NEW YORK—Manishkumar Patel, 44, of Pelham Manor New York, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for defrauding Medicare of close to $50 million. Patel previously pled guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud, wire fraud and violating the Anti-Kickback Statute.
DALLAS, Texas—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a software provider for home-based care, named Tomas Berry, RN and case manager at Embrace Hospice and Home Health, as the May Gold Standard Award Winner.
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana—Viemed Healthcare, Inc., a post-acute respiratory provider, announced that it has agreed to buy Illinois-based Lehan’s Medical Equipment, a health care company offering home medical equipment (HME) with specialties in respiratory care and women’s health.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance), an advocate and educator for the care at home community, announced the launch of its newly redesigned website, allianceforcareathome.org. The Alliance said the new site reflects the company's commitment to accessibility and delivering enhanced value to member organizations and all care at home stakeholders.
WASHINGTON—The Elizabeth Dole Foundation announced 20 military and veteran caregivers from across the country will make up its 2025 Class of Dole Caregiver Fellows.
FRISCO, Texas—Addus HomeCare Corporation, a provider of homecare services, announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Due to the growth in its personal care business and its acquisition of Gentiva's business in December, Addus reported a 20% growth in revenue and 25% higher earnings over the first quarter of last year.
First Quarter 2025 Highlights:
CLEARWATER, Florida—Empath Health, an integrated care network, unveiled its One Hospice Model. Empath Health said the framework will preserve community-based hospice while adding the scale, innovation and accountability of a statewide system.
ARLINGTON, Virginia—The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North American (RESNA) Standards Committee on Emergency Stair Travel Devices (ESTD) has released a final draft standard, "RESNA ED-1 Standard for Evacuation Devices - Volume 1: Emergency Stair Travel Devices used by individuals with disabilities," for a public comment period starting May 9, 2025.
ST. LOUIS, Missouri—Responsive Respiratory (RRI) recently introduced a Patient Bed Transport Cart to its line of industrial transport and storage solutions.
CHICAGO, Illinois—As the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease tops more than 7 million for the first time, nearly 4 in 5 Americans would want to know if they had Alzheimer’s disease before it impacted their lives. They also want treatment, even if it comes with risks, as long as it slows the progression of the disease.
