BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey—Quantum Home Cares, a home healthcare and advocacy agency, announced the opening of its office in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
Quantum Home Cares’ services include daily living support, nutrition and wellness, advocacy, independence and specialized care. The company is staffed with nurses, home health aides, specialized drivers, personal assistants and case managers.
DALLAS—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a provider of software and services for home-based care, has released a new industry report, "What Clinicians Are Really Asking for and What It Means for Your Retention Strategy."
The company said the report examines:
PINELLAS PARK, Florida—Quality Biomedical, Inc., a respiratory service company in the United States, announced it has acquired M&M Medical Equipment Repair, a Pennsylvania-based service specialist with nearly four decades of experience.
BOSTON, Massachusetts—Rep. Ayanna Presley of Massachusetts introduced the Facilitating Access to Service and Timely Repairs for Wheelchairs Act. The legislation is designed toward changing how Medicare Advantage plans handle repairs for certain wheelchairs and related equipment.
For complex rehabilitation technology (CRT)—which includes certain power wheelchairs, manual wheelchairs and related accessories—the bill would potentially stop Medicare Advantage plans from requiring:
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio State Representatives announced the passage of a legislative package aimed at fighting fraud, waste and abuse within Ohio’s Medicaid program.
WEST JORDAN, Utah—CareXM and OnePoint Patient Care announced a partnership aimed at reducing delays when medication needs surface after hours for hospice patients. The integration connects CareXM's 24/7 registered nurse-led triage platform with OnePoint's hospice-dedicated pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager infrastructure, linking the moment a medication need is identified to the systems and people who can fulfill it.
WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is recommending adding a new “country of origin" field as a requirement for lead items provided by durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers chosen for the agency’s Medicare competitive bidding program.
WASHINGTON—The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has signed determinations terminating the COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) declarations for drugs and biological products and for medical devices, concluding that the circumstances that justified these emergency authorities no longer exist.
OLD FORGE, Pennsylvania—Golden Technologies, a manufacturer of mobility and lift recliner products, announced the launch of the new Cricket LT GP309 Carbon Power Wheelchair. The company said the wheelchair is designed to make lightweight carbon fiber mobility more accessible, the Cricket LT combines side-fold convenience, memory foam comfort and travel-ready portability.
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts—WeOxy has announced the launch of the next-generation portable oxygen concentrator, the WeOxy Q5. The company said the device is the result of seven years of research and development and has been validated through the international market for four years before entering the home medical equipment and durable medical equipment channel.
