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DAVISON, Mich. (June 23, 2017)—Universal Software Solutions, Inc. (USSI), a provider of practice management solutions for the home health care and medical equipment markets, has enhanced its Healthcare Data Management Software (HDMS) with a powerful Collections & Denials Module. This new software development represents a streamlined and time-saving approach for home medical equipment (HME) billers to work accounts receivables and denied claims.

IRVINE, Calif. (June 23, 2017)—Aspen Medical Products, a provider of spinal braces, is proud to announce that Founder and CEO Dan Williamson won the prestigious EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 Award in Orange County.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 21, 2017)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would make changes in the second year of the Quality Payment Program as required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). CMS’s goal is to simplify the program, especially for small, independent and rural practices, while ensuring fiscal sustainability and high-quality care within Medicare.

DAVISON, Mich. (June 21, 2017)—Universal Software Solutions, Inc. (USSI), a provider of practice management solutions for the home health care markets has announced the keynote speakers for its 2017 HDMS User Conference. The keynote speakers are Kelly Grahovac, from the van Halem Group in Atlanta, Georgia, and Chris Kinard, from LifeHME in Columbia, South Carolina.

ST. LOUIS (June 21, 2017)—Responsive Respiratory Inc. (RRI) celebrates its 15th anniversary as the leader in high-pressure home oxygen equipment and supplies.

OLD FORGE, Penn. (June 20, 2017)—Rich Golden, CEO of Golden Technologies, was recently honored by Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania with the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the annual Business Hall of Fame Dinner & Awards Ceremony.

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (June 20, 2017)—Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare’s VP of Pressure Prevention, Karen Lerner, will present “Befuddled about Bed Support Surfaces? Become an Expert” at the RESNA 2017 Annual Conference June 30 at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana.

“Every patient is different,” said Lerner. “Using the right bed support surface for the patient’s specific needs will affect positive clinical outcomes where everyone can win—patients and providers alike.”

WATERLOO, Iowa (June 20, 2017)—VGM and U.S. Rehab collaborated with Variety—the Children’s Charity, and Rifton to donate Rifton Adaptive Tricycles to four children residing in Waterloo, Iowa—VGM’s corporate headquarters.

The tricycles were presented to the children and their families in a special ceremony on Monday, June 12 during the Heartland Conference Hog Roast and Fireworks social event.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (June 20, 2017)—Evans Incorporated, a provider of human-centered organizational, process, technology and operational consulting solutions focused on fail-safe solutions in health care and aviation announces today that it is hosting an Emergency Preparedness Webinar on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 from 12–1 PM ET to discuss the procedural and regulatory challenges related to health care emergency preparedness.

States Lag in Keeping Medicaid Enrollees Out of Nursing Homes
States are not doing enough to help elderly and disabled Medicaid enrollees receive services in homes and community locations instead of in nursing homes, where care is more expensive, AARP report says. (Kaiser Health News via U.S. News & World Report)

PHILADELPHIA (June 15, 2017)—Essity (ESSITY AB), the leading global hygiene and health company, has listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. With a focus on hygiene and health central to Essity’s vision, the company hopes to continue to expand upon the market growth of the Tork, TENA and medical solutions brands like JOBST in North America.

WATERLOO, Iowa (June 14, 2017)—VGM is now accepting nominations for the 2017 HME Woman of the Year award.

The announcement was made during the Women and Wine event at VGM’s annual Heartland Conference. The session included a presentation on how to apply Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" concepts into everyday lives. Following a moderated discussion on work-life balance, a video promoting the HME Woman of the Year award was shown to nearly 100 women in attendance.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 14, 2017)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of the Actuary (OACT) released state-level health care spending data for the period 1991-2014.

—Via AAHomecare, WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 14, 2017)—AAHomecare received word Monday that the Congressional sign-on letter on HME priority issues “closed” with commitments from 153 members of the House of Representatives. Per the usual procedure with these sign-on letters, Hill staffers are now taking the letter to each of these offices to get an actual signature on the letter. 

ROME, New York (June 1, 2017)—Nunn’s Home Medical Equipment has completed their second acquisition in 17 months expanding their services by acquiring Tri-County Home Care’s assets excluding VA customers. In 2015 they opened a second location in Syracuse after 73 years of doing business based in Rome, NY. The new patients will be serviced out of both the Syracuse and Rome locations depending on their home zip code.

CHICAGO (June 14, 2017)—The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates today approved a resolution authored by the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) that seeks to de-stigmatize obesity and improve obesity treatment by educating physicians to engage in a non-biased dialogue.

LENEXA, Kan. (June 14, 2017)—FreshAire CPAP & Supplies, LLC, a growing medical equipment supply company, that provides sleep apnea equipment in the Wooster, Ohio area, is successfully using CareTend software to manage its HME business operations. Since contracting with Mediware Information Systems to use the CareTend solution, FreshAire CPAP & Supplies has improved productivity and improved compliance for all CPAP, BiPAP and retail service operations.

ATLANTA (June 14, 2017)—Brightree, the leading provider of cloud-based patient management software for post-acute care companies, today announced the release of its new Patient Financial Services solution, providing home medical equipment (HME) providers enhanced live-call resources to streamline their patient payment process, including payment plan options, progress reporting and enrollment opportunities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 13, 2017)—Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare is taking on an expanded leadership role in the home medical equipment (HME) sector by becoming the only HME manufacturer supporting the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) as a Platinum-level partner, the highest sponsorship category for the Association.