NEW YORK—With disruptive winter storms predicted for much of the country, software company Arya Health announced it is launching an emergency response agent (ERA) designed to help quickly triage urgent homecare issues when traditional workflows are overwhelmed.

The ERA serves as a centralized first point of contact, capturing critical information and helping teams respond more efficiently. 

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SAN DIEGO—Visiting Angels Senior Home Care North San Diego announced it has launched a redesigned website that streamlines the process for families seeking in-home care services for their loved ones. The new site, which went live in mid-December, features a simplified consultation request system accessible directly from the homepage.

NEW YORK—Tomorrow Health, a home-based health care platform, announced general availability of its Horizon Suite, which includes artificial intelligence (AI) ordering, AI fax intake and the Tomorrow Health expert assistant (THEA). 

Tomorrow Health said the solutions offered in the Horizon Suite aim to embed intelligence and analytics across provider, supplier and payer workflows to accelerate the prescription to fulfillment process.

HUDSON, Ohio—GEMCO Medical, a national wholesale distributor of medical supplies, announced that it will open a new distribution center in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the summer of 2026. The company said the facility aims to expand capacity, accelerate delivery times and enhance service levels for customers across the Western United States.

MIDDLETOWN, New Jersey—NikoHealth, the cloud-based automation platform for home medical equipment (HME) providers, announced a new application programming interface (API) integration with sovaSage, Inc., a digital health software as a service (SaaS) company focused on sleep and respiratory therapy management.

MACON, Georgia—Elizabeth Sue Ivester, 63, of Warner Robins, has been convicted on one count of health care fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for engaging in a scheme to defraud the Georgia Medicaid program of more than $5.4 million.

MIRAMAR, Florida—INMYTEAM, a health care technology company focused on artificial intelligence (AI) in home health operations, announced the launch of its AI Transcriber for home health care assessments. The transcriber is designed to aid in simplifying outcome and assessment information set (OASIS) documentation, improve Medicare compliance and restore time to clinicians.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas—Gauge Capital announced that it has acquired Reliable Medical to provide growth capital and complete a recapitalization of the business. 

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan—Assured Home Nursing (AHN), a provider on at-home senior care based in Birmingham, Michigan, announced it is officially certified as a Medicaid Home Help provider in the state. 

AHN's services include helping Medicaid eligible seniors and people with disabilities with activities of daily living (ADLs) like bathing and dressing, as well as instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) like cooking and managing medications.

WASHINGTON—Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated several lists that cover durable medical equipment (DME) reimbursement authorization. The three lists updated were the required face-to-face and written order prior to delivery list (Required F2F/WOPD), the required prior authorization list and the master list.