How SNF-at-home programs might be the future of medicine

After a patch of ice sent Marc Durocher hurtling to the ground, and doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center repaired the broken hip that resulted, the 75-year-old electrician found himself at a crossroads.

He didn’t need to be in the hospital any longer. But he was still in pain, unsteady on his feet, unready for independence.

Local resident aims to boost care for seniors in the Nashville area

NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Seniors Helping Seniors in-home care services, a franchisor with more than 180 franchise partners and over 350 territories nationwide, has grown rapidly in recent years. Now, local resident Nick Deitmen has opened a new location to serve the Nashville, Bellevue, Antioch, Belle Meade, Green Hills, Brentwood, East Nashville, Donelson, and Madison communities in Tennessee.

Winners to be announced at AGILE Conference in May

DALLAS—Finalists have been announced for the 2025 Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience (AGILE) conference's Distinction Awards. This year more than 20 home health, hospice, palliative and homecare organizations are finalists across four categories. The finalist organizations represent Axxess clients who have achieved excellence in areas of growth, innovation, quality and compliance.

CoachCare is a provider of RPM & care management platforms

TAMPA, Florida—Hyde Park Capital announced that its client, VitalTech, a provider of comprehensive enterprise solutions across the care continuum that integrates virtual care coordination into existing workflows, has been acquired by CoachCare, a provider of remote patient monitoring (RPM) and care management platforms. Hyde Park Capital served as the exclusive investment banker to VitalTech for this transaction.

The new codes will be implemented on April 1

WASHINGTON–A joint durable medical equipment Medicare Administrative contractor (DME MAC) publication announced new HCPCS codes for wheelchair accessories will go into effect on or after April 1, 2025. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) is revising HCPCS code E1028 and creating three new HCPCS codes for wheelchair accessories:

Addition of remote control allows eXciteOSA to qualify for HCPCS codes

LONDON—Signifier Medical Technologies Limited, which makes medical technology for sleep-disordered breathing, today announced the introduction of its newest SKU, 18010, which features a hardware remote control specifically designed to meet Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for reimbursement. The company said this development means eXciteOSA therapy can be more readily accessed by Medicare and Medicaid patients.

National provider of respiratory HME and services saw growth in use of ventilators, PAP therapy and sleep resupply

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana—Viemed Healthcare, Inc., which provides respiratory care and technology-enabled home medical equipment services, reported its financial results for the fourth quarter (Q4) and full year of 2024 on March 11, 2025.