ALBANY (June 14, 2022)—New York state and national sepsis experts, advocates and leaders from nearly every sector in the health care system will converge for a statewide, all-sector collaborative summit on sepsis, June 15 at the Albany Hilton.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (June 14, 2022)—Close the Gap in Senior Care, the nonprofit arm of Caring Senior Service, announced it is collaborating with Lowe’s Livable Home, a one-stop destination started by Lowe’s Home Improvement stores to offer aging-in-place and life-change solutions, to distribute and install grab bars as part of the Grab the Bars initiative.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 10, 2022)—AAHomecare’s membership has re-elected three officers for the 2022-2023 year, and also has approved six board members for three-year terms.
The officers re-elected for 2022-2023 term are:
WATERLOO, Iowa (June 10, 2022)—The Durable Medical Equipment Repair and Training (DMERT) Group has announced Wayne Grau as the new chair of their executive board.
Greg Packer, president of U.S. Rehab and previous Chair of the DMERT Group, announced his resignation to be effective upon the naming of a successor.
GAN YAVNE, Israel (June 3, 2022)--SleepX, a subsidiary of AppYea, announced it has received approval from the Helsinki Committee to begin its planned clinical trial on the SleepX PRO application.
Gilbert, Arizona (June 2, 2022)–Homecare franchisor SYNERGY HomeCare has announced the launch of a comprehensive new memory care program that combines specialized training for caregivers, engagement tools for clients and family resources and support.
WATERLOO, Iowa (June 3, 2022)–Online registration for VGM’s 21st anniversary Heartland Conference will close June 6. Guests will still be able to register on-site for the in-person educational event June 13-15 in Waterloo, Iowa.
DUBLIN, Ohio (June 3, 2022)–Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) announced the addition of a new distribution center in the Columbus, Ohio, area as part of a multi-year warehouse modernization and growth plan.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (June 3, 2022)--A Georgia woman was arrested on June 1 in Hampton, Georgia, on criminal charges related to an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), which was then billed to Medicare.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (June 2, 2022)—If you’re in the world of home medical equipment (HME), you probably know the work that the Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) does to meet mobility needs across the United States. For years, the organization has worked hard to collect new and gently used HME and distribute it to those with need.