WASHINGTON, DC (February 26, 2021)—The Council for Quality Respiratory Care—a coalition of the nation's leading home respiratory therapy providers and manufacturing companies—partnered with the American Association for Homecare and The VGM Group in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Acting Administrator Elizabeth Richter urging the agency to finalize the
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CHICAGO (February 23, 2021)—Central HealthCare Group, LLC, announced that it has advised the owner of OxygenWorks on the divestiture of the business. OxygenWorks is a privately-owned, multi-generational company, headquartered in Merion Station, Pennsylvania, providing a broad spectrum of respiratory equipment and supplies to patients in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.
WATERLOO, Iowa (February 23, 2021)—VGM Wound Care, a division of VGM & Associates, has released its Wound Care Program Guide.
This comprehensive resource walks VGM members through deciding whether or not a wound care program is right for their business, as well as starting and developing a wound care program. It also provides additional resources and contacts.
AUSTIN, Texas (February 19, 2021)—The American Association of HomeCare (AAHomecare) has asked the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to implement processes to ensure that medically fragile children covered under the state’s Star Kids program can continue to be served by their current durable medical equipment (DME) supplier if a change in providers is deemed to potentially subject the patient to unnecessary risk.
More options & more connectivity to help handle complex conditions
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (February 10, 2021)—Aeroflow Healthcare, a provider of durable medical equipment (DME), announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire West Virginia based Family Medical Supply.
Better customer support for your team
ORLANDO, Fla., (February 4, 2021)—AeroCare Holdings, Inc. announced that it has been acquired by AdaptHealth Corp. The acquisition was consummated for total consideration consisting of approximately $1.1 billion in cash and 31 million shares of AdaptHealth stock.
Use the downtime to boost your sales team
HICKORY, N.C. (January 28, 2021)—Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company (HSM) has appointed Justin Ferdinand vice president and general manager of its Parks Healthcare Products business.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 22, 2021)—Earlier this month, outgoing HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration would be renewed for an additional 90-day term, effective January 21. The extension keeps significant measures of COVID-19 relief for our industry in effect until at least April 21, 2021, including:
MESA, Ariz. (January 19, 2021)—Phoenix-based Valley Medical Supplies has been acquired by Copper Star Home Medical Supplies (Mesa, Arizona). With this acquisition, Valley Medical and Copper Star will combine their business models. Current Copper Star president and owner Korry Johnston will remain in his position.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 15, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a signature accomplishment of the new Office of Burden Reduction & Health Informatics (OBRHI). This final rule builds on the efforts to drive interoperability, empower patients, and reduce costs and burden in the health care market by promoting secure electronic access to health data in new and innovative ways.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 13, 2021)—On January 8, the State of Tennessee announced that its “block grant” waiver request for TennCare (the state Medicaid program) was approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) after a year of negotiation. This new agreement will allow TennCare to administer the program with less oversight from the federal government and is intended to give more flexibility.
Technology is changing the way home-based care providers operate. The right platform can streamline everything from order management to paperwork. That was the vision CEO Vijay Kedar had for the technology-driven home health platform, Tomorrow Health.
MELVILLE, N.Y. (January 6, 2021)—Henry Schein, Inc., the world’s largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, today announced the acquisition of a majority ownership position in Prism Medical Products, LLC (PRISM), a nationwide provider of specialty home medical supplies with a core competency in advanced wound care products. With this transaction, Henry Schein Medical, the U.S.
Looking back with pride & ahead with optimism
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (January 4, 2021)—Numotion, a national provider of products and services that help enable mobility, health and personal independence, has acquired Wheeler’s Medical Supply, a well-respected provider of intermittent catheters and incontinence supplies based in Jacksonville, Florida with a presence in Georgia.
