WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (September 2, 2018)—3B Medical announces the Luna II next generation CPAP platform. The Luna II will launch on October 1, with a host of new product improvements including MyPatientWatch, an easy-to-use patient management portal with patient exception reporting.
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BALL GROUND, Ga. (August 31, 2018)—CAIRE Inc. has announced the launch of a new global campaign, oneCAIRE, designed to recognize the unique individual needs of each business partner, and ensure both the company and their partners succeed.
PHOENIX, Ariz. (August 30, 2018)—SPORTS ‘N SPOKES, the sports and recreation magazine of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), Abilities Expo, the Spina Bifida Association and Cure Medical, a manufacturer of intermittent catheters, have joined forces online to debut a fresh take on the popular Wheels UP! accessible travel photo contest (formerly known as Get Out, Enjoy Life).
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 30, 2018)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an evaluation report for the first performance year of the Innovation Center’s Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model showing promising early results.
BOCA RATON, Fla. (August 30, 2018)—MobileHelp, a provider of mobile personal emergency response systems (mPERS) and health care technology, announced an exclusive partnership with LifePod Solutions, provider of a natural voice service for older adults aging at home as well as patients and their caregivers.
SPRING HOUSE, Penn. (August 30, 2018)—Hy-Vee, Inc., a 246-store supermarket chain headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, recently earned multiple Exemplary Provider Award accreditations for its pharmacy operations from The Compliance Team, the Medicare-authorized health care accreditation organization based in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 29, 2018)—On August 24, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the effects of reimbursement cuts in non-bid areas in the year following their implementation in January 2016.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (August 27, 2018)—Working in conjunction with The National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers (NRRTS), MK Battery recently completed and was granted approval for a .1 CEU course entitled, “Battery Technologies.”
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (August 29, 2018)—Bonafide Management Systems officially announced its Facility Portal, which allows DME providers to sell to health care facilities through an online shopping portal that is linked to their back-office billing operations, inventory and delivery systems.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (August 28, 2018)—CorLife LLC, a provider of ancillary benefits and home modification services for workers’ compensation carriers nationwide, recently added a new company to their family of brands. CorCare is a home health care company that provides a wide variety of skilled services including all levels of nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, wound care, rehabilitation, translation, transportation and more.
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (August 28, 2018)—SIGVARIS announces the introduction of SECURE, a garment featuring graduated compression and containment properties for the management of advanced venous edema, lymphedema, post-surgical edema and general edema. This garment maintains and delivers more graduated compression (compression profile) than traditional SIGVARIS stockings. It also has a higher stiffness ratio compared to a traditional circular knit, giving it superior containment properties.
FRESNO, Calif. (August 27, 2018)—Sunrise Medical’s board of directors has appointed Thomas Babacan as the company’s new president and CEO. Babacan has a solid background in global, innovation-driven businesses.
SAN DIEGO (August 27, 2018)—ResMed, a provider of in cloud-connected respiratory care devices, announced upgrades to its Astral life support ventilators, including optional AutoEPAP in iVAPS for U.S. patients, a high-demand therapy option.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 23, 2018)—AAHomecare’s Medical Supplies Council is conducting a survey to evaluate the impact of sole source contracts on beneficiary access to care. Beneficiaries and case managers in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee and Texas are invited to take a brief survey to share their experiences.
HARTFORD, Conn. (August 23, 2018)—CareCentrix announced that Leslie V. Norwalk has been elected to CareCentrix's board of directors. With health care experience spanning more than two decades, Norwalk will provide direction to help ensure CareCentrix's continued growth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 23, 2018)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded $8.6 million in funding to 30 states and the District of Columbia to provide state insurance regulators with the opportunity to enhance states’ ability to strengthen their respective health insurance markets through innovative measures that support market reforms and consumer protections under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
WATERLOO, Iowa (August 22, 2018)—VGM Group announced it has expanded the footprint of its fulfillment division with the opening of a resupply distribution center in Nashville, Tennessee.
The 40,000 square-foot warehouse is virtually a turnkey operation and is staffed with 22 existing employees that are familiar with CPAP resupply.
LENEXA, Kan. (August 22, 2018)—As a longtime trusted Mediware partner, Rock-Pond Solutions, a business intelligence and analytics software provider for the home infusion, home medical equipment (HME) and specialty pharmacy industries, has been acquired by Mediware Information Systems Inc., the companies announced.
ST. LOUIS (August 22, 2018)—Intalere announced in June a new Hospice and Palliative Care Consulting Solution and Program to assist health care organizations in developing specific programs to significantly lower patient care costs while improving quality of life.