June 18, 2019)—Providers looking for the absolute lowest price to attend Medtrade 2019 can now take advantage of SmartSaver rates.
With SmartSaver rates, attendees can purchase an Educational Conference Pass for $109. An Educational Conference Pass provides access to all educational sessions and automatically includes access to the Expo Hall. A SmartSaver Expo Pass is available for $25.
HARTFORD, Conn. (June 13, 2019)—A line item in the Connecticut state budget is causing concern for the state’s homecare agencies. If passed, Section 305 would ban noncompete and nonsolicitation clauses between homecare agencies and caregivers. The provision would apply only to homemaker, companion or home health services.