LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 22, 2021) – BrightSpring Health Services recently completed the acquisition of Abode Healthcare.
Abode Healthcare is a provider of home health and hospice services. Headquartered in Durango, Colorado, Abode provides home health and hospice care in 12 states through 41 branches. In combination with BrightSpring’s existing home health and hospice business, the company’s expanded footprint in the segment now spans 17 states.
HARLINGEN, Texas (April 22, 2021)—A Texas man was sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy at the Merida Group, a chain of hospice and home health agencies throughout Texas, to falsely convince thousands of patients with long-term incurable diseases they had less than six months to live in order to enroll the patients in hospice programs for which they were otherwise unqualified, thereby increasing revenue to the company.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 22, 2021)—AAHomecare’s payer relations team is working with state association leaders in Oklahoma, Florida and New York on legislation with potential major impacts for home medical equipment suppliers and patients. If you are located in one of these states, please weigh in on these rapidly moving issues as soon as possible, and encourage your friends and colleagues in those states to do so, as well.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 22, 2021)—AAHomecare is kicking off a sustained earned media campaign to build awareness of the essential, high-value care that the home medical equipment (HME) industry delivers. The campaign is led by Keybridge Communications, who will engage influential health care journalists as well as develop and place op-eds to highlight the industry’s important role in the health care continuum and make the case for HME policy priorities.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (April 20, 2021)—Traditions Health, LLC, a national hospice and home health provider, announced the transition of Bryan Wolfe from his current role as president and CEO, effective April 12th. Wolfe will continue to serve as a member of the Traditions Health board of directors. Wolfe will also continue to support the development efforts of Traditions going forward.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (April 20, 2021)—WellSky, a global health and community care technology company, announced that Akash Raj has joined WellSky as chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately. With extensive experience with Fortune 500 companies, Raj has a proven track record of providing operational and financial leadership that drives value creation.
WAUKESHA, Wis. (April 20, 2021)—Health Mobius has named HRG its content partner to streamline, normalize, and increase consistency of data presented as part of Health Mobius’ eMarketplace solutions.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (April 19, 2021)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is proud to announce that Varner R. Richards, PharmD is the recipient of the 2021 Gene Graves Lifetime Achievement Award.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (April 19, 2021)—The National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF) is proud to announce that Cindy Sumrall, RN, BSN, CRNI, IgCN is the recipient of the 2021 Lynn Giglione Women in Leadership Award.
CARY, N.C. (April 19, 2021)—As the number of people affected by serious illnesses continues to rise, many patients are turning to palliative care to cope with pain and better manage their conditions. Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) recognizes the growing value of these services and is launching a Palliative Care Accreditation program to advance quality of care and improve patient outcomes.
