ASHEVILLE, NC (August 15, 2018)—Aeroflow Healthcare, a durable medical equipment provider, announced the acquisition of Med-Caire Inc.’s continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) resupply program. This business line is designed to replace more patients’ CPAP supplies to support and maintain a high quality of life when relying upon much-needed medical equipment.

ATLANTA (August 15, 2018)—The Brightree Summit will be held once again in conjunction with Medtrade. The summit, Brightree’s one-day user conference will be held October 15 at the Omni Atlanta Hotel and will showcase many of the products and services Brightree offers the HME industry. 

SHOREVIEW Minn. and MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (August 14, 2018)—Maxwell Healthcare Associates (MHA), a post-acute operational, financial, technological, clinical and regulatory consulting firm and Gateway Coding and Consulting (Gateway), a home health and hospice coding, recovery and appeals company, today announced their alliance.

SAN MATEO, Calif. (August 13, 2018)—Adherium, a digital health platform that focuses on improving medication adherence and patient outcomes, officially launched the Hailie solution in the United States, following its recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) over-the-counter clearance to enable sales direct to consumers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 10, 2018)—CMS published “Inclusion of Power Mobility Device Codes in the Prior Authorization Program for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Items,” which is guidance for power mobility suppliers on the transition to the national prior authorization program. The article lists all the HCPCS codes that will be included in the program starting September 1, 2018.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 10, 2018)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a proposed rule to overhaul the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The program was established under the Affordable Care Act and launched in 2012. The majority of Medicare’s Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) operate under the program. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. and ATLANTA (August 9, 2018)—Nominate a colleague to be honored as the 2018 Van Miller Homecare Champion at the Stand Up for Homecare reception at Medtrade in Atlanta. The award recognizes an AAHomecare member who has made an exceptional contribution to the homecare sector throughout their career in one or more of the following ways: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 9, 2018)—The Grassroots Accountability Project is gaining momentum as it unifies and activates industry stakeholders in engaging legislators about key HME issues. The goal of the project is to assign a grassroots HME advocate to all 535 federal legislative offices. Originating in AAHomecare’s State Leaders Council, this multi-stakeholder effort has the support of AAHomecare, VGM, The MED Group and numerous state and regional associations.