WASHINGTON—A man was sentenced today to nine years in prison for orchestrating a nearly $2.8 million health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy and engaging in money laundering, aggravated identity theft and witness tampering.
BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Franchising, Inc., the franchisor of HomeWell Care Services, a national homecare provider, recently unveiled a redesign of homewellcares.com. The franchise’s new consumer website, officially launched on Dec. 20, is a complete revamp, optimized in virtually all aspects to provide an improved user experience for its online visitors and franchise locations nationwide.
GLEN ALLEN, Virginia—Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company (NYSE: HBB) announced that through its Hamilton Beach Health subsidiary, it has acquired HealthBeacon PLC, a medical technology firm and partner of the company. HealthBeacon provides health services and develops connected devices that enable patients with chronic conditions to manage their injectable medication regimens at home.
SARASOTA, Florida—React Health, a U.S. sleep, respiratory and cardio-pulmonary device manufacturer, distributor and diagnostic services provider, announced the appointment of Bill Shoop as its chief executive officer. Shoop brings two decades of invaluable experience in the health care industry, with his most recent role being vice president and general manager of ResMed North America.
ORLANDO, Florida—Rotech Healthcare announced Tim Pigg has transitioned from the chief executive officer (CEO) to executive chairman of the board. He served in the CEO position for the past 10 years and various other leadership positions for a total of 40 years with Rotech.
In his new role, Pigg will continue to invest his time in the company’s major strategies and lobbying efforts, Rotech said.
WASHINGTON—AARP applauded the reintroduction of the Credit for Caring Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide up to a $5,000 nonrefundable federal tax credit for working family caregivers who routinely cut back on their own health care or dip into their savings each year.
BLOOMFIELD, Iowa/ANAHEIM, California—Rolko North America, Inc., a subsidiary of Rolko Kohlgruber GmbH, a manufacturer and supplier of components and accessories for the mobility market, and MK Battery, a supplier of batteries to the home medical equipment (HME) industry, have inked a comprehensive agreement for MK to provide warehousing, logistics, distribution and route delivery services to support Rolko’s line of components for wheelchairs and rehabilitation equipment.
WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives passed a short-term spending bill Thursday, Jan. 18 to keep the government funded until the beginning of March, buying lawmakers more time to finish the formal appropriations process.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited announced the launch of a significant update to its F&P myMask App.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania—One of the nation's largest nonprofit patient safety organizations has named challenges for patients and caregivers using medical devices at home as the most pressing health technology safety hazard for 2024. The list also includes multiple concerns related to artificial intelligence (AI) and data security.
NEW YORK—HHAeXchange, a provider of homecare management solutions for providers, managed care organizations (MCOs) and state Medicaid agencies, announced the company welcomed new executive leaders, forged
OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) Board of Directors announced the appointment of Jason R. Morin as a public member.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a health and community care technology company, announced a new partnership with Google Cloud to leverage its cloud technologies, advanced data analytics tools, machine learning capabilities and its artifici
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), released a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit feedback from the public on how best to enhance Medicare Advantage (MA) data capabilities and increase public transparency.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina—Durable medical equipment (DME) companies Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., Hill-Rom Company, Inc., Hill-Rom Services, Inc. and Advanced Respiratory Inc. (collectively, Hillrom) have agreed to pay $2.1 million to resolve allegations that the companies violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for payment to the Medicare, TRICARE, Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicaid programs.
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Health, a health care company that leverages technology to support the delivery of medical products and services, announced it has appointed a new president, chief strategy officer and chief operating Officer to oversee the company’s expansion and navigate
MELBOURNE, Australia—CareLineLive, the all-in-one homecare management software company, announced its international expansion into Australia intending to improve and deliver care at home.
GREENVILLE, South Carolina—Jeffrey Brooks, 40, of Clarence Center, New York, was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. In addition to Brooks’ criminal conviction, last year, Brooks paid $850,000 in a civil settlement to resolve allegations that he provided kickbacks and caused false claims to be submitted in violation of the federal False Claims Act.
WATERLOO, Iowa—The Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA) and Össur have announced the application period is now open for two grants available for U.S.-based O&P professionals.
Now in its third year, the Russell Walker CP, LP Emerging Leader Grant is designed to pay tribute to Russell (Rusty) Walker, a practitioner who was passionate about mentoring the next generation of O&P leaders.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri—A Columbia, Missouri physician has been indicted by a federal grand jury for making false statements relating to Medicare orders.
Jerry Joseph Bruggeman, 52, was charged in a 13-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday, Jan. 23.
