NEW ORLEANS (August 20, 2018)—Team Gleason and Quantum Rehab have announced an alliance to serve those with ALS via both Quantum’s financial support and increased access to high-end power chair technology.
Quantum has pledged to contribute $50,000 to Team Gleason's mission. Additionally, Quantum is funding life-enhancing seat elevation technology, such as its iLevel system, for distribution by Team Gleason for those living with ALS.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 20, 2018)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) submitted comments on the ESRD/DMEPOS Proposed Rule that CMS released in mid-July.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (August 20, 2018)—Corridor, a provider of revenue cycle, documentation review and business services to the home health and hospice industry, has been recognized for its market leading CHEX eLearning offering by being named to Elearning! Magazine’s list of the top 100 learning organizations in the world.
CINCINNATI (August 17, 2018)—FirstLight Home Care, a national provider of non-medical homecare, was named to the Inc. 5000 list for the fourth consecutive year as one of the fastest-growing, privately held companies in the U.S.
FirstLight is listed at No. 2,827 after experiencing 146 percent growth over the past three years. The homecare franchise debuted on Inc.’s annual list in 2015 in its first year of Inc. 5000 eligibility.
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (August 17, 2018)—VirtuOx, Inc., a health care IT company providing diagnostic tools and services to enable health care organizations and professionals to diagnose and treat a variety of disease states, announced the acquisition of Instant Diagnostic Systems (IDS). The transaction was facilitated by VERTESS, a health care M+A advisory firm. K&L Gates, led by attorney Joshua Skora and his team, provided legal counsel to VirtuOx in the transaction.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (August 16, 2018)—Compassus, a network of community-based post-acute care services focused on hospice, palliative and home health care, has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America for the second consecutive year.
MINNEAPOLIS (August 16, 2018)—Best Buy Co., Inc., a technology products and services provider, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire GreatCall, Inc., for $800 million in cash.
WATERLOO, Iowa (August 15, 2018)—VGM Group has released a new tool for suppliers to use as they assess where CMS has deemed rural, non-rural and competitive bidding areas to be. The interactive maps include all 50 states and allow providers to determine which category a ZIP code falls under.
(August 13, 2018)—Since inception in March 2007, the 10 Medicare Fraud Strike Force units have charged more than 3,700 defendants who collectively have falsely billed the Medicare program for more than $14 billion, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). A new force in the Newark, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region has just been added.
