COLUMBUS, Ohio—Molina Healthcare of Ohio awarded the Center for Community Based Care (CCBC) with a $125,000 grant. CCBC is a nonprofit foundation branch of the Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice (OCHCH).
ROSEVILLE, California—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in North America, announced the opening of its newest franchise in Northwest Calgary, Alberta. The franchise, owned and operated by Sade and Ibraheem Ogunrinola, will provide comprehensive senior care services, including non-medical in-home care and 24/7 senior living referral services.
RICHMOND, Virginia—The Bon Secours Home Care and Hospice programs, which serves the greater Richmond area, announced a new name: Bon Secours Home Care and Hospice by Compassus. The name change reflects a joint venture partnership between Bon Secours Mercy Health, a Catholic health system in the U.S., and Compassus, a national provider of integrated home-based health care services, which was finalized earlier this year.
NEW YORK—Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan that helps clients realize their investment objectives, sha
LOS ANGELES—The Wound Pros announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Park as a medical director. The Wound Pros said Park brings a wealth of experience in internal medicine and hospital care to the company, which specializes in treating and managing non-healing wounds in long-term care facilities.
DUBLIN, Ohio—Cardinal Health (CAH) announced the opening of a new distribution center in Greenville, South Carolina, which will focus on its at-Home Solutions business. The new distribution center is expected to add roughly 200 jobs to the region over time. CAH at-Home Solutions provides home health care medical supplies and helps customers across the nation manage their medical supply needs, including those who have chronic or critical medical conditions.
DURYEA, Pennsylvania—Pride Mobility, a provider of mobility products, officially launched the Go Go Carbon, a mobility scooter that offers users portability, a modern look and a lightweight solution.
Weighing in at 35 pounds without its lithium battery, the Go Go Carbon folds down into a compact bundle in seconds and with a few simple steps, Pride said. Once folded, it can be towed like luggage, and due to its compact size, it fits into car trunks and other tight spaces.
MADISON, Wisconsin—EnsoData, a provider of health care artificial intelligence (AI), and Nonin, a provider of pulse oximetry devices, announced a partnership to address the underserved and undiagnosed sleep apnea patient population with a collaborative home sleep apnea testing approach.
ROCHESTER, New York—The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) has announced that Mickae Lee of Permobil and Larry Jackson of Sunrise Medical have joined the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors as president and treasurer respectively. In addition, John Miller of Miller’s Rental and Sales and Michael Barner of the University of Michigan have completed their terms on the Executive Committee but will remain on the board.
DALLAS—Intrepid USA Inc., headquartered in Dallas, and various wholly-owned subsidiaries have agreed to pay $3.85 million to resolve the allegations that Intrepid violated the false claims act in connection with two lines of its business. The first allegation was that Intrepid knowingly submitted claims to Medicare for home health care services for patients who did not qualify for the Medicare home health care benefit or where services otherwise did not qualify for Medicare reimbursement.
PETERBOROUGH, New Hampshire—SoClean, a bacterial reduction system for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) hoses and masks, announced its “SoClean 3+” equipment has been granted de novo clearance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The SoClean 3+, an at-home cleaning device for CPAP hoses and masks, is the only FDA-cleared product intended to reduce bacterial populations on compatible masks and ventilation hoses.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—As the demand for senior care services continues to surge, Executive Home Care, a provider of non-medical homecare services and member of Evive Brands, is offering a franchi
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania—Tendo announced Powerback Rehabilitation, a personalized physical, occupational and speech therapy services provider, as a new partner with Tendo’s care connect and “MDsave” marketplaces. Powerback Rehabilitation to You—the program Powerback will offer through Tendo—will enable individuals to recover in their own home. It will offer flexible scheduling, customized therapy plans and comprehensive support.
PORTLAND, Maine—MedRhythms, Inc. announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established a new reimbursement code for the company's flagship product, InTandem, a clinically validated, prescription medical device that delivers rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) in the home to improve walking and ambulation in chronic stroke patients.
SASKATCHEWAN, Canada—The new Watson long-term care home is progressing to the pre-design phase. A business case has been completed for this project, and the government of Saskatchewan has released a request for proposals to find a qualified project manager and owner's representative team to provide project management and design services for the future Watson long-term care home.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania—AdaptHealth Corporation (AHCO), a patient-centered, home health solutions provider, appointed Scott Barnhart as the new chief operating officer, effective Sept. 23.
NEWARK, New Jersey—A Connecticut man has admitted his role in a multimillion-dollar durable medical equipment (DME) health care fraud and kickback scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna.
WASHINGTON— Dr. Steven Landers has been named the inaugural chief executive officer (CEO) of the newly merged NAHC-NHPCO Alliance (The Alliance). A national leader and innovator in home health, primary care and aging services, Landers brings almost two decades of experience as a physician, executive leader and health policy advocate to The Alliance, which represents care at home and community providers across the country.
CARY, North Carolina—The Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC) has launched two new specialty credentials: the distinction in age-friendly care for home health and hospice, and the distinction in outcomes for home health. The addition of these credentials aims to further ACHC’s commitment to set quality standards for home-based care services, the company said.
BRONX, New York—Essen Health Care has been selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in the “Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience” (GUIDE) model, a new Medicare alternative payment model. This model is designed to enhance care coordination and provide support to people living with dementia and their caregivers.
