ATLANTA (August 18, 2022)—TZMO USA announced that the company has entered into a partnership with Mutual Drug, a full line wholesaler, to offer their Seni brand of adult incontinence products into over 500 pharmacies in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, that make up the Mutual Drug collaborative network of pharmacies.
AMSTERDAM (August 18, 2022)—Royal Philips, a global provider of health technology, announced that Roy Jakobs is proposed to succeed Frans van Houten as president and chief executive officer, effective Oct. 15, 2022.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 16, 2022)—Calling the government’s proposed changes to Medicaid home health services “baffling,” the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) submitted more than 100 pages of comments and supporting materials today arguing against the proposed rule.
MIRAMAR, Fla. (August 16, 2022)—Integrated Home Care Services, Inc., an independent administrator of home health, durable medical equipment and home infusion benefits, has chosen Christopher Bradbury as the company's new CEO, effective August 15. Bradbury succeeds Jorge Pereda, co-founder, who held the role since IHCS's inception and will now assume a new role as chairman of the board.
SANTA FE, N.M. (August 16, 2022)—Jet Health, Inc., a regional provider of home health and hospice services, announced the opening of a new location in Santa Fe, New Mexico, operating under its Klarus Home Health brand.
Klarus Home Health Santa Fe will provide skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and home health aides.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (August 16, 2022)—Humana Inc. announced that it will acquire all of the assets of Inclusa, Inc., a managed care organization (MCO) in Wisconsin that provides long-term care services and supports to approximately 16,600 older adults and adults with disabilities through the state’s Family Care program. For more than 20 years, Inclusa has partnered with local health care providers and community resources to connect members with the support and services they need.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 12, 2022)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and their contractor, Abt Associates, are recruiting additional Medicare-certified hospice providers to participate in a beta test of the draft hospice patient assessment instrument called Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE). Recruitment is ongoing and training will occur on a rolling basis. Data collection begins when training is completed and is expected to continue through fall 2022.
SPRING HOUSE, Penn. (August 12, 2022)—The United States’ Department of Health and Human Services has declared monkeypox to be a national public health emergency. It's important to ensure the safety of staff and patients in your organization.
MINNEAPOLIS (August 12, 2022)—Nonin Medical announced that its board of directors has appointed health care industry veteran John M. Hastings as its new chief executive officer, effective Aug. 29, 2022. Hastings brings global leadership and technical expertise in quality, research and development, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, engineering, supply chain and distribution, along with a demonstrated ability and passion to develop and advance effective business strategies.
BOSTON (August 12, 2022)—Biofourmis, a Boston-based provider of virtual care and digital medicine, announced that Intel Capital, the strategic investment arm of chipmaker Intel Corporation, has joined its Series D financing in an extension that brings the total funding raised in the round to $320 million.