LENEXA, Kan. (August 12, 2016)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc., a provider of comprehensive post-acute health care software, announces its fast approaching user conference that will take place September 14–16, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. For the first time, Mediware customers will have the opportunity to get connected with hundreds of customers across multiple Mediware software platforms, including homecare, rehabilitation and respiratory and human and social services.
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SAN FRANCISCO (August 8, 2016)—Honor, one of the fastest growing companies offering high-quality homecare for older adults, announced today it has raised $42 million in Series B funding led by Thrive Capital. Additional investors include 8VC, Andreessen Horowitz, and Syno Capital.
After announcing $20 million in funding in April of 2015, Honor launched service in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.
DALLAS (August 4, 2016)—Epic Health Services Inc., a portfolio company of Webster Capital and Dallas-based provider of pediatric skilled nursing, therapy, developmental, enteral and respiratory services, announced today that it has acquired Las Vegas-based Spring View Home Health Care, which offers private duty nursing services for both children and adults, as well as therapy and skilled nursing services for adults.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (July 28, 2016)—ChartaCloud Technologies LLC today announced its agreement with OPERACARE Inc. to introduce and offer its CMS OASIS claims, pre-submission claims and proactive OASIS analytics software and services. OPERACARE will be offered via ChartaCloud’s ChartaCares health care services business.
SAN FRANCISCO (July 21, 2016)—Wanda, recognized for bringing new and proven technologies to home-centered care, announced that the Glendale, Calif.-headquartered A to Z Home Health Care, Inc. will deploy Wanda's predictive analytics and behavioral guidance to improve outcomes and enhance patient satisfaction.
Homecare Becomes No. 1 Target for Labor Lawsuits
The home health industry has been hammered with new requirements over the last few years, particularly when it comes to labor laws. (Amy Baxter/Home Health Care News)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 9, 2016)—The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare—a coalition of home health providers dedicated to improving the integrity, quality and efficiency of home health care for our nation's seniors—today expressed disappointment with the revised home health prior authorization demonstration released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).