WEST JORDAN, Utah—CareXM, a provider of clinical triage and virtual care coordination solutions for post-acute care, announced the expansion of its leadership team with the addition of two executives and the appointment of a new chief strategy officer.
NEWARK, New Jersey—A Florida man was sentenced to prison for allegedly laundering the proceeds of a health care fraud and kickback scheme involving durable medical equipment (DME) that caused millions of dollars in losses to Medicare and other insurance providers.
WASHINGTON—United States Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) have reintroduced the Telehealth Modernization Act, a bill that would extend telehealth access for Americans enrolled in Medicare through fiscal year 2027. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) are leading the House companion bill.
LOS ANGELES—Playhouse MD, a health care brand focused on pediatric physical wellness through playtime, is now officially available on Amazon.
Partnering with McKesson Medical-Surgical, a subsidiary of McKesson Corporation and a medical distributor and online seller of medical supplies and health care solutions, Playhouse MD's doctor-designed, kid-inspired medical devices are now available to millions of families across the country.
FORT WORTH, Texas—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system, announced the opening of its newest location in Fort Worth, Texas. This new agency will provide in-home care and senior living referral services to the aging population in the Fort Worth metro area and surrounding communities.
DALLAS—MyDirectives, a provider of digital advance care planning (ACP) solutions, and KanTime Healthcare Software, a provider of enterprise software for post-acute care, announced a partnership to embed MyDirectives for Clinicians directly into the KanTime electronic health record.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—LogicMark, Inc., a provider of personal emergency response systems (PERS), health communication devices and technology for the care economy, announced the launch of medication reminders in its Freedom Alert Max technology. The company said medication management integrated directly into a medical alert device decreases the need for seperate smartphone apps and providing a safety solution for seniors and their caregivers.
DALLAS—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a software provider for home-based care, has been named an approved software vendor for Interim HealthCare franchises, a nationwide homecare company in the United States. Approved software vendor status enables Interim HealthCare's franchise partners to use HCHB's software platform with various supportive products and services.
COLUMBIA, Maryland—AbsoluteCare, a provider of value-based integrated health care, shared insights from its latest white paper, "Beyond Medicine: The Cost-saving Power of Addressing Social Drivers of Health." The paper revealed that certain social determinants of health, such as housing, transportation and even zip code, can lead to higher hospital admissions and health care issues. Another key component of the paper was how AbsoluteCare is tackling these issues.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a health- and community-care technology and services company, announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud to deliver a set of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions for post-acute, acute and community care.
