HomeCare News

ATLANTA (April 6, 2016)—Provider Web Capital is excited to announce its continued monthly origination numbers, with 300 percent year-over-year growth from March 2015. Transactions of note are highlighted below:

SAN DIEGO (APRIL 6, 2016)—GreatCall Inc., a leader in connected health for active aging, is redefining independence with the introduction of its expanded connected health lineup. The all new Jitterbug Smart and Flip phones and the Lively Wearable enable older adults and family caregivers to choose health and safety solutions that fit their individual needs, allowing for easier integration into their lives.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 5, 2016)—In conjunction with the President’s visit to the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule to strengthen access to mental health and substance use services for people with Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage, aligning with protections already required of private health plans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 5, 2016)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug Program changes for 2017 that seek to provide stable payments to plans, and make improvements to the program for plans that provide high quality care to the most vulnerable enrollees.

WAKEFIELD, RI (April 4, 2016)—ChartWise Medical Systems, Inc. an industry leader in Computer-Assisted Clinical Documentation Improvement (CACDI) software, is pleased to announce the availability of its latest offering for ChartWise 2.0 software users—ChartWise Advisory Services. These services will give users the opportunity to ensure they optimize their CDI programs by maximizing the value they get from the ChartWise 2.0 software solution.

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BURR RIDGE, ILL. (April 1, 2016)—Health Mobius announces a partnership with global manufacturer SIGVARIS to allow health care and fitness providers, DME's and chiropractors to sell compression therapy products online.

AMSTERDAM (March 31, 2016)—Royal Philips today announced that it has received 37 awards at the 2016 “Red Dot Award: Product Design.” With 5,214 products from 57 countries submitted this year, the Red Dot Awards are one of the largest and most recognized product design competitions in the world.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 31, 2016)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last week it will test whether a new payment model for nursing facilities and practitioners will further reduce avoidable hospitalizations, lower combined Medicare and Medicaid spending and improve the quality of care received by nursing facility residents.

FRANKLIN, TENN. (March 31, 2016)—PlayMaker CRM, a cloud-based sales growth solution for post-acute healthcare providers, announces two upcoming educational webinars with well-known industry experts. These webinars are free to attend. Space is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot today!

ATLANTA (March 31, 2016)—GF Health Products, Inc. (“Graham-Field”) proudly announces the launch of its new brand identity that includes a distinctive corporate logo (shown below), as well as the rebranding of the corporate website. A new community of educational articles and resources also resides within the mobile-responsive website at grahamfield.com.

TAMPA, FLA (March 31, 2016)—Phoinix Holding, LLC, a University of South Florida spin-out company that, earlier this year, announced a partnership with the University of South Florida and the discovery of organic compounds to improve heart health and small vessel disease, has appointed Jeffrey Kraws as CEO and Mike Sperduti as President. Mr. Kraws and Mr.

LEHI, UTAH (March 31, 2016)—Bask Technology Inc., one of the nation's leading providers of managed tech services for seniors, unveiled the results of a survey surrounding seniors’ attitudes and habits towards preserving their documents, photos and other digital content last week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 30, 2016)—With a July 1 deadline looming for additional Medicare reimbursement cuts for suppliers in rural and other non-bid areas, there’s an urgent need to get House companion legislation to S. 2736 introduced with a strong round of original co-sponsors.

LAS VEGAS (March 30, 2016)—Medtrade Spring attendees who visited the New Product Pavilion made their votes count on day three at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The Providers’ Choice Awards (sponsored by HomeCare Magazine) yielded gold, silver, and bronze winners.

LAS VEGAS (March 29, 2016)—Manufacturer representatives from nine finalists in the biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards (sponsored by HomeCare Magazine) vied for the top three awards at the recently completed Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas. Session attendees and judges voted to determine the top three winners.

CHEYENNE, WYO. (March 28, 2016)—Home medical equipment providers from across Wyoming and parts of Colorado testified two weeks ago during the Small Business Administration’s Regulatory Fairness meeting.

During the event, seven providers shared their stories of how Medicare policies, particularly reimbursement cuts and extensive auditing, have affected Wyoming HME providers and the patients they serve.

WATERLOO, IOWA (March 28, 2016)—Heartland Conference is less than 12 weeks away, and today VGM Group, Inc. released the official schedule for its annual education conference.

The education lineup includes 16 categories with presentations from more than 50 industry experts speaking on topics ranging from billing and reimbursement, respiratory, retail, accessibility, compliance and mobility, to name a few.