WIXOM, Michigan—J&B Medical, a provider of health care services, and Strongbow Strategies, a Navajo Native American and women-owned company, announced the formation of Strongbow Health, a new partnership aimed at servicing the health care needs of more than 4 million Native Americans in the United States.
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland—Acuity Medical announced it is hosting a one-day event for its home medical equipment (HME) customers on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The event will combine education, new product launches, industry updates, sales training, panel discussions and peer networking time. Manufacturers attending include Golden Technologies, Nova, Stander, Pedifix, Strongback, Liviliti, ARJO and others.
NEW YORK—HHAeXchange, a provider of homecare management solutions for providers, managed care organizations (MCOs) and state Medicaid agencies, announced it has named technology veteran,
LOS ANGELES—M&A Healthcare Advisors (MAHA) announced the sale of Advent Home Health, an award-winning home health provider located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since 2008, Advent has been owned and operated by Salvador Agonias and his family.
LONDON—CareLineLive, an all-in-one homecare management software company, announced its acquisition of the business behind CareFor IT and Ulysses (UDMS).
WASHINGTON—Home health agencies didn’t report more than half of the falls that Medicare home health patients hospitalized for falls with major injury experienced, according to a new study by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
BLUFFTON, South Carolina—Hospice Care of the Lowcountry, a provider of end-of-life care services in Beaufort and Jasper counties in South Carolina, announced the hire of industry veteran Dr. Carl Derrick as the organization's new Medical Director. Hospice Care of the Lowcountry said Derrick brings a wealth of expertise to the role and is set to further expand the care and support that it provides to patients and their families.
WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled a new payment model that will give states more flexibilities in how they manage health care, and could ultimately shift focus to home- and community-based services. The States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development Model (“States Advancing AHEAD” or “AHEAD Model”) aims to better address chronic disease, behavioral health and other medical conditions.
LAS VEGAS—Intermountain Health’s acquisition of Advent Home Health, a home health agency in southern Nevada, has been finalized and Advent Home Health is now officially part of Intermountain.
