NEW YORK (May 9, 2018)—Keystone In-Home Care will become part of CareGivers America, the brand name under which the Pennsylvania operations of the company’s new owner, Simplura Health Group, operates.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 8, 2018)—Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the agency’s first Rural Health Strategy intended to provide a proactive approach on health care issues to ensure that the nearly one in five individuals who live in rural America have access to high quality, affordable health care.
MCKINNEY, Texas (May 8, 2018)—Soleo Health, a provider of specialty infusion services, announced the company was named the winner of one gold and two silver Stevie Awards in the The 16th Annual American Business Awards.
Soleo Health was recognized in the following categories:
OLD FORGE, Penn. (May 8, 2018)—Golden Technologies announces the launch of live web chat service to assist retailers and consumers with their questions. Golden chose Facebook Messenger as their platform because it is familiar to the general public and is user-friendly.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 7, 2018)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) has retained Brown & Fortunato, P.C., a Texas-based law firm with a national health care practice, to provide a range of legal and advisory services. Longtime HME advocate Cara Bachenheimer, who is set to join Brown & Fortunato on June 1, will be taking a leading role in this engagement, providing General Counsel support on regulatory, legislative and Association governance fronts.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (May 7, 2018)—Numotion has partnered with CareCredit, a health care credit card, to offer customers a solution for any out-of-pocket expenses. CareCredit offers promotional financing for transactions greater than or equal to $200, that includes no interest if paid in-full within 12 months, or an additional option for reduced APR with equal monthly payments for up to 24 months.
OLD FORGE, Penn. (May 7, 2018)—Golden Technologies launched a new product in their power lift recliner division: the PR514 MaxiComfort with Twilight cradle technology. The company describes the product as a luxury power recliner with a patent-pending, three-motor mechanism.
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By Liz Carey
(May 4, 2018)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-1692-P) that would update the Medicare hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2019. As proposed, hospices would see an estimated 1.8 percent ($340 million) increase in Medicare payments for FY 2018.
Highlights of the proposal include physician assistants serving as attending physicians, effective January 1, 2019.
(May 4, 2018)—A trio of homecare industry organizations is launching a national digital grassroots campaign to educate consumers and professionals about the health benefits of choosing in-home care for older loved ones or family members recovering from an illness.
MASSACHUSETTS (May 3, 2018)—Mass Home Care announced today that Lisa Gurgone has been appointed as its new Executive Director. Mass Home Care is the top advocacy organization for the Aging Services Access Points in Massachusetts. Its 30 member agencies provide home- and community-based care for the elderly and disabled throughout every part of the commonwealth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 3, 2018)—United Spinal Association, United Ostomy Associations of America and Spina Bifida Association partnered with AAHomecare on a comprehensive white paper to articulate why competitive bidding should not include urologicals and ostomy supplies. The white paper counters recent references to expanding the controversial bid program in the President’s Budget and MedPAC recommendations.
WATERLOO, Iowa (May 2, 2018)—VGM Fulfillment, a division of VGM Group, Inc., announced the launch of its new compression stocking resupply program.
The addition of a flexible enterprise resource planning system and more than 20,000 square feet of additional warehouse and office space has led to the expansion the new program, complimenting VGM Fulfillment’s existing CPAP resupply program, which packs and ships more than two million orders to customers’ doorsteps annually.
WATERLOO, Iowa (May 2, 2018)—VGM Group, Inc. announced today the official release of its latest playbook, Industry Insights: How to Capitalize on Opportunities in Post-Acute Health.
This is the second edition in a series that the membership service organization has created for stakeholders in the DMEPOS industry to download and use to adjust to an ever-changing business climate.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (May 2, 2018)—Building on an established track record of organic growth, Cure Medical is announcing today that their full line of ready-to-use, 16-inch Cure hydrophilic catheters is now approved for sale in Canada.
“The demand in Canada for Cure Medical catheters is increasing. Cure Medical will continue to expand our product availability and brand awareness in this market,” said CEO John Anderson.
By Liz Carey
(May 2, 2018)—Amedisys enlarged its personal care footprint with its subsidiary Associated Home Care’s close of the acquisition of East Tennessee Personal Care Services based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania—UPMC Pinnacle and MedCare Equipment Company LLC announced the launch of their new joint venture: MedCare Susquehanna Valley LLC. The accredited home medical equipment and respiratory company furnishes home medical equipment, respiratory services and medical supplies to customers and patients.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 27, 2018)—CMS issued guidance titled "Billing Instruction—Oxygen CMN Question 5" on February 15, 2018, requiring suppliers to obtain revised oxygen CMNs for all patients that had different liter flows of oxygen in a 24-hour period effective April 1, 2018. The guidance required the industry to tell prescribers to not answer Question 5 of the CMN as stated on the form.
By Liz Carey
(April 26, 2018)—Post-acute, non-hospital patient supply chain provider Medical Specialty Distributors (MSD) will join McKesson Corporation. New Mountain Capital, LLC, announced the deal, which marks the second MSD move in five years.
