Bon Secours Home Care and Hospice Announces New Name
The new partnership aims to provide more support to Bon Secours’ patients in the greater Richmond area

RICHMOND, Virginia—The Bon Secours Home Care and Hospice programs, which serves the greater Richmond area, announced a new name: Bon Secours Home Care and Hospice by Compassus. The name change reflects a joint venture partnership between Bon Secours Mercy Health, a Catholic health system in the U.S., and Compassus, a national provider of integrated home-based health care services, which was finalized earlier this year.

Intrepid Pays $3.85M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
The nationwide home health care and hospice provider intends to resolve the allegations

DALLAS—Intrepid USA Inc., headquartered in Dallas, and various wholly-owned subsidiaries have agreed to pay $3.85 million to resolve the allegations that Intrepid violated the false claims act in connection with two lines of its business. The first allegation was that Intrepid knowingly submitted claims to Medicare for home health care services for patients who did not qualify for the Medicare home health care benefit or where services otherwise did not qualify for Medicare reimbursement.

ACHC Launches New Distinctions for Home-Based Care Services
The ACHC distinctions recognize patient-centered care practices in home & hospice

CARY, North Carolina—The Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC) has launched two new specialty credentials: the distinction in age-friendly care for home health and hospice, and the distinction in outcomes for home health. The addition of these credentials aims to further ACHC’s commitment to set quality standards for home-based care services, the company said.

Interim HealthCare Welcomes New President, Chief Operating Officer
Rexanne Domico brings experience in post-acute care & operations to the home health provider

SUNRISE, Florida—Interim HealthCare Inc., a network of homecare, senior care, home health, hospice and medical staffing services, appointed Rexanne Domico as resident and chief operating officer. Paul Mastrapa, chief executive officer (CEO) of Interim HealthCare, welcomed Domico and said he is excited to see her shape the company’s operational strategies and mission. 


AccentCare Unveils New Hospice Care Center in Miami-Dade County
The expansion extends AccentCare’s hospice services to provide care for South Florida's diverse communities

MIAMI, Florida—AccentCare, a nationwide provider of home health, hospice and personal care services, announced the opening of a new inpatient hospice center in Miami, Florida. Expanding its footprint in south Florida, AccentCare’s new facility aims to address the region’s diverse population and growing need for greater access to personal and high-quality hospice care.

HomeWell Care Services Launches Palliative & Hospice Support Programs

BURKBURNETT, Texas (October 21, 2021)—HomeWell Care Services, a network of nonmedical in-home care providers, has launched the Palliative Care Support and Hospice Care Support programs to programs offer clients a personalized schedule of in-home care and companionship that complements their palliative or hospice care plan, relieves family members from the demands of caregiving, and gives clients and families the peace of mind needed to focus on quality time together. 
 

Homecare Homebase Partners with MUSE Healthcare

DALLAS (May 13, 2020)—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a software for home health and hospice, has partnered with MUSE Healthcare of St. Paul to offer enhanced hospice care during the most critical times of a patient’s care journey. The new product uses sophisticated modeling and machine learning to better predict, prepare and provide for hospice patients in the last seven to 12 days of life.


Hospice Care Planning App Launches for iOS Devices

VENICE, Fla. (March 21, 2019)—Marrelli & Associates, Inc. is thrilled to announce the availability of the “Red Book Hospice Care Planning” app. This iOS app supports simple, comprehensive, on-the-go authoring of care plans for your hospice patients and families.

The key feature of the app is to make creating care plans quick and efficient while still incorporating the best evidence-based practices for optimal, individualized care.

Medline Named in New Hospice Partnership

PHILADELPHIA (April 16, 2018)—Enclara Pharmacia (Enclara), a comprehensive pharmacy benefits management (PBM) service to the hospice community, announces a strategic partnership with Medline, a medical supplies distributor and manufacturer. The strategic partnership provides Enclara E3 Mobile users the ability to order medical supplies for direct-to-patient shipping from Medline.