FRESNO, California—Sunrise Medical announced the launch of the Empulse R90, an add-on push-assist device for wheelchairs. This push device powers manual wheelchairs, allowing riders to go longer distances, receive assistance up ramps, preserve energy and prevent shoulder strain.
BURLINGTON, Ontario—VGM Canada announced Brenlee Mogul-Rotman, national clinical and technical education manager with Permobil, as the winner of the 2024 Canadian HME Woman of the Year Award. The award was presented during the Canadian Seating and Mobility Conference.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—Netsmart announced its acquisition of HealthPivots, an Oregon-based market intelligence company for the post-acute care continuum. The company said the combination of Netsmart’s care platform and HealthPivots’ “DataLab” aims to provide consolidated data, advanced analytics and a platform to enhance the post-acute care provider transition to value-based care (VBC).
GOLETA, California—Inogen, Inc., a medical technology company offering in-home respiratory products, announced the appointment of Eric Pauls as vice president of sales in North America. Pauls previously worked with RQM+ as chief customer officer.
WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS), a CMS contractor, notified nearly one million individuals whose protected health information or other personally identifiable information (PII) may have been compromised in connection with Medicare administrative services provided by WPS.
DETROIT—A married Macomb County couple, Noli and Isabel Tcruz, were sentenced to six years in prison and 38 months in prison, respectively, on health care fraud kickback conspiracy, tax evasion and fraud charges. U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison announced this sentencing following the sentencings earlier this year of two doctors who pled guilty to receiving kickbacks and bribes from the Tcruzes.
IRVINE, California—Masimo Corporation, a noninvasive monitoring technologies and audio products company, mailed a letter to stockholders regarding its upcoming annual meeting of stockholders, which will be held on Thursday, Sept. 19. The letter highlighted the importance of stockholders’ votes in determining the future of the company and the value of their investment, the company said.
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania—The 2024 BAYADA Regatta boat races will take place Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET, at the Temple University Boathouse, 2400 Kelly Drive in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park.
LEBANON, Pennsylvania—The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a summary judgment in federal court, in an effort to recover more than $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages. The back wages and damages are being recovered for 193 employees of a Pennsylvania homecare agency and its owner, which failed to pay workers the required minimum and overtime wages.
CHICAGO—Help at Home, a national provider of in-home personal care services, announced the acquisition of several Georgia-based homecare organizations: Care By Your Side, One Care Health and AAMedcare. The acquisition aims to further demonstrate the company's commitment to providing care in Georgia.
