BOISE, Idaho—APlan2Age.org, a new foundation designed to spark conversations around aging, has official launched its website and defined its mission. The newly launched online resource offers free tools and guidance for planning every aspect of aging—from housing and health care to legal documents, financial preparedness, caregiving and end-of-life decisions.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Mölnlycke Health Care, a MedTech company, announced a €115 million, approximately $134 million USD, expansion of its wound care manufacturing capaci
GOLETA, California—Inogen, Inc., a medical technology company specializing in respiratory products for homecare use, announced the launch of VoxiTM 5, a new stationary oxygen concentrator (SOC) designed to enhance access to oxygen therapy for long-term care patients in the United States.
On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack instead of a traditional black bag to carry a laptop and essential medical supplies—stethoscope, blood pressure cuff and pulse oximeter.
Forget a lunch break; she often eats a sandwich or some nuts as she heads to her next patient visit.
DURHAM, North Carolina—Avalon Stairlifts, a provider of automated stairlifts and home medical equipment for seniors and others with mobility issues, launched its new battery-powered swivel chair stairlift. The stairlift chair allows the user to swivel to the desired descending position with little to no effort, giving complete control to the user.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota—Health Dimensions Group (HDG), a senior living, post-acute and long-term care management and consulting firm based in Minneapolis, has been named a Top Workplace by The Minnesota Star Tribune for a fourth consecutive year.
MELBOURNE, Florida—Kalogon, a provider of smart seating solutions, announced the launch of Bondar, a new Medicare-coded custom-fabricated wheelchair back support. Bondar provides wheelchair users with a full seating system when paired with Orbiter Med, Kalogon’s custom smart seat cushion.
WASHINGTON—Top United States health insurance providers pledged to streamline and improve the prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care, Health Insurance Marketplace and commercial plans covering nearly eight out of 10 Americans, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced on Monday, June 23.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina—Diamond Care Transportation, a provider of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), has expanded its operations to provide comprehensive paratransit transportation, senior ride services and wheelchair transportation throughout South Carolina and into surrounding states including Florida, Washington, Maryland and the District of Columbia.
LOS ANGELES—Cairns Health, a health care technology company focused on radar-driven, artificial intelligence-enabled monitoring and engagement solutions, announced the commercial launch of Luna, the company’s patented ambient sensing and voice-based digital care companion, into multiple homecare providers and senior living communities.
