WASHIGNTON, D.C. (August 5, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added bid data that compares Round 2021 of the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) to the most recent three rounds of competition.
DENVER (August 5, 2021)—InnovAge Holding Corp. announced that it has made an equity investment in telehealth platform Jetdoc, a telehealth and virtual urgent care app dedicated to connecting users with medical professionals in an effective way. InnovAge’s investment comes amid continuing demand for virtual health care services across health care sectors. As of July 2021, telehealth utilization had stabilized at 38 times higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to McKinsey.
CHICAGO (August 5, 2021)—Cressey & Company LP, a private investment firm focused on building leading health care services and information technology businesses, announced it has made a significant growth investment in Home Care Pulse, a provider of satisfaction management, training and performance benchmarking solutions for the homecare industry and other post-acute end markets.
DALLAS, Texas (August 3, 2021)—MedBridge and Homecare Homebase are teaming up to help homecare and hospice agencies enhance the patient and caregiver experience by elevating staff competency and improving patient engagement with high-quality care.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 3, 2021)—Late on July 29, U.S. Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska)—co-chairs and co-founders of the Senate Comprehensive Care Caucus—announced the introduction of the bipartisan Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565). Sens. Rosen, Barrasso and Baldwin also announced the introduction of their bipartisan Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2021 (S.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (August 3, 2021)—RedSail Technologies, LLC, is excited to sponsor the third annual “Women in Pharmacy” event following the general session of AmerisourceBergen and Good Neighbor Pharmacy ThoughtSpot 2021.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (August 3, 2021)—Element5, an automation as a service solution leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA) for post-acute care, announced the appointment of Jennifer Maxwell to their Board of Directors. Jennifer is currently the co-founder and CEO of Maxwell Healthcare Associates, (MHA) an consulting firm in post-acute care and strategic advisor to Medalogix, a one-of-a-kind data analytics company also in the post-acute care space.
FORT WORTH, Texas (August 3, 2021)—Jet Health, Inc., a regional provider of home health and hospice services, announced today the appointment of Jake Massacci to the post of vice president of human resources.
In this capacity, Massacci will be responsible for overseeing all human resources (HR) functions for the Company across several locations nationwide, including recruitment.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (August 3, 2021)—WellSky, a health and community care technology company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Healthify, a company that improves the health of communities by connecting health care organizations with social service organizations to address the social determinants of health (SDoH).
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 30, 2021)—It’s a victory for complex rehab suppliers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that ends the application of bid-derived rates for complex rehab technology (CRT) wheelchairs.