BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (January 30, 2020)—MatrixCare/Brightree’s Home Health and Hospice EMR solution earned Best in KLAS honors, receiving a top-ranked score of 87.1 in this year’s “Best in KLAS: Software & Services” report.

ATLANTA & BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (January 31, 2020)—Brightree announced it has agreed to acquire privately held SnapWorx, LLC, a software company providing patient contact management and workflow optimization for the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) resupply market.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario ( January 31, 2020)—PointClickCare, a cloud-based software vendor for the senior care market, was recognized by KLAS as the Best in KLAS segment winner in long-term care for 2020. KLAS is a research and insights firm on a global mission to improve health care delivery by amplifying the provider's voice.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (January 30, 2020)—The introduction of several new CPAP masks over the past 15 months helped drive strong earnings for ResMed, the company reported in its quarterly earnings call on January 30.

WATERLOO, Iowa (January 30, 2020)—VGM & Associates announced Mark Scharenbroich, CSP, CPAE, as the keynote speaker for its 2020 Heartland Conference scheduled for June 15–17, 2020 in Waterloo, Iowa.

Union, N.J. (January 30, 2020)—LifeStation, a provider of medical alert monitoring systems and connected health solutions for aging seniors and caregivers, recently announced the launch of LifeStation Mobile LTE.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2020)—The Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee in the House of Representatives debated a bill earlier this month to assist new Medicare beneficiaries in signing up for Medicare Part B.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2020)—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (CMMI) has issued the second annual report on the Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program.