BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—IntellaTriage, a provider of nurse-first triage solutions for hospice and home health organizations, named Triage Nurse Wina Hanselman as its 2025 Nurse of the Year.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Royal Philips, a provider of health technology, announced that a consortium composed of Philips, Cuviva and Vingmed has been selected to support Region Stockholm’s hospital-at-home initiative, enabling hospital-level care to be delivered in patients’ homes across the region. The consortium was selected through a tender led by Karolinska University Hospital for an advanced remote-monitoring program serving patients with complex or chronic conditions.
WASHINGTON—Several advocacy organizations and patient groups penned a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz requesting immediate clarification on guidance for the continuing‑use criteria for home mechanical ventilators (HMVs) and respiratory assist devices (RADs) for beneficiaries with chronic respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a reorganization of its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the department’s law enforcement agency charged with protecting civil rights, conscience and religious freedom, as well as health information privacy and security.
BOSTON—Alexandria Williams, an Illinois-based doctor, has agreed to pay $62,500 to resolve allegations that she caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for medically unreasonable and unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME).
FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan—A federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted a Michigan nurse and home healthcare agency owner yesterday for allegedly operating a $1.6 million scheme to defraud Medicare.
STATEN ISLAND, New York—A New York man was sentenced to 37 months in prison for allegedly conspiring to launder nearly $1.5 million in illicit healthcare fraud proceeds through multiple domestic and global banks on behalf of a Transnational Criminal Organization.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a global health and community care technology and services company, is expanding its partnership with Unison Health Services, Inc. (Unison), a home health agency that serves approximately 3,200 patients across the greater Los Angeles, California area.
IRVINE, California—Entrepreneur.com released its 2026 Top 10 Franchises in Every Industry list, which included 10 senior care providers. The new ranking highlights the top 10 franchises across 17 major industry categories, including senior care and health and wellness.
The 10 providers ranked were:
WACO, Texas—AxisCare, a provider of homecare management software, announced the launch of its skilled care solution, a platform for managing in-home clinical services, including skilled nursing, physical therapy and occupational therapy.
The company said the new capabilities allow providers to manage both clinical and non-clinical services within a combined platform.
