PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania—Tendo announced Powerback Rehabilitation, a personalized physical, occupational and speech therapy services provider, as a new partner with Tendo’s care connect and “MDsave” marketplaces. Powerback Rehabilitation to You—the program Powerback will offer through Tendo—will enable individuals to recover in their own home. It will offer flexible scheduling, customized therapy plans and comprehensive support.

PORTLAND, Maine—MedRhythms, Inc. announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established a new reimbursement code for the company's flagship product, InTandem, a clinically validated, prescription medical device that delivers rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) in the home to improve walking and ambulation in chronic stroke patients.

SASKATCHEWAN, Canada—The new Watson long-term care home is progressing to the pre-design phase. A business case has been completed for this project, and the government of Saskatchewan has released a request for proposals to find a qualified project manager and owner's representative team to provide project management and design services for the future Watson long-term care home.

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania—AdaptHealth Corporation (AHCO), a patient-centered, home health solutions provider, appointed Scott Barnhart as the new chief operating officer, effective Sept. 23.

NEWARK, New Jersey—A Connecticut man has admitted his role in a multimillion-dollar durable medical equipment (DME) health care fraud and kickback scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna.

WASHINGTON— Dr. Steven Landers has been named the inaugural chief executive officer (CEO) of the newly merged NAHC-NHPCO Alliance (The Alliance). A national leader and innovator in home health, primary care and aging services, Landers brings almost two decades of experience as a physician, executive leader and health policy advocate to The Alliance, which represents care at home and community providers across the country.

CARY, North Carolina—The Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC) has launched two new specialty credentials: the distinction in age-friendly care for home health and hospice, and the distinction in outcomes for home health. The addition of these credentials aims to further ACHC’s commitment to set quality standards for home-based care services, the company said.

BRONX, New York—Essen Health Care has been selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in the “Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience” (GUIDE) model, a new Medicare alternative payment model. This model is designed to enhance care coordination and provide support to people living with dementia and their caregivers.

Home health agencies spent less per Medicare beneficiary and had better discharge outcomes than other post-acute care settings, according to a new report. The information comes from the National Summary Report, which is part of efforts by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Division of Chronic and Post-Acute Care to increase and analyze standardized data. 

BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Franchising Inc., the parent company of HomeWell Care Services, was recognized on Inc. Magazine’s “Inc. 5000” list for the fourth consecutive year. HomeWell, a non-medical homecare company, has seen a growth rate of 131% over the past three years, which includes adding 32 new franchise owners, opening 18 new locations and expanding into 35 new territories in 2023.