SAN DIEGO (March 16, 2021)—ResMed, a digital health company, announced the results of a nationwide survey of 1,000 adults, which revealed that for half of Americans, stress over the past year is negatively impacting the quality of their sleep—and many are ignoring sleep challenges that could point to a larger underlying health concern.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 16, 2021)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), la provider of comprehensive mobility solutions, announced that Bill Mixon, NSM CEO, has been named a recipient of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s (ESGR) Patriot Award.
THEODORE, Ala. (March 16, 2021)—Supreme Medical, a family-owned home medical equipment distributor based in Theodore, Alabama has announced an educational event for home health and hospice providers scheduled for March 30 at 11:00 am CST.
Senior loneliness and isolation are more than just buzzwords—it’s a very real problem that only grew during the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns. In 2019, up to 40% of Americans over age 45 suffered from chronic loneliness.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 12, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a further delay of its Primary Care First-Seriously Ill Population (PCF-SIP) physician payment model, a component of the PCF that has been closely followed by the hospice and palliative care community. PCF-SIP had previously been scheduled to begin on Jan. 1, 2021, but CMS announced a delayed (April 1, 2021) start date in June 2020.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 12, 2021)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a provider of comprehensive mobility solutions, has acquired Blue Moose Elevators & Stairlifts in Atlanta. The acquisition strengthens NSM’s provision of holistic mobility and accessibility options to clients in the Atlanta metropolitan and surrounding areas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 10, 2021)—With the moratorium on the 2% Medicare sequester cuts currently set to expire on March 31, the American Association for Homecare and health care sector coalition partners have redoubled efforts to engage legislators in support of extending the pause on these cuts.
As a result of this outreach, an updated bill that would extend the moratorium throughout the end of 2021 may be introduced as early as this week.
AMSTERDAM (March 10, 2021)—Royal Philips, a global provider of health technology, announced the findings of its sixth annual sleep survey in a report titled “Seeking Solutions: How COVID-19 Changed Sleep Around the World.”
ATLANTA & ROCKLIN, Calif. (March 11, 2021)—Emory Healthcare, a comprehensive academic health system in Georgia, announced a new collaboration with Luna, a provider of on-demand physical therapy, to bring outpatient physical therapy services to Atlanta-area patients in the comfort of their homes.
BOTHELL, Wash. (March 10, 2021)—Ventec Life Systems announced that its board of directors has appointed Jim Alwan as president and CEO, effective March 15, 2021. Alwan will also serve as a member of the Ventec board of directors.