CINCINNATI (January 17, 2018)—FirstLight Home Care, a national provider of non-medical homecare, has been ranked No. 65 on the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 list for 2018. This is the seventh consecutive year that the homecare franchise has received this honor.

LAS VEGAS (January 17, 2018)—Positive momentum from Medtrade has carried over to the new year, with Medtrade Spring officials reporting better than average booth sales. “Medtrade Spring has been selling incredibly well since we got back from Medtrade 2017 in Atlanta, and I did not expect for this floor plan to be filled so early,” says York Schwab, account executive for the Spring show, scheduled for March 27–29, 2018, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

SUNRISE, Fla. (January 16, 2018)—Interim HealthCare Inc. recently ranked in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500, the world’s first, best and most comprehensive franchise ranking. Placement in the Franchise 500 is a highly sought-after honor in the franchise industry, as evidenced by the fact that Entrepreneur received more than 1,000 applications this year, making it one of the company’s most competitive rankings ever.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (January 15, 2018)—Merits Health Products has promoted Kevin Liu to president and Chris Blackmore to vice president of Sales and Business Development. Both have contributed immensely to the growth and success Merits USA has experience in the past few years.

LAS VEGAS (January 15, 2018)—Early registration rates for Medtrade Spring are in effect until Wednesday, January 31. The spring version of the nation’s premiere HME trade show is scheduled for March 27–29, 2018, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Why Should Hospitals Align With Aging Agencies to Reduce Readmissions?
Forming even informal arrangements with Area Agencies on Aging can help a hospital's bottom line by keeping 30-day readmission rates down. (Jeff Lagasse/Healthcare Finance News)