ATLANTA (September 27, 2017)—The Innovative HME Retail Product Awards (sponsored by HomeCare Magazine) are back, and looking for product submissions. Providers who know of a great retail product are encouraged to call up the manufacturers and urge them to enter. The Awards, now a tradition at Medtrade, honor HME products that are suited for retail/caretail.
BALL GROUND, Ga. (September 26, 2017)—CAIRE Inc. (CAIRE), the manufacturer of the AirSep, CAIRE and SeQual brands of wearable, portable and stationary oxygen concentrators, has appointed Altra Service Professionals as the authorized service center serving customers in New Jersey and the New England states.
Altra Service Professionals will perform both warranty and non-warranty service for CAIRE products from their facility in Berlin, Connecticut.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 26, 2017)—The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (Partnership)—a coalition of home health providers dedicated to improving the integrity, quality and efficiency of home health care for our nation's seniors—today applauded a group of bipartisan U.S.
—Via CMS, WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 25, 2017)—The Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC), C2C Innovative Solutions, Inc., conducts reopenings under the Medicare Appeals Demonstration in Jurisdictions C and D. C2C is sending Reopening Document Request Letters for appeals that are selected for potential reopening as part of the Durable Medical Equipment (DME) formal telephone discussion demonstration.
VISTA, Calif. (September 25, 2017)—Dr. Comfort, a provider of diabetic footwear, is delivering comfort to those whose lives have been impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. By donating 500+ pairs of shoes to the American Red Cross and Soles4Souls, we are committed to helping provide support to the victims during the long rebuilding process. Dr. Comfort is dedicated to enhancing quality of life for individuals with foot problems—especially in time of need.
BILLINGS, Mont. (September 25, 2017)—Computers Unlimited President, David Schaer announced three new TIMS mobile products at the software development company’s 31st annual Medical Users Group Conference last week. TIMS Assistant, designed to mobilize sales efforts, provides real-time access to essential customer and prospect information, real-time inventory price and availability inquiries, plus the ability to create orders and accept mobile payments out in the field.
Medicare and Medicaid Need Innovation
Trump’s HHS seeks to encourage health care competition. (Seema Verma/Wall Street Journal)
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (September 21, 2017)—Numotion, a provider of complex rehab technology (CRT), now offers remote service and repair on power and manual wheelchairs.
Using a secure, safe and reliable phone app, a Numotion service technician can now remotely diagnose and often times resolve issues entirely over the phone through secure video.
BALL GROUND, Ga. (September 21, 2017)—CAIRE Inc. rolled out new branding and content on its website, cairemedical.com, this month.
LAS VEGAS (September 20, 2017)—VGM Group’s Ryan Ball received the Sam E. Hamontree Business Education Award during the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association’s (AOPA) World Congress.
The award, voted on by attendees, recognizes the best business education paper, idea and/or proposal presented at the annual education event for O&P professionals. Ball presented to a large audience who chose his presentation as the best among the finalists.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 20, 2017)—Today, the CMS Innovation Center (Innovation Center) issued an informal Request for Information (RFI) seeking feedback on a new direction to promote patient-centered care and test market-driven reforms that empower beneficiaries as consumers, provide price transparency, increase choices and competition to drive quality, reduce costs, and improve outcomes.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (September 20, 2017)—Based on its recent analysis of the home ventilation market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Philips with the 2017 North American Home Ventilation Product Leadership Award for its Trilogy series of homecare ventilators. Trilogy ventilators are cost-effective, invasive and non-invasive, with multi-mode capabilities providing easy-to-view and share data for near-real-time patient care.
CINCINNATI (September 20, 2017)—The franchise industry publication, 1851 Franchise, recognized FirstLight Home Care, a national provider of non-medical homecare, with a Franchise Development Website Award.
Industry experts evaluated more than 200 franchise brand websites. Seventy-five were recognized as best-in-class, with FirstLight being ranked at number 48.
—Via AAHomecare, Washington, D.C. (September 19, 2017)—Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-Wash) released a Congressional sign-on letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), asking him to clear an HME-related Interim Final Rule (IFR) currently under review at OMB.
EXETER, Penn. (September 18, 2017)—Pride Mobility will introduce its VivaLIFT! brand of power lift recliners in booth 1911 at Medtrade Fall 2017 in Atlanta, October 23–25.
VivaLIFT! is a new lifestyle collection of power lift recliners featuring a variety of innovative features and fashion-forward designs for broader consumer appeal, along with industry-leading provider pricing to support their retail business.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (September 18, 2017)—3B Medical, Inc. is pleased to announce the hiring of two industry veterans to lead 3B Medical’s sales and marketing team. Brett Townsend has been hired as 3B Medical’s vice president of sales and marketing. Jose Llana, M.D. has also joined 3B as its new national sales director.
—Via AAHomecare, WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 18, 2017)—AAHomecare continues to work with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to find immediate solutions for HME providers serving patients in areas affected by Hurricane Irma. In a conversation with CMS today, the agency offered further resources and contact information for providers facing challenges caring for patients.
Oldest Residents’ Safety More Vulnerable During Disasters
A look at the issues at play in keeping the oldest safe in the line of disaster. (Matt Sedensky/Associated Press)
CHICAGO (September 14, 2017)—Navicure and ZirMed have signed a definitive agreement to join forces to provide hospitals, health systems and ambulatory services organizations including physician practices with a comprehensive suite of analytics-driven solutions proven to help improve financial performance.
—Via AAHomecare, WASHINGTON, D.C.
