HME

THEODORE, Ala. (June 21, 2021)—Supreme Medical Fulfillment has become a silver associate sponsor of the Georgia Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers (GAMES). 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 15, 2021)—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced important new information for recipients of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (PRF). Below are the key changes:

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 15, 2021)—AAHomecare’s has membership approved a new leadership slate, re-electing Bill Guidetti (executive vice president, East Zone, Apria Healthcare—Red Bank, New Jersey) as chairman of the board and also approving two home medical equipment industry leaders to officer roles:

Josh Marx, managing director and vice president, Medical Service Company
AAHomecare vice chair
Cleveland, Ohio

SPENCERVILLE, Ind. (June 15, 2021)—Team@Work, a coaching and business services organization, continues to add to its impressive coaching staff with the appointment of Rebecca (Becky) Small, as vice president of DME/HME business development.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (June 11,2021)—Acuity Medical announced winners of the 2021 Excellence in Retail Award. Several retailers in the region were recognized for Outstanding Customer Service, Product Selection, Merchandising, Staff Training, and Community Service. Also recognized were key vendors Golden Technologies, Nova, EZ-ACCESS, ARJO, Stander and others. 

OKLAHOMA CITY (June 11, 2021)—Oklahoma home medical equipment (HME) suppliers and a broad spectrum of other health care providers were cheered last week by a state Supreme Court ruling that the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) does not have the authority to implement a managed care plan for the state’s Medicaid system.
 

PITTSBURGH, Penn. (June 8, 202)—sovaSage Incorporated, a Pittsburgh based company, announced the latest release of its TherapistAssist software (version 7.0). This new release provides an effortless and instantaneous handoff of mask and mask sizing recommendations between sleep labs, home sleep study services and durable medical equipment (DME) providers.

NORTHFIELD, Ill. (June 7, 2021)—Medline Industries, Inc., a privately held manufacturer and distributor of health care supplies with 2020 revenue of $17.5 billion, has entered into a definitive agreement through which it will receive a majority investment from a partnership comprised of funds managed by Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman. Those close to the deal value it at $30 billion, including debt.

ARLINGTON, Va. (June 1, 2021)—Home medical equipment (HME) suppliers in rural and other non-bid areas received significant support in the April 2020 Cares Act through measures that extended the 50/50 blended rate for rural suppliers through the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), and for the first time provided a 75/25 rate (a blend using 75% current adjusted rates and 25% unadjusted rates) for suppliers in other non-bid areas for the duration of the PHE.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (June 1, 2021)—Griffin Randall recently joined the Emerald sales team as a business development representative for Medtrade. Randall will explore new business opportunities for Medtrade (booths and sponsorships) as well as service existing customers.

Randall comes from the fast and furious world of retail where he worked at Best Buy, starting in the home theater section and eventually extending his responsibilities to virtually everything under the Best Buy roof.

BATON ROUGE, La. (May 21, 2021)—In a victory for home ventilator providers, the Louisiana House of Representative passed HB 594 on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The legislation prevents insurers, MCOs and other payers from setting reimbursement caps for ventilators.

CINCINNATI (May 19, 2021)—Protech Home Medical Corp., a U.S.-based provider of home medical equipment focused on end-to-end respiratory care, is pleased to announce that, subject to the receipt of all required regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), it intends to change its name to Quipt Home Medical Corp. and consolidate its common shares on the basis of one post-consolidation common share for every four pre-consolidation shares.

ARLINGTON, Va. (May 11, 2021)—AAHomecare is currently accepting nominations for one open position on the board of directors. To be nominated, you must be an employee or owner of an AAHomecare member company in good standing. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 7, 2021)—Even as vaccination rates grow and new cases of COVID-19 are slowing nationwide, home medical equipment (HME) suppliers and manufacturers remain in the grip of another side effect of the pandemic: higher product costs and increased operational expenses.

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Penn. (May 7, 2021)—AdaptHealth, a provider of patient-centered, health care at home solutions including home medical equipment, medical supplies and related services, announced several recent acquisitions during its Q1 earnings call. In the first quarter, the company closed several acquisitions including previously announced Allina Health Home Oxygen & Medical Equipment, a HME provider in Minnesota with 10 locations.

SAN FRANCISCO (May 6, 2021)—Better Health, a next-generation medical supplier that provides end-to-end care for patients with chronic conditions, announced that they have been joined by Dr. Rosemary Ku as vice president of medical affairs.

EL PASO, Texas (May 5, 2021)—The Texas Medical Equipment Providers Association (TexMEP) announced recent changes in leadership with the hiring of an executive director and establishing a new board of directors.

ATLANTA (May 4, 2021)—The Medtrade East Call for Presentations is still on with the deadline extended to Friday, May 14. Medtrade East is scheduled for Oct. 18-20, 2021 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. 

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