Health Care

RALEIGH, North Carolina— The Kay Yow Cancer Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting all cancers that affect women, and the Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer, a non-profit that strives to support Georgia's breast cancer community, have awarded Atrium Health Navicent with $50,000 and $10,000 grants, respectively. The grants were given to support a mobile mammography program that aims to increase access to breast cancer screenings, which is set to launch later this year.

OZARK, Missouri & ATLANTA—HealthRev Partners, a revenue cycle management partner specializing in technology-driven solutions for home health and hospice agencies, and Trella Health, provider of market intelligence and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for the post-acute care industry, announced a new partnership.

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire—Modivcare Inc., a technology-enabled health care service and integrated supportive care solutions company, has partnered with Tenovi, a cellular-connected remote monitoring solutions company, to deliver Adherium’s “Hailie Smart” inhalers. Modivcare, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Valued Relationships, Inc.

NORTHFIELD, Illinois—Medline, a medical-surgical product manufacturer, announced its partnership with Microsoft, software platforms and tools creator, aiming to address the complex supply chain challenges facing health care professionals.

HELENA, Montana—Montana is looking to fast-track Medicaid access for older adults who need help to stay in their homes or towns.

OKLAHOMA CITY—Lee Jennings, a geriatrician and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma (OU) College of Medicine, received a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to analyze the end-of-life experiences of about 550 people with dementia and their caregivers. The study aims to discover whether the care they receive aligns with their preferences.

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina—NationsBenefits, a supplemental benefits and health care financial technology solutions company, announced its partnership with pharmacy software compay RedSail Technologies.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—Prochant, a provider of revenue cycle management services for the home-based care industry, announced the promotion of Joey Graham to CEO and the promotion of Gabby Whitmire to chief growth officer (CGO).

DEERFIELD, Illinois—Baxter International Inc., a global medical technology company, said that rain and flooding in Western North Carolina from Hurricane Helene has resulted in its Marion, North Carolina facility being closed for production. 

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey—Advantage Healthcare Holdings, a patient-centered health care provider, announced its board of directors has named Dinak (Dino) Nair as its chief executive officer (CEO). Nair assumed leadership of the company from the prior CEO, Ryan Tong. Nair aims to further the management and operations of the company’s comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities and sleep centers.

WASHINGTON—Aloe Care Health has launched a new division, Aloe Care Health Solutions, to address the needs of health care organizations serving older adults, such as Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, home health and senior living. The announcement was made at the Medical Alert Monitoring Association conference in Washington D.C.

BALTIMORE, Maryland—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced additional resources and flexibilities available in Florida and Georgia in response to Hurricane Helene. CMS is working closely with the states of Florida and Georgia to put these flexibilities in place, ensuring those affected by this natural disaster have access to the care they need.

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina—Agape Care Group (ACG), a provider of hospice and palliative care and portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners, has acquired select Crossroads Hospice locations in Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Georgia. Crossroads Hospice will continue to operate in Tennessee, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

CLEVELAND, Ohio—The Mercy Health Home Care and Hospice programs serving Greater Cleveland announced new names: “Mercy Health Home Care by Compassus” and “Mercy Health New Life Hospice by Compassus.” 

FRISCO, Texas—Soleo Health, a national provider of complex specialty pharmacy services, announced the appointment of Jason Weems as the newly created chief information officer (CIO) position. 

WASHINGTON—The House passed 14 new bipartisan health bills. The following bills were passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and passed the House unanimously. 

WASHINGTON—The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recovered Medicare payments to providers under the COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payment (CAAP) programs in compliance with federal requirements, according to an audit conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG).

HELSINKI, Finland—Veri, a health care technology provider focusing on metabolic health, announced it has been acquired by ŌURA, a health technology company and maker of the Oura Ring, which provides 24/7 insights into sleep, fitness and stress for wellness. 

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee—Middle Tennessee Pharmacy Services (MTPS), an innovative long-term care (LTC) pharmacy company and member of Guardian Pharmacy Services, announced the acquisition of the LTC and “MEDIpack” service lines from TwelveStone Health Partners, a provider of comprehensive chronic care medication services.