KANSAS CITY, Mo. (October 1, 2021)—Husch Blackwell’s Hospice & Palliative Care team successfully represented hospices who were facing a 2% payment reduction penalty for Fiscal Year 2022 based on alleged noncompliance with Hospice Quality Program Reporting Program (HQRP) requirements.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 30, 2021)—The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced the appointment of Lisa J. Pino as director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Penn. (September 30, 2021)—AdaptHealth Corp., a provider of patient-centered, health care-at-home solutions including home medical equipment, medical supplies and related services, announcedthat Greg Belinfanti was appointed to the company’s board of directors. Belinfanti is a senior managing director of One Equity Partners (OEP) and will serve as OEP’s designee on the board of directors.
SAGINAW, Mich. (September 30, 2021)—Elara Caring announced it is expanding its skilled home health services—including nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and more—with the opening of a new location in Saginaw, Michigan. As demand for home health care continues to grow, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, this service expansion will bring skilled home health services to the area.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 30, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Calendar Year (CY) 2022 participants in the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model. There is a more than two-fold increase in the number of model enrollees covered by participating MA plans in 2022 compared to 2021.
SAN MATEO, Calif. (September 30, 2021)— Studies show that homecare agencies have about eight seconds to capture someone's attention when they visit their website. Nearly 90% of visitors leave a site without taking any action. AidQuest provides a fully-staffed Live Chat solution on homecare client websites to help increase your conversions.
OAKLAND, Calif. (September 30, 2021)–Koya Medical, a health care company on a mission to transform lymphatic and venous care through a comprehensive suite of innovative, people-centric platforms, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Dayspring Lite treatment for lymphedema and venous disease.
A new venture from leaders in the durable medical equipment (DME) industry is looking to increase the use of e-prescribe across the DME space. The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare), VGM & Associates, Ltd., AdaptHealth, LLC., Apria Healthcare Group LLC, Lincare Inc. and Rotech Healthcare Inc., have joined to form an independent e-prescribe company DMEscripts.
BOTHELL, Wash. (September 28, 2021)—Ventec Life Systems, a global medical device company focused on redefining respiratory care technologies for patients and caregivers announced that Parachute Health’s e-prescribing platform now supports the VOCSN group of ventilators.
ANKENY, Iowa (September 28, 2021)—When individuals with complex health needs receive clinically appropriate, home-delivered meals for 13 weeks, their overall medical spend and emergency department use significantly decreased for the next six months, according to just-released results of a pilot program between Mom’s Meals and UPMC Health Plan’s Medicaid physical health managed care plan, UPMC for You.