ATLANTA and BURLINGAME, Calif., (August 12, 2021)—Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced that it has closed its acquisition of CareLinx, a digital on-demand platform of tech-enabled care providers. Sharecare has acquired CareLinx from Europ Assistance, one of the largest global assistance companies.
NASHUA, N.H. (August 12, 2021)—SolutionHealth (parent organization of Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health) and Home Health & Hospice Care (HHHC) have reached another milestone in the process to combine services to provide enhanced post-acute care services to the people of southern New Hampshire.
BOSTON (August 11, 2021)—eCaring, a full-service software platform specifically designed for the homecare industry, has added two industry veterans to its executive team.
Matt Barbee, formerly of BAYADA Home Health Care, has been named chief operating officer. George Fehrenbach, a health care software development expert, has been named chief technology officer.
FORT WORTH, Texas (August 10, 2021)—Health care mergers and acquisitions (M+A) advisory firm, VERTESS, announced that Sean McDougall, a widely-recognized expert on reentry and substance abuse treatment operations, has joined the company as a managing director.
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (August 9, 2021)—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise systems in the United States, announced the launch of its third territory in Massachusetts with the opening of its location in Greater Worcester.
EL CAJON, Calf. (August 9, 2021)—Rescu, an emergency alert app that connects people directly to certified emergency dispatchers, has launched throughout the United States in partnership with over 30,000 local emergency agencies. Rescu is the first and only personal emergency response system (PERS) in a nonhardware platform.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (August 9, 2021)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) applauded the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate that will ensure Medicare patients maintain access to home infusion therapies that require the use of an infusion pump. The Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act—introduced by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia) and Sen.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Penn. (August 9, 2021)—AdaptHealth Corp., a provider of patient-centered, health care-at-home solutions including home medical equipment, medical supplies and related services, announced today the appointment of Anton Hie as vice president, investor relations—a newly created position. Hie will report to Jason Clemens, AdaptHealth’s Chief Financial Officer.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 6, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule on July 30, 2021, permanently exempted manual complex rehab technology (CRT) wheelchair accessories from pricing based on competitive bidding results for standard wheelchair accessories.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 6, 2021)—AAHomecare has retained The Nickles Group (TNG), a well-established D.C. lobbying firm, to bolster the association’s capability to engage Capitol Hill and federal agencies overseeing health care policy.