ATLANTA (July 15, 2022)—Brightree has launched the Brightree Digital Experience, new software tools that enable providers to streamline and improve the patient experience through automated and orchestrated text/email patient outreach to keep them updated, electronic documentation and signature capabilities, and video chat allowing for virtual patient support.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (July 14, 2022)—Aeroflow Healthcare, a durable medical equipment (DME) provider based out of Asheville, North Carolina, is proud to announce their $100,000 donation towards an affordable housing project by Haywood Street Community Development (HSCD).
NEW YORK (July 5, 2022)—Tomorrow Health, a home-based care company, closed a $60 million Series B round, bringing its total funding to date to $92.5 million. The oversubscribed round was led by BOND, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Obvious Ventures, BoxGroup and Sound Ventures. The capital will fuel Tomorrow Health’s expanding partnerships with national and regional health plans, growth in new markets and investment in its market-leading technology.
MINNEAPOLIS (June 30, 2022)—Coloplast, a global medical device company and provider of intimate health care needs, has been awarded an AscenDrive agreement with Premier, Inc. AscenDrive is a national program designed to standardize the care delivery process and help drive the highest-level commitment and savings for members. Effective July 1, 2022, Coloplast is one of two suppliers awarded the AscenDrive contract for ostomy products.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (June 28, 2022)—The Board of Certification/Accreditation’s (BOC) President & CEO, Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE, recently announced she plans to retire at the end of 2022.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (June 24, 2022)—The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week that it has upgraded the recall of the Baxter Volara system to a Class I event, the most serious category. Baxter Healthcare Corporation and its subsidiary company Hillrom issued the recall in late April following two reported deaths and one injury.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 24, 2022)—A Charlotte, North Carolina, doctor is facing federal charges for her role in a durable medical equipment (DME) scheme that defrauded federal benefits programs of more than $11 million, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Sudipta Mazumder, 46, of Charlotte, is charged with one count of health care fraud and six counts of making false statements relating to health care matters.
ATLANTA (June 20, 2022)—After Emerald officials decided to consolidate the Medtrade East and Medtrade West shows into one annual event, the question became; when and where?
“The suspense is over, and the contract has been signed,” said York Schwab, show director. “Medtrade will head to Dallas and take place March 28-30, 2023.”
The specific location is the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in the Convention Center District in downtown Dallas.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 10, 2022)—AAHomecare’s membership has re-elected three officers for the 2022-2023 year, and also has approved six board members for three-year terms.
The officers re-elected for 2022-2023 term are:
WATERLOO, Iowa (June 10, 2022)—The Durable Medical Equipment Repair and Training (DMERT) Group has announced Wayne Grau as the new chair of their executive board.
Greg Packer, president of U.S. Rehab and previous Chair of the DMERT Group, announced his resignation to be effective upon the naming of a successor.
WATERLOO, Iowa (June 7, 2022)—The Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA) has announced that the nomination period for the 2022 O&P Woman of the Year Award is open.
FORT WORTH, Texas (May 19, 2022)—VERTESS, a health care mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm, closed out a strong first quarter of 2022 with three transactions. Managing Partner Bradley Smith commented that these were noteworthy successes given the current status of the economy and the geopolitical instability overseas.
DALLAS, Texas (May 17, 2022)—A federal jury in Dallas, Texas, convicted the owners and operators of four orthotic brace suppliers in Texas and Arkansas for a $6.5 million illegal kickback scheme, including violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute.
WATERLOO, Iowa (May 12, 2022)—VGM & Associates routinely monitors environmental factors that impact home medical equipment (HME) providers and their ability to effectively provide their products and services to patients who need and rely on them.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (May 12, 2022)—Research is now underway for the study “Racial Bias in Orthotics and Prosthetics,” a recipient of a 2021 American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) and Center for Orthotic and Prosthetic Learning and Outcomes/Evidence-Based Practice (COPL) Pilot Grant. The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) committed $30,000 to fund the study, which is the first of its kind in the orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) field.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (May 9, 2022)—The Numotion Foundation announced emergency relief contributions in the amount of $50,000 to organizations serving those affected by the ongoing aggression in Ukraine. The contribution is primarily intended to assist those living with mobility-related disabilities currently facing displacement, economic uncertainty, and a lack of access to appropriate mobility equipment and independent living aids as the result of the worsening crisis in this region.
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