SAN FRANCISCO—A man was convicted of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in connection with a scheme to submit fraudulent claims to Medicare and falsify medical records. The jury’s verdict follows a six-day trial.
WHITMORE LAKE, Michigan—RenalEdge GPO has entered a new vendor partnership with Trace Medical, a national provider of dialysis machine rentals, home medical equipment solutions and biomedical services.
Through this partnership, RenalEdge GPO said its participants gain access to flexible dialysis equipment rental options designed to support growth, preserve capital and meet changing operational needs.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—Prochant, a technology-enabled revenue cycle management service for home-based care providers, has partnered with Longshore Capital Partners to support the company's next phase of growth.
NORTHRIDGE, California—MiniMed, a provider of diabetes technology, announced that Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries now have access to the MiniMed Flex system with its latest sensor portfolio. According to MiniMed, this now makes the company's smallest and app-controlled insulin pump system available to more people living with diabetes.
IPSWICH, Massachusetts—EBSCO Clinical Decisions has formed a partnership with the International Home Care Nurses Organization (IHCNO). The companies said the partnership is aimed at elevating clinical practice guidelines for home-based professional nursing.
WASHINGTON—Patients, clinicians and healthcare leaders recently delivered the Telehealth Voters Pledge to members of Congress at a Capitol Hill event hosted by the Alliance for Connected Care. The pledge, signed by more than 200 healthcare organizations, clinicians and patient advocacy groups, calls on Congress to end the cycle of short-term extensions and enact permanent Medicare telehealth coverage.
WASHINGTON—Newly introduced legislation aims to establish a grant program to help home health providers and nursing homes adopt electronic health records.
U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), introduced the Connecting Health and Records Technology for Seniors (CHARTS) Act, legislation to help long-term and post-acute care providers modernize patient record systems, improve care coordination and ensure America’s seniors receive safer, more connected healthcare.
NOVI, Michigan—Gentherm, a global technology company that specializes in thermal management and pneumatic comfort, has acquired Innovative Medical Equipment, LLC (IME), a Cleveland-area provider of the ThermaZone thermal therapy device.
PASADENA, California—IO Health, a developer of workflow intelligence systems for post-acute care providers, has launched its "Smart Visit Summaries" capability. The company said the new technology is designed to address communication fragmentation within home health and hospice environments by automatically synthesizing clinical inputs into standardized, multi-disciplinary care summaries.
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin—The Centers for Independence (CFI) has announced that it will be permanently closing its Milwaukee CFI (MCFI) Home Care program this October. MCFI is a nonprofit, certified medical assistance personal care agency that provides in-home community-based services to elderly and disabled groups.
FORT MEYERS, Florida—Mertz Taggart, a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) firm, has published its M&A report for the second quarter of 2026. The report showed that home-based care M&A volume stepped down with 16 transactions closed during the quarter—down from 27 in quarter 1 2026 and 29 in quarter 2 2025. The report also highlighted hospice and homecare tied for the lead at eight closed transactions each, followed by skilled home health at six.
LAKEVILLE, Minnesota—Minnesota Hospice has been voted the Gold winner for Hospice Care in the 2026 Minnesota's Best Awards from the Star Tribune. Gold is the top honor in Minnesota's largest readers' choice program.
DECATUR, Alabama—Hospice of the Valley has been named a 2026 Best of Alabama Award winner. Serving Alabama since 1985, the nonprofit hospice organization helps families navigate end-of-life care.
DURYEA, Pennsylvania—Pride Mobility announced the redesign of its Sitting Pretty lift chair collection. The new Sitting Pretty Evolution Collection includes small, medium large, XL and XXL sizes and Pride announced it is now adding a petite wide size.
GUMMERSBACH, Germany—Tecfor care Ltd made it into the TOP 100 of Germany’s most innovative SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises). The awards ceremony took place as part of the German SME Summit in Heidelberg for all SMEs that had been awarded the TOP 100 seal at the start of the year. In the selection process, tecfor care Ltd appeared in the size category A (up to 50 employees in Germany), particularly in the ‘Innovation Processes and Organisation’ category.
TAIPEI—D-Link Corporation announced the global launch of the DCS-8610 2.5K QHD Pan & Tilt Pro Wi-Fi Camera.
HUDSON, Ohio—Leaf Home, a home improvement company, has launched Stair Lift Comfort Lighting, the first built-in motion-sensor lighting system designed specifically for stairlifts. Available exclusively from Leaf Home, the feature automatically lights the stairs when the lift is in use or someone approaches.
RINGWOOD, New Jersey—Nonprofit healthcare sharing ministry netWell launched netWell DME (durable medical equipment), a new resource that provides access to quality healthcare supplies from home.
VANCOUVER—The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) has announced that LeadingAge will support Active Aging Week 2026, presented by Humana.
CAMDEN, New Jersey—Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) donated $35,000 to The Cooper Foundation to help increase access to durable medical equipment (DME). This is Subaru’s fifth consecutive annual gift supporting Camden, New Jersey-based patients. Additionally, the Subaru team assembled 1,000 appreciation kits for nurses at Cooper University Health Care as part of its Subaru Loves to Care initiative and its ongoing commitment to the automaker’s hometown of Camden.
