NEW YORK—Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Naomi Gruchacz, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), announced the arrests of Erin Foley and Ted Albin on charges of health care fraud and conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute.
Tentinger began her career with VGM in 2017. She currently serves as president of VGM Forbin/forbinfi.
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates, a VGM Group Inc. company, announced that Lindy Tentinger will become president beginning in January. As part of her new role, Tentinger will also join VGM Group’s team of senior leaders.
Acknowledgment comes after ComForCare's second consecutive certification as a Great Place to Work in Canada
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada—ComForCare, a franchised provider of in-home caregiving services, announced its inclusion in the 2023 Best Workplaces for Mental Wellness list by Great Place to Work in Canada.
The partnership will provide Medicaid and dual-eligible clients access to HouseWorks’ BetterCare at HomeTM model
BOSTON—HouseWorks Holdings, LLC (HouseWorks), a personal care services platform serving the Northeast, has entered into definitive agreements to partner with Elite Home Health Care (Elite), a provider of homecare services across the state of New York. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, marks HouseWorks’ entrance into New York and will transform HouseWorks' geographic footprint while simultaneously enhancing the opportunity for organic growth.
New center extends WelbeHealth's collaboration with Sutter Health to underserved communities in San Jose and surrounding areas
SAN JOSE, California—The physician-led senior health services provider WelbeHealth, in partnership with Northern California-based health care system
Revenue for fiscal year 2023 was $221.7 million compared to $139.9 million for fiscal year 2022
CINCINNATI—Quipt Home Medical Corp. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: QIPT; TSX: QIPT), a U.S.-based home medical equipment provider, focused on end-to-end respiratory care, today announced its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 financial results and operational highlights. These results pertain to the three months and year ended Sept. 30, 2023, and are reported in United States dollars ("$", "dollars" and "US$") and have been rounded to the nearest hundred thousand.
The 2023 WWS included an oversample of caregiving workers to better understand their opinions
WASHINGTON—A new Workplace Wellness Survey (WWS) report published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and Greenwald Research finds caregiving workers are slightly older on average, more likely to work part-time than non-caregivers, stressed about finances and are challenged to juggle work and caregiving responsibilities.
For the six months ended Sept. 30, total operating revenue was $803.7 million, a 16% increase from the prior corresponding period in both reported and constant currency
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited (NZX:FPH, ASX:FPH) announced its results for the first half of the 2024 financial year.
Craig L. Lovelace was sentenced to three years for billing Medicare for unnecessary DME
LOUISIANA—A Louisiana man was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a multi-year scheme to bill Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME).
Robert Leon Smith III billed Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces that were ineligible for Medicare reimbursement
MIAMI—A federal grand jury in Miami returned an indictment charging a Texas man for his alleged role in a $60 million health care fraud, wire fraud and kickback scheme involving the submission of false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), genetic tests and foot bath medications.