ALBANY, N.Y. (March 17, 2022)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) is working with the North East Medical Equipment Providers Association (NEMEP) on legislative efforts to pass rate floor bills in the New York state legislature that would require Medicaid managed care organizations to pay at least 100% of the state Medicaid fee schedule.
AMSTERDAM (March 17, 2022)—Royal Philips, a global provider of health technology, announced the expansion of its medical device cybersecurity services portfolio at HIMSS22. Philips is introducing Secure Remote Access Management Service, leveraging the broad set of security capabilities enabled by the integration of SecureLink’s critical access management and governance technology with Philips Remote Services’ secure connectivity framework for technical and clinical support.
DUNBRIDGE, Ohio (March 17, 2022)—Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. (PBE) announced the achievement of more than three years and over 2 million consecutive hours worked without an OSHA Lost-Time Accident as of Feb. 28, 2022.
“Our goal remains zero injuries every day,” said David Kisor, PBE Safety Supervisor. “We continually raise the bar for safety standards across the organization to ensure our Associates return home safe to their loved ones.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 17, 2022)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) recently joined with respiratory stakeholders and patient advocates in letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Commerce leaders requesting that their agencies prioritize allocating semiconductor chips to manufacturers of home respiratory devices.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (March 17, 2022)—IntellaTriage, a provider of after-hours nurse-first triage services, recently announced a partnership with CommonSpirit Health at Home to provide triage on-call services directly to their patients and families.
Widowed and usually living alone, Gloria Bailey walks with a cane after two knee replacement surgeries and needs help with housekeeping.
BURKBURNETT, Texas (March 15, 2022)—HomeWell Care Services, a nonmedical in-home care provider, has been named a Home Care Pulse Endorsed National Provider for the second year running. Additionally, HomeWell has been named a Best of Home Care Endorsed National Provider for 2022.
These endorsements, based on nationwide client and caregiver feedback gathered by Home Care Pulse, recognize HomeWell as a “Best of the Best” homecare brand in North America.
NEW YORK (March 15, 2022)—Bluestream Health, a Platform-as-a-Service that makes it easy to implement and scale on-demand virtual care, announced that it has joined the N50 Project to provide virtual care and telehealth services to marginalized communities around the globe.
AN DIEGO (March 15, 2022)—ResMed announced the results of its 2022 Global Sleep Surveys, in conjunction with National Sleep Awareness Week (March 13-19) and World Sleep Day (March 18). The surveys, conducted in the first quarter of the year, asked nearly 25,000 respondents in 12 countries what’s keeping them up at night and the results aim to build awareness of the critical role good sleep plays in physical and mental health.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 11, 2022)—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is pleased to formally announce that Kristen Wheeler has assumed the role of Executive Director of Private Duty Home Care at NAHC, effective Monday, March 7, 2022. Wheeler comes aboard following the departure of Emilie Bartolucci, who departed in November of 2021.