OLD FORGE, Penn. (October 7, 2016)—Golden Technologies announced that they will sponsor an exclusive presentation by Bob Phibbs, The Retail Doctor, during the upcoming Medtrade show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Phibbs will present in Room C111 at 4 p.m. Monday, October 31.
EXETER, Penn. (October 7, 2016)—Pride Mobility Products announced the beginning of manufacturing in its wholly owned, vertically integrated lift chair manufacturing plant in Pontotoc, Mississippi.
The Pride Mississippi plant is dedicated to producing high quality lift chairs using state-of-the-art manufacturing technology, quality-control processes and local craftsmen.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (October 6, 2016)—CareLinx, an online caregiver marketplace, today announced it is partnering with CareAcademy.com, an online learning service for in-home caregivers, to provide professional courses and certification for 150,000 caregivers who are on the CareLinx platform. The partnership establishes a resource destination to enhance caregivers’ ability to improve homecare and quality of life for seniors.
CAMDEN, Del. (October 6, 2016)—SeoSamba's customer, Senior Care Authority, a nationwide, fast-growing franchise providing senior placement services and eldercare consulting, is now listed in the Top 50 "Best of Best" Low Cost Franchises by Franchise Business Review.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 6, 2016)—In honor of an innovative and dedicated champion of the HME community, the Homecare Champion Award presented each year at the Stand Up for Homecare reception will now be named the Van Miller Homecare Champion Award. This honor, which is presented for outstanding HME service, is being renamed to reflect the characteristics of HME visionary Van G. Miller, past CEO and founder of the VGM Group, Inc.
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (October 6, 2016)—Today, Evolution Health, a division of Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc., announced results from a groundbreaking study on Mobile Integrated Health care’s (MIH) impact on preventable utilization of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the Emergency Department (ED) and medical inpatient admissions.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (October 6, 2016)—QS/1 has announced the release of an interface from its Workflow process to the eNGAGE Patient Management platform.
CLEARWATER, Fla. (October 6, 2016)—Zelis Payments, a division of Zelis Healthcare, announced today that it is the first electronic reimbursement vendor to participate in EnrollHub, the EFT/ERA enrollment solution by the non-profit alliance, Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH). EnrollHub enables health care providers to enter their EFT enrollment information into a single, secure online utility and select the payers from whom they wish to receive electronic payments.
SEATTLE (October 6, 2016)—A Place for Mom, the nation’s largest senior living referral service, released data today showing that 73 percent of families report that a senior loved one’s quality of life improved after moving to assisted living. Before making the transition, 62 percent of seniors say they would rather stay at home; however, after moving to assisted living families find improvements in seniors’ social and emotional well-being as well as physical health and nutrition.