BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (July 14, 2020)--This summer, National Seating & Mobility (NSM), one of the country’s largest providers of customized mobility and accessibility solution
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 14, 2020)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) joined other health care groups in asking Congress to affirm tax-exempt status for recent relief for healthcare providers, as noted in a late June press release.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 10, 2020)—As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the increased utilization of products directly responding to related respiratory challenges (ventilators, oxygen, sleep equipment, etc.) have the potential to skew state Medicaid programs’ spending and impact rates for the broader range of home medical equipment.
AMSTERDAM (July 9, 2020)—Royal Philips, a provider of health technology, announced the launch of the Philips Respironics Mask Selector, a clinically validated, 3D facial scanning solution that helps providers to fit 9 out of 10 patients with the right mask from the start. The proprietary Mask Selector algorithm offers a novel solution in the shift toward digitization of health care, helping to improve business efficiencies by reducing costs associated with fitting time and mask waste.
NEEDHAM, Mass. (July 9, 2020)—Pharmacy provider MedMinder, announced the introduction of an automatic pill dispenser with telemedicine capabilities focused on the elderly and chronically ill. The release comes at a time when these individuals are increasingly relying on remote medical solutions to meet their medical needs while allowing them to maintain their independence.
AMSTERDAM (July 9, 2020)— Royal Philips, a provider of health technology, announced it has formed a strategic collaboration with BioIntelliSense, a continuous health monitoring and clinical intelligence company, to integrate its BioSticker medical device into Philips’ remote patient monitoring (RPM) offering to help monitor at-risk patients from the hospital into the home.
Updated July 15, 2020.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (July 9, 2020)--The Review Choice Demonstration program for home health services will resume on August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced.
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (July 9, 2020)—PointClickCare, a cloud-based software platform for the senior care market has been selected by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) to provide de-identified patient data for the Discovery Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS) COVID-19 Registry.
LOGAN, Utah (July 7, 2020)—Brandon Birch, CEO of Stander Inc. and Christian Carloni, president of TrustCare AB announced that, effective immediately, Stander will become TrustCare’s exclusive distributor for North America. The partnership will see Stander sell and support TrustCare’s rollators and ancillary products across its own retail network of 30,000+ home medical equipment dealers and pharmacies in the United States and Canada.
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 8, 2020)—North Carolina home medical equipment stakeholders successfully concluded a year-long effort to protect reimbursement rates for Medicaid beneficiaries served through managed care organizations (MCOs) when Gov. Roy Cooper signed comprehensive Medicaid bill SB 808.