The membership program enhances the quality of care for individuals with Parkinson's disease

NEW YORK—Angels On Call Homecare announced its recognition as a Community Partner in Parkinson's Care by the Parkinson's Foundation. This membership program enhances the quality of care for individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Angels On Call said this partnership underscores commitment to providing specialized, compassionate care that empowers clients to live with dignity and purpose.

Legislation would expand access to in-home occupational therapy through Medicare

WASHINGTON—The Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act has been reintroduced by a bipartisan coalition of legislators including Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), John Joyce (PA-13), Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Lloyd Doggett (TX-37). The bill would enable occupational therapy (OT) to be ordered as a stand-alone home health service for Medicare beneficiaries.

The companies will create a post-acute care technology platform focused on the advancement of intelligent patient care within the home

JACKSONVILLE, Florida & NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Forcura, the intelligent workflow management company, and Medalogix, a clinical decision support company, announced that they have combined. Together, the companies will create a post-acute care technology platform focused on the advancement of intelligent patient care within home-based care providers and ultimately across the entire health care continuum.

The combined entity will extend care into the homes of patients across 50 major metropolitan areas

DENVER & BOSTON—DispatchHealth and Medically Home announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. Once the deal closes, Medically Home will become part of DispatchHealth. The combined entity will extend care into the homes of patients across 50 major metropolitan areas in partnership with nearly 40 health systems, as well as most major health plans and value-based care entities.

With the acquisition of VeinoPlus, Dynapulse aims to increase the use of its Second Heart technology

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota—DynaPulse Medical LLC, a provider of medical devices for circulatory and neuromuscular health, announced its acquisition of Veinoplus, a provider of electro-stimulation therapy solutions. This move strengthens DynaPulse Medical LLC’s mission to elevate patient care and expand its portfolio of cutting-edge health care technologies.

The new launch aims to increase billing efficiency & streamline patient intake

LAS VEGAS, Nevada—ATLAS Technology announced the launch of AI Intake, a new feature integrated within its home medical equipment/complex rehab technology enterprise software. Designed to streamline patient intake and enhance billing efficiency, AI Intake gives health care providers a cloud-based solution for managing orders and improving workflow from a single login. This new feature is included within ATLAS Technology's standard fee rate.

The organization's policy roadmap looks to advance policies & initiatives strengthening social ties & combatting social isolation

WASHINGTON—The Foundation for Social Connection Action Network (F4SCAN), a national advocacy and community organization dedicated to advancing policies and initiatives strengthening social ties and combatting social isolation and loneliness, announced a sweeping 2025-2027 policy roadmap to combat social isolation and loneliness.

A Rutgers Health study is the first to examine a national sample of adults on their knowledge of and & preference toward Medical Aid in Dying

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey—Most people in the United States don’t know that medical aid in dying, a legal practice that allows terminally ill patients to obtain a prescription for medication to end their life, is legal in certain states, according to Rutgers researchers.

Advocates say MedPAC’s recommendations would harm patients & increase costs

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) released the following statement on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) March 2025 Report to Congress: Medicare Payment Policy. MedPAC’s congressionally mandated report provides analysis and recommendations on various Medicare programs, including home health and hospice.