CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 20, 2022)—Prochant, a revenue cycle management (RCM) provider with more than 20 years' experience, particularly in the home medical equipment (HME) space, announced a partnership with VGM & Associates to be the member service organization’s official partner for focused billing solutions.

MIAMI, Fla. (May 20, 2022)—VirtuOx, Inc., based in Coral Springs, Florida and operating Medicare approved independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTF), has agreed to pay $3.15 million to resolve allegations that it submitted or caused to be submitted false claims to Medicare for reimbursement.

WATERLOO, Iowa (May 19, 2022)—VGM Group, Inc. has begun the search for a president to head its VGM & Associates division, the nation’s largest member service organization for post-acute health care. This role leads a 70-person team serving VGM’s 3000 member organizations, as well as vendor partners and the broader home medical equipment (HME) industry. The candidate selected will also join VGM Group’s 10-person senior leadership team.

FORT WORTH, Texas (May 19, 2022)—VERTESS, a health care mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm, closed out a strong first quarter of 2022 with three transactions. Managing Partner Bradley Smith commented that these were noteworthy successes given the current status of the economy and the geopolitical instability overseas.

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) and BAYADA Home Health Care recently kicked off a new initiative to improve conditions, pay and recognition for homecare workers (

BIRMINGHM, Ala. (May 13, 2022)—Medicaid can directly pay for independent home health aides' benefits, including health insurance and skills training, according to a final rule the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Thursday. The final rule allows State Medicaid agencies to provide home health aides not working with an agency employee benefit premiums and union dues deducted from their paychecks. 

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (May 12, 2022)—Research is now underway for the study “Racial Bias in Orthotics and Prosthetics,” a recipient of a 2021 American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) and Center for Orthotic and Prosthetic Learning and Outcomes/Evidence-Based Practice (COPL) Pilot Grant. The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) committed $30,000 to fund the study, which is the first of its kind in the orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) field.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 10, 2022)—The Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation, a 501(c)3 research foundation, will operate under a new name—Research Institute for Home Care—and adopt a new tagline: "Advancing homecare through research." In announcing the change, the institute will focus on improving access to and delivery of care in the home by promoting research to inform policy and identify best practices and patient care models.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (May 9, 2022)—The Numotion Foundation announced emergency relief contributions in the amount of $50,000 to organizations serving those affected by the ongoing aggression in Ukraine. The contribution is primarily intended to assist those living with mobility-related disabilities currently facing displacement, economic uncertainty, and a lack of access to appropriate mobility equipment and independent living aids as the result of the worsening crisis in this region.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (May 9, 2022) Ageless Innovation LLC, a global company devoted to reimagining how people positively live and age together through the power of play, announced the expansion of its award-winning Joy for All product line to include a unique collection of card-based games. With the goal of delivering continued joy and fun to older adults and their loved ones, the new games will encourage enjoyable social interactions powered by the proven benefits of reminiscence therapy.