—Via AAHomecare, WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 14, 2017)—AAHomecare has learned that third party sellers in North Dakota (and possibly other states) have been advertising and selling through Amazon.com CPAP devices without a prescription or any other medical supervision. Such sales are likely in violation of state and federal laws, as well as Amazon’s own restrictions on the sale of prescription devices.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 14, 2017)—Barbara McCann was named CEO and president of Community Health Accreditation Partner or CHAP Inc., after serving as interim president and CEO since July 2017.
—Via NAHC, WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 13, 2017)—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is looking for volunteers to help create the organization's education curriculum in home health and hospice for its annual 2018 conference.
NEW YORK (December 12, 2017)—Alliance Homecare, a concierge home health care provider serving individuals and families in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley, has partnered with Beau the Rescue to offer one-on-one pet therapy sessions for seniors and their Alliance home health aides. The collaboration brings “man’s best friend” into clients’ homes for quality pet interaction, reinforcing the Alliance’s high-touch approach.
WATERLOO, Iowa (December 12, 2017)—In a nationwide survey, over half of Medicare beneficiaries reported problems obtaining medically needed home medical equipment (HME) such as oxygen and wheelchairs under Medicare’s Competitive Bidding program.
SAN DIEGO (December 12, 2017)—ResMed today was named one of America’s top 100 corporate citizens for the second straight year by Forbes and JUST Capital, a nonprofit that analyzes and ranks companies based on how they serve the priorities of the American people.
ResMed ranked #76 among other large publicly traded U.S. companies and #2 in “Health Care Equipment & Services” when compared on issues including:
