OLD FORGE, Penn. (April 12, 2022)—Golden Technologies has made changes that will help the company offer faster lead times for power lift recliners. Golden has dropped lead times on in-stock chairs to just one week and custom build orders to just six weeks.
WATERLOO, Iowa (April 12, 2022)—VGM & Associates is excited to welcome Boone Lockard, CRT, as the new director of VGM Respiratory. Lockard began his career as a respiratory therapist at Lehan Drugs and has more than 12 years of experience in the durable medical equipment (DME) industry. Lockard also worked on the manufacturer side with Philips Respironics for three years as a key account manager.
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill (April 12, 2022)—Advocate Aurora Enterprises (AAE) announced its acquisition of MobileHelp, a provider of remote patient monitoring capabilities and personal emergency response systems.
GREENVILLE, Miss. (April 8, 2022)—A federal jury convicted a Cleveland, Mississippi physician on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud for his role in referring and certifying patients to hospice who were not terminally ill and should not have been placed on hospice care.
PHOENIX, Arizona (April 7, 2022)--Rising costs of materials, shipping, labor and gasoline will continue to hurt home medical equipment (HME) providers, especially if Washington won’t raise reimbursement rates, advocates and experts said at Medtrade West this week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 7, 2022)—The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) sent a “Dear Provider” letter announcing an opportunity for providers to submit a Request to Report Late Due to Extenuating Circumstances for PRF Reporting Period 1 if one or more of the extenuating circumstances described below apply.
ST. LOUIS (April 6, 2022)—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is now accepting proposals to present new education at the 2020 Home Care and Hospice Conference & Expo in America's Center Convention Complex, St. Louis, Missouri, Oct.23-25, 2022.
The deadline for submissions is April 18, 2022.
PHOENIX (April 6, 2022)—Show organizers capped off day two of Medtrade West at the Phoenix Convention Center with the New Product Pavilion Providers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Media.
The Providers’ Choice Gold went to My Crutches from SCS Direct, Trumbull, Conn. CEO Howard Greenspan calls My Crutches the world’s first fashion crutches.
“Breaking a leg isn’t fun,” said Greenspan. “Why make it worse with unsightly crutches?”
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (April 6, 2022)—Nonin Medical announced the appointment of five new members to the company’s board of directors. The new directors bring a diverse and unique set of experiences, along with a passion for growth and innovation in the medical device and health care sectors. Together, they will provide Nonin with strategic guidance and support the company’s continued growth.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 6, 2022)—Forcura, a health care technology company that enables safer patient care transitions and coordination, announced it has appointed David Kerr as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Kerr, who previously served as Forcura’s vice president of engineering, will be responsible for leading Forcura’s technology vision, enhancing existing offerings and bringing new digital capabilities to life.