AUSTIN, Texas (August 31, 2022)—Sensi.AI, an in-home virtual care agent empowering long-term care providers to overcome some of the biggest challenges in the industry, has partnered with dementia care advocate and expert Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, and founder of Positive Approach to Care, to educate and empower homecare agencies and non-medical professionals in strategically managing cases with early detection of and innovative care for brain change.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 30, 2022)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking public comments on various aspects of the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) is submitting comments for the request for information, due on Wednesday, Aug. 31. The association is asking industry stakeholders to add their comments to ensure better oversight of these plans and maintain strong access for home medical equipment (HME) suppliers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 30, 2022)—The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 required the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement various hospice survey reforms. In the CY 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) final rule, CMS addressed these reforms, including development of a hospice special focus program (SFP).
ATLANTA, (August 30, 2022)—Healthcare Workforce Logistics (HWL), a provider of vendor neutral workforce solutions, announced that it has been awarded a group purchasing Technology and Workforce Management Services agreement with Conductiv. Effective July 1, 2022, the new agreement enables Conductiv Contracts members, at their discretion, to take advantage of special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Conductiv Contracts for Technology and Workforce Management Services.
WATERLOO, Iowa (August 25, 2022)—The Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA) is excited to announce the four finalists nominated for the 2022 Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) Woman of the Year Award.
The finalists are:
ELYRIA, Ohio (August 25, 2022)—Invacare Corporation announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with its largest shareholder, Azurite Management LLC, which currently owns approximately 10.3% of the company’s outstanding shares as of June 30, 2022. As part of the agreement, Invacare appointed two new independent directors, Steven H. Rosen and Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, effective immediately.
PITTSBURGH (August 25, 2022)—A federal court has ordered a Pennsylvania mother and daughter to pay more than $2.4 million in overtime back wages and liquidated damages, after a three-day trial confirmed the pair used illegal pay practices to avoid paying full wages to 345 workers who provided daily living assistance and home healthcare in the Pittsburgh area.
WATERLOO, Iowa (August 25, 2022)—Essentially Women (EW), a division of VGM & Associates, has announced Lily, a new mother-baby program designed to help members grow their business in this fast-growing area of the women’s care industry.
Named after the flower associated with femininity, love and motherhood, Lily is focused on helping members support mothers and babies in every aspect, from pregnancy to new mom and beyond.
LAS VEGAS (August )—ATLAS Enterprise Software has launched a new app to increase efficiency and patient access for home medical equipment (HME) and mobility providers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 19, 2022)—As part of its ongoing efforts to increase access to care and to reduce unnecessary administrative burden for stakeholders, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be discontinuing the use of Certificates of Medical Necessity (CMNs) and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Information Forms (DIFs) for claims with dates of service on or after Jan. 1, 2023.