home health

DALLAS (November 8, 2019)—What will the “new normal” look like for the home health industry in and after 2020?

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (November 1, 2019)—Life365, a provider of integrated health solutions, announced today that J & B Medical, one of the nation’s fastest-growing health care organizations, and their telehealth solutions subsidiary, HNC Virtual Solutions, has joined the consortium of partners on the Life365 Integrated Health Solution Platform.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 30, 2019)—On Oct. 28, the House of Representatives approved HR 647, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), legislation that would make improvements in the training, education and provision of palliative and hospice care. The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has advocated for passage of this bill since it was introduced.

SAN FRANCISCO (October 30, 2019)—SkyKnight Capital (SkyKnight), a San Francisco-based private equity firm, announced that it has made an investment into AeroCare Holdings, Inc. (AeroCare), a provider of home health care solutions focused on patients with chronic respiratory conditions. AeroCare management and existing shareholders, including Peloton Equity, SV Health Investors and Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s AIP Private Markets, will remain invested as part of the transaction.

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (October 30, 2019)—Casamba, a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) solutions for home health agencies, outpatient therapy, skilled nursing facilities (SNF) and contract therapy providers, announced today that CareServ has signed on as the company’s preferred provider for mobile device solutions and IT support.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 30, 2019)—To allow home health agencies to transition to the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), which becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2020, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is rescheduling the implementation of the Home Health Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for the remaining states of Texas, North Carolina and Florida. The demonstration is expected to begin in Texas on March 2, 2020. The choice selection period will begin on Jan.

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. (October 29, 2019)—BAYADA, one of the nation’s largest providers of home health care, launched a new podcast series for clinicians and patients and families of home health care, "Healing on the Home Front," in May of this year as part of Nurses Week.

STAMFORD, Conn. (October 21, 2019)—CareFinders, the fastest-growing home health care provider in the Northeast region, has expanded its footprint in Connecticut with the addition of DanielCare Caring Choice, a leading provider of personal homecare services based in Stamford, Connecticut.

DETROIT (October 18, 2019)—The Alzheimer’s Association has renewed its recognition of DementiaWise, a proprietary curriculum of best practices and activities for home caregivers to help care for clients with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, created by ComForCare, a provider of in-home care.

SAN DIEGO (October 15, 2019)—Sepsis Alliance, the nation’s first and leading sepsis organization, announced the launch of The Sepsis Institute (TSI), an online learning platform that provides health care professionals across the continuum of care with high quality, evidence-based sepsis education and training to improve diagnosis and outcomes for the millions who are harmed by sepsis every year in the United States.

SEATTLE (October 14, 2019)—Mary Suther, one of the founders of National Association of Home Care & Hospice and three-time chairwoman of the group’s board, was honored Monday, Oct. 14 with the Val J. Halamandaris Award for Caring, Innovation, and Inspiration.

SEATTLE (October 14, 2019) –PointClickCare, a software vendor for the senior care market, announced efforts to help homecare providers effectively prepare for an evolving value-based payment environment, including the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 8, 2019)—New research published by the Journal of American Geriatrics Society points to telemedicine as a way to improve health outcomes in older adults. The study reviewed current articles and data on telemedicine with a focus on older adults—those who are 65 years or older.

SAN DIEGO (October 8, 2019)—Cerner Corporation, a global health platform and innovation company, and ResMed, a digital health company, announced a new collaboration agreement to help providers make more informed treatment decisions, control costs and deliver seamless care across health systems to the home.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (June 28, 2019)—AdhereHealth, a health care technology company focused on medication adherence, has announced a partnership with Papa, a companionship platform company serving the elderly, blind and disabled. A growing issue for millions of Americans enrolled in Medicare are social determinants of health (SDOH) such as loneliness, food insecurity and transportation, any one of which can impede optimal health care and medication adherence.