Reps. Terry Sewell (D-AL) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) are leading an effort to help maintain strong access to home oxygen for individuals with respiratory challenges.

Reps. Terry Sewell (D-AL) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) are leading an effort to help maintain strong access to home oxygen for individuals with respiratory challenges.

The University of Pittsburgh grant supports clinicians with post-doctoral fellowships to advance their careers in assistive technology practice, research and policy.

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania—The University of Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Science and Technology Department has received a five-year grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research to support clinicians with post-doctoral fellowships to advance their careers in assistive technology practice, research and policy.

CarePredict announced a $29 million Series A-3 investment co-led by SV Health Investors’ Medtech Convergence Fund and Aspire Healthtech Partners.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida—CarePredict announced a $29 million Series A-3 investment co-led by SV Health Investors’ Medtech Convergence Fund and Aspire Healthtech Partners. CarePredict’s technology autonomously identifies changes in daily activity and behaviors that precede health issues such as urinary tract infections, falls, malnutrition and depression. The ability to detect early signs of health concerns allows preventive care and preserves the overall well-being of older adults.

The tool helps customers quickly and accurately identify the potential impact of proposed and final Medicare reimbursement changes on their unique agencies

DALLAS—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a software for home-based care, has released an updated HCHB Analytics Home Health Impact Report Model, less than two weeks following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publication of the 2024 Home Health Proposed Rule. The tool helps customers quickly and accurately identify the potential impact of proposed and final Medicare reimbursement changes on their unique agencies.

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid’s (CMS) proposed rate reductions for home health could be devastating for agencies if they are codified, said Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). Even worse, CMS has left a door open to demand some $3 billion in clawbacks for prior years of what it interprets as over-payments.