Chase Hall will take over as the new vice president of care continuity & business development

CLEARWATER, Florida—BayCare announced it has named Chase Hall its new vice president of care continuity and business development. Hall brings more than 15 years of experience in health care leadership, and in this role, Hall will report to both C. Todd Jones, chief strategy officer and chief ambulatory services officer, and Lou Galdieri, chief administrative officer.

Senior Helpers was awarded Age-Friendly Care at Home Certification by CHAP for its work in at-home care services

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut—Senior Helpers,a provider of in-home senior care services, announced it is the first private duty in-home care provider in the United States to be Age-Friendly Care (AFC) at Home certified by Community Health Accreditation Partners (CHAP). Senior Helpers of Fairfield & New Haven Counties joined the list of Senior Helpers CHAP Age-Friendly Care at Home Certified locations.

Carrie Proffitt has been newly promoted to the role of CDO at Encore Healthcare

LIVINGSTON, Tennessee—Encore Healthcare, a health care software company whose Nexus platform powers advanced telerespiratory services and technology-enabled respiratory programs for post-acute care providers, announced the promotion of Carrie Proffitt to chief development officer (CDO).

The companies will work together to expand access to Owlet's prescription pulse oximeter

LEHI, Utah—Owlet, Inc. has announced a new durable medical equipment (DME) partnership with 1 Natural Way, a leading national mom-and-baby-focused DME provider. Families nationwide can now access Owlet’s Food and Drug Administration-cleared prescription pulse oximeter, BabySat, through insurance-supported pathways on 1NaturalWay.com.

BFLOW Solutions provides cloud-based HME & DME equipment software to providers in the DME industry

FRESNO, California—BFLOW Solutions, a provider of cloud-based home medical equipment and durable medical equipment (HME and DME) software announced it officially celebrated 10 years in business on Jan. 1, 2026. 

"From the beginning, we believed DME teams deserved tools that supported the way work actually gets done," said Ted Jones, founder and CEO of BFLOW. "Not more complexity—clarity, structure and control."

Angels on Call marks the first accreditation in the state of New York by the accreditation program

OLD LYME, Connecticut—Purple Flag Excellence in Dementia Care said it has awarded its first-ever accreditation in the state of New York to Angels on Call. The accreditation program said this marks a significant milestone in the expansion of its nationally recognized dementia care standards, and this distinction also represents the second traditional homecare provider in the nation to earn Purple Flag accreditation.

Sunset Healthcare announced it is expanding its in-house repair parts for oxygen concentrators

CHICAGO—Sunset Healthcare Solutions announced it is expanding its line of in-house repair parts for oxygen concentrators, allowing durable medical equipment providers to service and extend the life of their own concentrators at a lower cost. Sunset said it introduced the line in late 2024 after noticing a clear void in needed parts.

Board of Certification/Accreditation International may no longer act as an approved acreditation organization for Medicare durable medical equipment providers

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has halted the ability of the Board of Certification/Accreditation International (BOC) to act as an approved accreditation organization for durable medical equipment (DME) providers. BOC said it was "dismayed" by CMS' actions and that it has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.