LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 6, 2020)--Robotic pets designed for an aging population were the big winner at the New Product Pavilion Providers' Choice Awards at Medtrade Spring.

The awards, which HomeCare sponsors, are given based on attendee voting at the event at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

ORLANDO, Fla. (March 5, 2020)–The Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has cancelled the 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 4, 2020)—Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing several actions aimed at limiting the spread of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Specifically, CMS is issuing a call to action to health care providers across the country to ensure they are implementing their infection control procedures, which they are required to maintain at all times.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 4, 2020)--As news outlets focus on nursing facilities' role in the spread of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), homecare disaster preparation consultants and the National Association for Homecare (NAHC) have released guidelines for home health care agencies. 

Las Vegas, Nev. (March 4, 2020)--The home medical equipment (HME) industry is well-positioned for success, and its leading advocacy group has made significant shifts in focus and goals to set up for it, AAHomecare President and CEO Tom Ryan said Wednesday.

Now it’s time for HME providers to step up and support the group’s broader mission, Ryan said at the association’s update session at Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas, Nev.