NASHVILLE, Tennessee—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a North American provider of comprehensive mobility solutions, has named Crispin Teufel as chief executive officer (CEO). Chuck Bodner, who had been serving as interim CEO, will continue in his role as chief financial officer (CFO).
ESPOO, Finland—Finnish health tech company and remote patient monitoring platform provider Medixine has continued its growth by appointing two key senior personnel. The company’s ongoing expansion in the U.S. is strengthened by new VP of United States operations Josh Parkinson, who will provide enhanced support and facilitate the growth of Medixine’s U.S. customers and partners, with future plans to establish a U.S.-based subsidiary.
OMAHA, Nebraska—WorldView, a provider of health care workflow automation, and Care Coordinations, an advanced communication
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PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island—Ageless Innovation, a global company that aims to reimagining how we positively live and age together through the power of play, announced the promotion of Meghan Gamboa to the post of chief marketing officer, as well as the hires of Celica Costantino, who will lead the company’s retail division, and Khadijah Lewis, who joins the health care team.
SPOKANE, Washington—Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Thomas Andrew Webster, M.D., age 50, of Sylvania, Ohio, has been charged by Filing of Information on one count of Conspiracy to Violate the Anti-Kickback Statue in connection with a fraudulent medical supply scheme that targeted elderly Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries throughout Washington and in other states.
IRVING, Texas—National HME, a provider of durable medical equipment (DME) solutions and services to hospice and alternate sites of care, announced that it has acquired Hospice Source, a provider of medical equipment to hospice patients and facilities. This acquisition expands National HME’s footprint, with added capacity to offer services and solutions to hospices and their patients across the United States.
DENVER—InnovAge Holding Corp. (InnovAge) (Nasdaq: INNV), a provider of health care programs to predominantly dual-eligible seniors through the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), completed its acquisition of two PACE programs in California from ConcertoCare.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—Executive Home Care, a provider in homecare services, has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Game Changers in 2023 by Franchise Dictionary Magazine.
BOULDER, Colorado—nVoq, Incorporated (nVoq), a company for speech-to-text capabilities within in-home health care, is announced a partnership with HealthRev Partners, a company for outsourced coding, OASIS review and revenue cycle management (RCM).
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—Joerns Healthcare, a vertically integrated, provider of medical equipment and services to U.S. post-acute care, announced it will refocus the entirety of its resources on its medical equipment sales and services business. The strategy requires a planned exit of its institutional long-term care rental services business and customer notifications began Nov. 20.
NEW YORK—CINQCARE, a company that focuses on delivering care to minority communities, and health company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), are teaming up to serve M
LARKSPUR, SAN MATEO & DUBLIN, California—By the Bay Health, Mission Hospice & Home Care and Hope Hospice announced they will merge to become the largest independent nonprofit hospice network in northern California, uniquely positioned to provide compassionate care and impactful community services to more patients and families throughout the region.
RICHMOND, Virginia—Home Care Delivered, Inc. (“HCD”), a provider of direct-to-patient medical supplies including diabetes/CGM, incontinence, wound, urologica, and ostomy products, announced a leadership change. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Gordy Fox, will transition to chairman of the board and Gayle Devin will join HCD as chief executive officer effective Nov. 27, 2023.
ATLANTA—TZMO USA announced the recent promotion of Magda Przytulska to business development account manager for the Seni USA brand. In her new role, Przytulska will provide additional support to independent pharmacy and home medical supply store chains as Seni is experiencing growth across the country within these channels. In addition, Przytulska will help onboard new sales hires as TZMO USA continues to expand its outside sales team nationwide.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning patients and health care providers to carefully monitor Philips DreamStation 2 CPAP devices for signs of overheating.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina—A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $139,975 in back wages from a Spartanburg home healthcare provider that wrongly exempted 29 employees from overtime and failed to pay them proper wages in violation of federal regulations.
BOSTON—A Virginia-based nurse practitioner pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with a $7.8 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), including orthotics such as back and knee braces.
WASHINGTON—In the aftermath of the former First Lady, Rosalynn Carter’s passing, Tom Koutsoumpas, CEO of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), the national voice for nonprofit advanced illness, hospice, and palliative care providers, released the following statement on Mrs. Carter’s passing:
