PAWTUCKET, R.I. (July 29, 2020)—Ageless Innovation LLC, a global company devoted to reimagining how we positively live and age together through the power of play, announced it will expand upon its award-winning line of Joy for All Companion Pets with a second interactive Companion Pet Pup later this fall.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (July 29, 2020)—OJ Medtech/Charm Medical Supply announced the acquisition of PRO2 LLC, a professional oxygen and CPAP supply company. PRO2 operates out of two locations in the Buffalo, New York area and currently serves over 10,000 patients annually with rental equipment and related medical supplies. Clinicians and insurers are increasingly supportive of homecare services, which patients prefer and are much more cost efficient than similar treatments in the hospital setting.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (July 28, 2020)—While the pandemic has been tough on homecare and hospice companies, the future could bring good changes to the industry, the head of the National Association of Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) said at the organization’s Financial Management Conference and Expo, which opened Tuesday.
PHILADELPHIA (July 28, 2020)—The Pennsylvania Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCED) has informed the Pennsylvania Association of Medical Suppliers (PAMS) that home medical equipment (HME) providers will now be eligible to receive COVID-19 hazard pay as part of the grant program for frontline workers.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (July 28, 2020)—HomeCare Media is proud to introduce HomeCare Heroes, a special effort dedicated to demonstrating gratitude for the frontline workers in the industry who have gone above and beyond to help their communities.
INDIANAPOLIS (July 25, 2020)—Thirty years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, but the needs of people with mobility disabilities continue to be overlooked and unheard, according to the new BraunAbility Drive for Inclusion Report Card. In fact, only 15% of the mobility disability community surveyed are satisfied with the current effectiveness of ADA laws.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 24, 2020)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could have saved $192 million by targeting home health claims for review with visits slightly above the threshold that triggers a higher Medicare payment, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health & Human Services.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 24, 2020)—As expected, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has announced the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency has been extended for another 90 days, effective July 25.
AMSTERDAM (July 24, 2020)—Royal Philips, a global provider of health technology, announced the publication of a peer-reviewed, retrospective outcomes study demonstrating that, in the first year of use, high frequency chest wall oscillation therapy (HFCWO) reduced the rate of chronic respiratory patient hospitalization by more than 50%. According to the study, antibiotic use also decreased significantly.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 24, 2020)—Forcura, a health technology company that enables safer patient care transitions along the care continuum, announces its first-ever user conference, taking place as a key component of the Forcura CONNECT Summit on Aug. 28, 2020.