ATLANTA (November 19, 2015)—The Providers Choice Gold Award, sponsored by HomeCare magazine and awarded at last month’s Medtrade in Atlanta, went to Urifunnel, a company founded by parents of a special needs son. The product is designed as a cost effective option to enhance bathroom sanitation and safety.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (November 20, 2015)—Statistics show Alabama ranks among the top 10 states in the nation in terms of fire deaths and injuries. Seven times a day, someone dies in a home fire. The Red Cross Home Fire Preparedness Campaign is happening all over the country and involves Red Cross workers joining with local fire departments and community groups to visit neighborhoods at high risk for fires.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 18, 2015)—In June, CMS announced its intention to make changes to the HCPCS codes for ventilators, including dramatically lowering the payment rate—by 35 percent—for these devices/therapies, starting on January 1, 2016.


LONDON, UK (18 November 2015)—The global market for women’s health devices is forecast to grow from an estimated $1.8 billion in 2014 to approximately $2.4 billion in 2021, representing a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 3.7 percent, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData.

BISMARCK, N.D. (November 16, 2015)—AAHomecare officials met with its entire North Dakota delegation in March 2014 in Bismarck, at Great Plains Rehabilitation Services, and started discussing all the problems associated with competitive bidding.

WEBB CITY, Mo. (November 18, 2015)—DETECTO’s new model PHR freestanding portable height rod is simple to set up and easy to use for height measurement ranging from pediatric to adult use in visiting nurse homecare. There is no wall fastening necessary and it may be positioned against a wall or completely freestanding due to its large floor plate. Two spacers provide additional stability when placed against a wall.