HomeCare News
LOS ANGELES (March 25, 2016)—The executive team at Bflow Solutions, Inc. is set to sponsor its first annual industry summit May 17, 2016 in beautiful Burbank, California.
DAVISON, MICH. (March 25, 2016)—Universal Software Solutions, Inc., developer and owner of HDMS, a complete practice management system for national home health providers, announces the purchase of Metridoc—the content management and document imaging asset of Titan Solutions of Centerline, Michigan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 24, 2016)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) released a new interactive map to increase understanding of geographic disparities in chronic disease among Medicare beneficiaries.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. (MARCH 24, 2016)—Gary Cox, CEO of PMDRX is pleased to announce that PMDRX (Power Mobility Doctor Rx LLC) has launched their new electronic cloud based Therapist Functional Mobility and Seating Evaluation tool, for therapists and rehab specialists who perform those assessments for determining patient medical necessity for power and manual wheelchairs and related accessories and equipment.
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OWINGS MILLS, MD (March 24, 2016)—Arkansas is the latest state to recognize Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) examinations for licensure of providers in the orthotic, prosthetic and pedorthic (OPP) professions. The rule change was made by the Arkansas Department of Health in January, 2016, following a recommendation from the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics Advisory Board, and will be effective March 1.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 24, 2016)—A leading scientific journal is publishing a study finding that Medicare’s competitive bidding program for home medical equipment and supplies caused adverse health outcomes, including increased hospitalization and death, of diabetic Medicare beneficiaries nationwide.
PITTSBURGH (March 24, 2016)—Apothecary by Design (ABD), a rapidly growing specialty pharmacy serving patients with complex conditions such as infertility, recently announced that it has acquired Healy Pharmacy, of Warrenville, Illinois.
LAS VEGAS (March 24, 2016)—Medtrade Spring attendees who visited the New Product Pavilion made their votes count on day three of the recently completed show, which wrapped up earlier this month at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
With all votes counted, the Providers’ Choice Awards (sponsored by HomeCare Magazine) yielded the following gold, silver, and bronze winners:
LENEXA, KAN., (March 23, 2016)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc., a provider of comprehensive post-acute healthcare software, and Rock-Pond Solutions, Mediware’s exclusive business intelligence partner, announce the release of real-time business intelligence reporting for current HME, home infusion, and specialty pharmacy CPR+ customers.
PITTSBURGH, (March 21, 2016)—ReGear Life Sciences LLC launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign around VIVY—its newest pain relief wearable and the first consumer product of its kind to utilize diathermy for deep tissue heating and metabolic effects that can promote healing. VIVY is an easy-to-use, form-fitting belt that relieves pain, eases muscle tension, improves joint mobility, and uses time-tested therapeutic deep heating processes to speed healing of tissue injuries.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 18, 2016)—Legislation to delay a new round of cuts to rural and non-bid area suppliers and provide additional fixes to the Medicare competitive bidding program for home medical equipment (HME) was introduced late yesterday in the Senate. The lead sponsors for the Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act (S. 2736), are Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.).
This bipartisan, non-controversial, and budget-neutral bill will:
RICHMOND, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (March 18, 2016)—World Sleep Day is this Friday, March 18th, so it’s a perfect time for a snoring amnesty!
Do you have dark circles as a result of a partner who snores, or are you the one emitting the sound of a jet engine as you sleep? Help is at hand with a technologically advanced new product called Mute which acts as a nasal stent to help alleviate snoring and aid a good night’s sleep.
AMSTERDAM (March 18, 2016)—Royal Philips today announced the launch of the “World’s Sleepiest Website,” an online resource to help those who struggle with sleep get a better night’s rest.
NEW BERLIN, Wis. (March 17, 2016)—Home Care Medical, Inc. announces a CPAP and Mobility Tune-up Clinic Friday, March 25, 2016, at Home Care Medical’s Sheboygan Retail Store, 2922 South Business Drive in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
CPAP and Mobility Tune-Up Clinic
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 16, 2016)—Pharmacy Today released findings of the American Pharmacists Association’s (APhA) Annual Over-the-Counter (OTC) Product Survey.* The survey, conducted in July and August 2015, presents the OTC products most often recommended in the U.S. and demonstrates the various ways pharmacists assist their patients.
ATLANTA, (March 15, 2016)—GF Health Products, Inc. (“Graham-Field”) is the proud recipient of The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s annual GLOBE Award for international sales achievement. The honor was bestowed upon Graham-Field at Georgia’s Annual Go Global Reception, held on March 8, 2016 in Atlanta. Graham-Field’s Vice President of its Medical-Surgical SBU, Sandra Parker, proudly accepted the award, which was presented by Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal before 400 attendees.