WASHINGTON, D.C.—More than a year-and-a-half after Philips announced the voluntary recall of 3 million to 4 million of its sleep apnea devices and ventilators, the U.S.
WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, April 18, joined by people with disabilities, family caregivers, long-term care workers, early educators, veterans and aging advocates, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that includes more than 50 directives to nearly every cabinet-level agency to provide support for care workers and family caregivers.
Burkburnett, TEXAS—HomeWell Franchising Inc., the franchisor of HomeWell Care Services, a non-medical in-home care provider, recently welcomed Kara Holbert, a newcomer to the franchise, to serve in HomeWell’s new role as the director of client services and program development.
DALLAS—Integrity Marketing Group, LLC ("Integrity"), a distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced it has acquired MediSource, an independent marketing organization ("IMO") based in Little Rock, Arkansas. As part of the acquisition, Richard Dale Roulston, president of MediSource, will become a Managing Partner in Integrity. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
HIPAA enforcement discretion implemented for the COVID-19 public health emergency will expire with the end of the PHE on May 11, but covered health care providers will have until Aug. 9 to comply with the HIPAA rules with respect to telehealth, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced.
MOORESTOWN, New Jersey—Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. (TRHC), a health care technology company advancing the safe use of medications, announced the appointment of Brian Adams as president and chief executive officer. Adams, who was serving as TRHC's interim chief executive officer since September 2022 and previously served as the company's co-president and chief financial officer, was also appointed to the TRHC's Board of Directors as a Class I director, effective immediately.
Essentially Women (EW), a division of VGM & Associates, unveiled its newly redesigned website, essentiallywomen.com.
DALLAS—Enhabit, Inc., a home health and hospice provider, announced it has been awarded the Age-Friendly Care at Home Certification from Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP). Enhabit is the first home health provider to receive the CHAP certification for its home health agencies in Petersburg, Virginia, and Clermont, Florida.
Spring House, PENNSYLVANIA—The Compliance Team (TCT), a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-approved national healthcare accreditation organization, announced a new accreditation program for Local Health Departments (LHDs).
IRVING, Texas—Mobile-integrated care management platform company MedArrive announced $8 million in new funding led by Cobalt Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC). The investment follows MedArrive's $25 million series A round in November 2021 and brings the company's total funding to $40.5 million to date.
