PHILADELPHIA (October 14, 2022)—Therapy Choice, a Medicare Part B provider that specializes in in-home physical and occupational therapy, has enhanced its personalized home modification program through new partnerships with leading managed care organizations (MCOs). Over the past 20 years, Therapy Choice has been a provider for the Veterans Administration providing veterans with home modification recommendations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and now adds MCOs to its resume.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (August 16, 2022)—Jet Health, Inc., a regional provider of home health and hospice services, announced the opening of a new location in Santa Fe, New Mexico, operating under its Klarus Home Health brand.
Klarus Home Health Santa Fe will provide skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and home health aides.
HOUSTON (December 14, 2021)—In the first extradition from the Republic of Cameroon to the United States, a Texas man was extradited to Houston on Friday to serve an 80-year prison sentence he received in absentia four years ago after he pleaded guilty in two separate cases to conspiracy, health care fraud, money laundering and tax offenses.
HOBOKEN, N.J., (September 8)—Health Recovery Solutions (HRS), a national provider of telehealth and remote patient monitoring solutions (RPM), announced the launch of its COVID-19 Recovery Care Plan. The COVID-19 Recovery Care Plan was developed to support providers who are offering telehealth and RPM to their patients recovering from COVID-19 at home.
SUNRISE, Fla. (January 14, 2020)—Interim HealthCare Inc., a franchise network of owners providing homecare, senior care, hospice and health care staffing services, announced Minda Papson, occupational therapist, as the 2019 Therapist of the Year. Papson has been with Interim HealthCare of Lafayette, Colorado for six years.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 31, 2019)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid on Thursday, Oct. 31, issued its final rule governing the transition to the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) for home health care—cutting its assumptions for behavioral changes almost in half.
SAN DIEGO (October 22, 2019) ResMed introduced AirFit N30, a tube-down nasal cradle CPAP mask with a front-facing tub—a new option for sleep apnea treatment.
ResMed’s lightest mask yet, AirFit N30 features an adjustable elastic headgear, plus a nasal cradle cushion that sits under the nasal bridge, eliminating soreness in that area. The mask’s curved cushion is designed to provide a secure seal regardless of how the wearer sleeps or moves.
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (August 21, 2019) – Casamba, a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) solutions for contract therapy providers, skilled nursing facilities, home health and hospice agencies, and outpatient therapy, today announced the launch of Casamba HomeTherapy.
SAN DIEGO (March 25, 2019)—ResMed launched its automated ResMed ReSupply solution for all United States-based home medical equipment (HME) providers to increase sleep apnea patients’ long-term therapy adherence and improve patient satisfaction.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (December 3, 2018)—Dynatomy has announced the launch of the new VariGrip Therapy UNO, a thumb/individual finger exerciser with adjustable resistance for both flexion and extension, and an ergonomic design with stabilization points for extra support.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (August 28, 2018)—CorLife LLC, a provider of ancillary benefits and home modification services for workers’ compensation carriers nationwide, recently added a new company to their family of brands. CorCare is a home health care company that provides a wide variety of skilled services including all levels of nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, wound care, rehabilitation, translation, transportation and more.
SAN DIEGO (November 21, 2017)—CHEST, the publication of the American College of Chest Physicians, has published a ResMed study that shows patient engagement apps significantly improve adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy.
The research included more than 128,000 patients, making it the world's largest study to look at sleep apnea and self-monitoring.