ATLANTA and TOLEDO, Ohio—Gentiva, a dedicated hospice, palliative and personal care company striving for improved access, equity and quality of care for patients, and ProMedica, an integrated health care organization providing, in part, hospice and homecare services through its Heartland brand, announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which Gentiva will acquire Heartland hospice and homecare agencies/loca
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BOSTON—Healthy.io and Reset Kidney Health, a hybrid care platform that offers multidisciplinary care to patients with kidney disease, have announced a partnership that will give patients the option to utilize at-home, smartphone-powered kidney testing. Through this partnership, Reset will provide eligible patients with Healthy.io's Minuteful Kidney test to complete at home.
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BURKBURNETT, Texas—With 2022 now in the books, HomeWell Franchising Inc., the franchisor of non-medical homecare provider HomeWell Care Services, reflects on another year of growth and expansion.
CHICAGO—PurposeCare, a provider of coordinated homecare and home health services in the Midwest, announced Ann O’Heir as the new vice president of clinical operations. Formed in December 2021 with the acquisition of Indiana-based Purpose Home Health, PurposeCare provides home-based care services to more than 3,000 clients a month.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (March 29, 2022)—UnitedHealth Group's purchase of LHC Group has gone through, according to a Form 8-K the company filed Feb. 22 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
WATERLOO, Iowa—HOMELINK announced that Kim Radcliffe has joined its senior leadership team as senior vice president of clinical and product strategy. Radcliffe brings more than 16 years of experience in the workers' compensation arena, with a background in physical therapy. During her career, she has held leadership roles in clinical program development, network development and operations.
NORTHFIELD, Illinois—Medline announced it has entered a multi-year prime vendor partnership with Florida-based Synthase Collaborative, a partnership of four post-acute and home-based care organizations that provide not-for-profit hospice, palliative care, and other chronic illness management community-focused programs and services.
DEDHAM, Massachusetts—AliMed, Inc., a Massachusetts-based medical supply manufacturer and distributor, announced the naming of Gregg Brewster as vice president of global commercial partnerships, joining the company’s growing sales leadership team.
WATERLOO, Iowa—Registration for VGM’s 22nd anniversary Heartland Conference is now open. The educational event will be held in person June 12-14 in Waterloo, Iowa.
DALLAS—AccentCare, a provider of post-acute care, and Sound Physicians, a provider of telehealth and physician services, released the results of a case-control study that leveraged telehealth during the Public Health Emergency (PHE). The two organizations collaborated on a solution to utilize technology to enhance home health care access for patients without a local physician during the COVID-19 pandemic.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky and MARYVILLE, Tennessee—OdessaConnect, a provider of TV-based telehealth solutions, has announced a new partnership with Blount Senior Care Partners (BSCP) located in Maryville, Tennessee.
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Healthcare, a nationwide provider of durable medical equipment through insurance, announced it has named Lauren Bennett as vice president to lead the company's solution for getting PAP supplies to the nation, Aeroflow Sleep.
BOSTON— HouseWorks LLC, a provider of personal care services in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Maine, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the personal care division at Amedisys, Inc., a provider of home health, hospice and high-acuity care.
SUNRISE, Florida—Jennifer Sheets, CEO and president of Interim HealthCare Inc., a franchise network of homecare, senior care, home health, hospice and health care staffing services, has been elected to the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Board of Directors. Her three-year term began on Jan. 1, 2023.
NEW YORK—Equiva Health, a digital patient engagement and health relationship management solution provider, announced a new partnership with wireless internet service provider Infiniti Mobile, as well as the launch of its new Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Through this offering, Equiva and Infiniti will collaborate to serve as a catalyst in helping hospitals, nursing homes, insurers and other health care organizations advance enrollment in ACP and in helping these entities.
ROCKLIN, California—Luna, a provider of in-home physical therapy, announced that it has been chosen as the exclusive provider of in-home physical therapy for AARP members.
Thirty-eight million AARP members will now have access to in-person physical therapy delivered by a licensed Luna physical therapist in the safety and convenience of their homes.
New York—Most professional caregivers are motivated by the positive impact they have on their patients' health and well-being, according to a new survey conducted by HHAeXchange.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota—Health technology company MatrixCare was awarded the 2023 Best in KLAS: Software & Services designation by KLAS Research for its Home Health EHR solution in two categories.
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