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ATA CEO Ann Mond Johnson was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare of 2025

WASHINGTON—The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) is proud to announce that its CEO, Ann Mond Johnson, was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare of 2025. Johnson made the list three times: 2020, 2024 and 2025.

Updates to CMS's 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule include an 80% reduction in proposed payment cuts & recalculated behavior assumptions

DALLAS—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a software provider for home-based care, announced key insights and compliance preparations following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule. 

Life.Studio Sweden will serve as the hub for the organization's software development to aid older adults in aging at home

LONDON—The Health Impact Alliance (HIA) announced the establishment of Health Impact Alliance Life.Studio Sweden, following the full integration of Stockholm-based WODE Intelligence into the HIA group. The new Life.Studio will serve as HIA’s global center for software development, integration and certification across the organization’s connected-health ecosystem.

WellSky announced it has integrated its CarePort Community Referral Network into the Epic Toolbox category for Community Resource Networks

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a health and community care technology and services company, announced its WellSky CarePort Community Referral Network solution is now part of the Epic Toolbox category for Community Resource Network (CRN). Epic users can now initiate, send and secure referrals directly to WellSky’s network of more than 130,000 post-acute and community-based providers from within their existing Epic interface.

This marks the first year Paradigm has been listed on the Best Workplace for Women List

WALNUT CREEK, California—Paradigm, a provider of solutions for individuals with complex injuries and diagnoses, announced that Fortune Magazine and Great Place to Work have selected the company as a 2025 Best Workplace for Women. This is Paradigm’s first appearance on the list.


Curantis Solutions & nVoq have partnered to combine artificial intelligence-driven documentation solutions

BOULDER, Colorado—Curantis Solutions, a provider of modern, cloud-based hospice and palliative care technology, announced a strategic partnership with nVoq, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, voice-enabled clinical documentation solutions for home-based care. 

A new lawsuit against Aloha Home Health Care Services, LLC states the business allegedly failed to provide proper meal & rest breaks to employees

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against Aloha Home Health Care Services, LLC, for allegedly failing to provide meal and rest breaks. The class action lawsuit is currently pending in the San Diego County Superior Court of the state of California. 

The acquisition includes operations in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio & Virginia

DENVER—Revelstoke Capital Partners (Revelstoke), a health care-focused private equity firm, announced that its portfolio company, The Care Team, has acquired select hospice and palliative care operations from Traditions Health, a Tennessee-based hospice, palliative and home health provider with operations in 16 states.

The National Partnership for Healthcare & Hospice Innovation is launching new services to help those coping with the loss of a loved one during the holiday season

WASHINGTON—The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI)—a membership association of more than 120 nonprofit, community-based hospice and advanced illness care providers across the United States—announced a new online care locator tool and toll-free number aimed toward helping those grieving the loss of a loved one this holiday season.

New Era Support Services has joined the PurposeCare branding & will now operate as PurposeCare of Illinois-Oswego

OSWEGO, Illinois—New Era Support Services, a personalized homecare services company, has officially joined the PurposeCare family and will now operate as PurposeCare of Illinois-Oswego, providing coordinated home-based support for residents across DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties. The transition was celebrated on Dec.


Residential Home Health & Hospice has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania for the fourth year in a row

MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania—Residential Home Health and Hospice, a division of Graham Healthcare Group, announced that it has been named as one of the Best Places to Work in PA (Pennsylvania) by the Central Penn Business Journal and Lehigh Valley Business in partnership with Best Companies Group. This is the fourth year in a row that Residential Home Health and Hospice has received this recognition in the Pennsylvania market.

Elevance Health has expanded its virtual assistant in the hopes of providing easier access to health care for its members

INDIANAPOLIS—Elevance Health announced that it expanded access of its virtual assistant, a digital experience designed to help members access information, understand their benefits and confidently find care. Available through the Sydney Health app and Elevance Health–affiliated health plan websites, the virtual assistant uses conversational technology to simplify health care navigation and improve engagement between members and their health plans.