TAMPA, Florida—With Thanksgiving approaching, Vela Chairs, a company that makes assistive devices and chairs to help individuals live independently at home, is offering tips for making your Thanksgiving celebration comfortable and inclusive for guests with mobility issues. The company said more than 10% of Americans over the age of 18 may be navigating the holiday season with mobility challenges.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—LogicMark Inc., a provider of personal emergency response systems, health communication devices and technology, announced the launch of Freedom Alert Max, a new portable medical alert device. The device aims to offer new features and improvements for the alert device industry, such as medication reminders and fall detection algorithm.
DALLAS—Enhabit Inc., a home health and hospice provider, announced it will participatie in the upcoming Bank of America Securities 2024 Homecare Conference.
AKRON, Ohio—Miller’s Rental and Sales, a full-service health care products company serving Northeast Ohio, recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. The company said as it celebrates its 75th anniversary, employees are reflecting on a legacy of innovation and family values, while looking forward to continued growth and commitment to clients and their families.
AMSTERDAM—Philips released updated instructions for multiple ventilators, due to the risk of inaccurate flow measurements caused by in-line nebulizer placements, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released in a statement. The FDA said this recall—or correction—involves updating instructions for using devices, rather than removing them from where they are used or sold.
OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced Wendy Miller, former special assistant to the CEO for BOC, has been named the 2024 recipient of its Jim Newberry Award for Extraordinary Service.
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM Group Inc., a service provider in post-acute health care industry, announced that its chief information officer (CIO), Jeremy Kauten, has been recognized as a winner of Info-Tech Research Group’s 2024 CIO Award in the large and enterprise organization division.
WASHINGTON—As 2024 starts to wind down and a new administration and Congress begins to take over in Washington, home health advocates are focused on two primary priorities: reversing planned reimbursement cuts for home health and reforming plans that target underperforming hospices.
CHESTERFIELD, Missouri—Dynaris, a home oxygen therapy technology company, appointed Josh Samuel as its new chief operating officer (COO).
The promotion comes amid Dynaris' efforts to expand its dynamic oxygen delivery technology to international markets.
FORT MYERS, Florida—Merits USA, a provider of power wheelchairs, scooters and stairlifts, announced the appointment of Andrew Maskery as its new president. Maskery, the company’s current VP of finance, will succeed Mike Laiman in the position beginning in January.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Biofourmis, a technology-enabled care delivery company, has partnered with Lee Health, a not-for-profit health system, to launch a new hospital at home program. The home-based hospital care model aims to expand the companies’ remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs and support patients across the care continuum.
MODESTO, California—Home Oxygen Company, a provider of in-home care home medical equipment and supplies, announced that it has completed its first round of the Medicare targeted probe and education audit without error, according to Noridian Healthcare Solutions, the company’s Medica
SAN FRANCISCO—Salesbot.io, a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered sales enablement platform, recently launched, aiming to automate and enhance the sales journey. With a database of 655 million contacts, Salesbot.io seeks to empower sales teams and provide intelligent recommendations and automation.
WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination of Mehmet Oz, physician, surgeon, former television host and founder of the nonprofit health education company HealthCorps, as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
WASHINGTON—The Office of Public Affairs announced that a Michigan home health care company owner was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for his role in a health care fraud conspiracy, which resulted in almost $7.9 million in false and fraudulent claims for home health care services paid by Medicare Part A.
DALLAS—Axxess, a global technology platform for health care at home, has partnered with Olli Health, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered home health coding and quality review service, in an effort to improve operational efficiency and financial performance for Axxess' clients.
ATLANTA—Trella Health, a provider of data and productivity solutions for home medical equipment (HME) and infusion organizations, launched a new commercial payer rates data solution, which aims to give organizations insights into commercial payer rates across the United States.
DALLAS—Medtrade announced new participants for its 2025 Expo and Conference “Tech Talks,” which take place Tuesday, Feb. 18 through Thursday, Feb. 20 in Dallas, Texas. The Tech Talks will be held on the expo floor and will feature 30-minute live, interactive presentations that aim to provide attendees with an overview of various industry technology solutions.
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit to determine whether Medicare Part B properly paid for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies to hospice enrollees from the time period of 2017 through 2021. This audit took place in order to follow up on a prior OIG audit, which found Medicare Part B improperly paid suppliers for such supplies.
OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC), a credentialing organization that provides accreditation for facilities that supply durable medical equipment, orthotic and prosthetic products, announced the launch of a new accreditation product for pharmacies, in partnership with the Long-Term Care at Home Pharmacy Quality Commission (LTC@HQC).
