ESPOO, Finland—Finnish health tech company Medixine has strengthened its presence in the U.S. market, announcing a deepened technological partnership with Nonin Medical, a manufacturer of wearable and noninvasive medical monitoring devices. With the U.S. market for remote patient monitoring expected to exceed $25 billion by 2028, the collaboration is an important milestone in Medixine’s continued U.S. growth, the company said.
FRISCO, Texas & RIDGELAND, Mississippi—Soleo Health, a national provider of complex specialty pharmacy services, announced the opening of its latest pharmacy and ambulatory infusion center (AIC) in Ridgeland, Mississippi.
The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) reported that last week, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) began sending emails and letters to a select group of continuous glucose monitor (CGM) suppliers as part of an evaluation for its study "Medicare Payments Compared to the Prices Available to Consumers and Suppliers for Continuous Glucose Monitors and Sensors." This study aims to determine the cost-effectiveness of Medicare payments in comparison to the supplier’s acquisition c
ROSEVILLE, California—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced it is expanding in the Houston, Texas market. Cypress residents Tunisha and Meyahnwi Che have opened Always Best Care of Cypress, providing senior care services throughout Cypress, Houston, Hockley, Tomball and Katy, Texas.
AMSTERDAM—Philips will pay $1.1 billion to settle the personal injury litigation and the medical monitoring class action lawsuit to end the uncertainty associated with litigation in the U.S.
LOS ANGELES—InnovAge Holding Corp. (InnovAge), a provider of comprehensive health care programs to dual-eligible seniors through the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), celebrated the grand opening of its newest center in California.
ATLANTA—Trella Health, a provider of home medical equipment (HME) and infusion growth and productivity solutions, announced the recent release of claim and patient counts within its Marketscape Insights platform.
This insights feature provides HME and infusion organizations with greater visibility into their market.
Since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Final Rule on "Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services" on Monday, April 22, many in the industry have voiced their disappointment in the rule, including the National Association for Home Care & H
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—On Wednesday, April 24 the Tennessee House of Representatives unanimously approved (96-0) an amended version of HB 2147/SB 2368, legislation that ensures patients have strong access to effective preventative maintenance and repairs for complex rehab technology (CRT).
The newly adopted legislation:
MESQUITE, Texas—MPM Medical, a provider in the advanced wound care industry, will participate in the 2024 Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring | Wound Healing Society (WHS) held May 14-18
SUNRISE, Florida—Interim HealthCare Inc., a provider of homecare, senior care, home health, hospice and medical staffing services, announced the addition of Donna Merritt as vice president of clinical quality.
AUSTIN, Texas—Sensi.AI, an AI-native, data and analytics provider in senior care, announced the appointment of in-home care leader Bob Roth to its advisory board.
BOSTON, Massachusetts—Biofourmis, a global technology-enabled care delivery company, announced it was selected by
WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its Final Rule on "Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services" on Monday, April 22.
WASHINGTON—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) released a statement noting that it was, 'extremely disappointed that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) elected to finalize the “payment adequacy” provision in the Medicaid Access Final Rule (CMS 2442-F).'
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Health, a nationwide provider of durable medical equipment (DME), celebrated the passage of
WATERLOO, Iowa— VGM & Associates announced that Dave Lyman has been promoted to executive vice president (EVP). In his new role, Lyman will focus on leading and growing VGM membership communities, as well as leading VGM’s sales, business development, contracting and marketing teams.
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina—PioneerRx, a division of RedSail Technologies and a provider of pharmacy software solutions announced that it has exceeded its initial pledge in partnership with One Tree Planted. The commitment to plant one tree for every PioneerRx system installed from April 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024, has resulted in the planting of 1,111 trees and counting.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania—AdaptHealth Corp. (AdaptHealth or the company), a leader in providing patient-centered, health care-at-home solutions including home medical equipment, medical supplies and related services, announced that its Board of Directors has named Suzanne Foster as its chief executive officer. Foster will assume leadership of the company from interim CEO and Chairman of the Board, Richard Barasch, on May 20, 2024.
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada—ComForCare, a franchised provider of in-home caregiving services, announced its inclusion in the 2024 Best Workplaces for Women list by Great Place to Work in Canada.