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By Jordan Rau
GAINESVILLE, Florida—etectRx, Inc. (etectRx), a privately held silicon-enabled digital health sensor platform company, announced a first-of-its-kind pilot project with The Village at Gainesville, a retirement community. The pilot represents the debut application of eBrief, etectRx's patented intelligent incontinence monitoring system.
One in 10 Americans—or 37.3 million—are living with diabetes, a number that continues to rise annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).
ATLANTA—A Texas man and owner of two durable medical equipment (DME) companies has pleaded guilty to conspiracy for his role in a scheme to pay illegal kickbacks, resulting in more than $20 million submitted in claims to, and $11 million in payment from, Medicare.
TROY, Michigan—Best Life Brands, LLC (Best Life Brands), a franchised organization with a portfolio of brands dedicated to senior care, announced that two of its brands, CarePatrol and ComForCare, were named to this year’s Franchise Times Top 400 list.
DENVER, Colorado—A federal grand jury in Denver returned an indictment charging a Colorado woman with willfully failing to account for and pay over-employment taxes for several years.
LAKE CITY, Florida—LiViliti Health Products announced the launch of its new CPAP Soap product. According to LiViliti, CPAP Soap is a retail add-on for CPAP providers to increase their margins with their resupply business.
CPAP Soap products allow patients to easily follow CPAP manufacturer's guidelines and FDA-approved processes for daily and weekly cleaning.
WASHINGTON—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) continue to jointly explore the formation of a new as-of-yet unnamed organization that combines the strengths of NAHC and NHPCO, "creating a better and more powerful advocate for the entire home care, hospice, palliative care, and serious illness community," NAHC said.
GOLETA, California—Inogen, Inc., a medical technology company offering innovative respiratory products for use in the homecare setting, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Kevin Smith as Inogen’s president and chief executive officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately, succeeding Nabil Shabshab.
