Statistics from the community of seniors aging in place alone
NEW YORK (November 28, 2017)—Alliance Homecare—a concierge home health care provider serving individuals and families in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley, has announced the appointment of Patrick Gooney (of Brooklyn) as Director of Marketing. Gooney’s appointment comes in the midst of the company’s expansion to support Alliance Homecare’s new rebranding campaign launched in third quarter 2017.
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (November 27, 2017)—Custom Home Health and Custom Hospice, Royal Oak, Michigan-based providers of full-service, customized home health and hospice services, have been named the No. 1 mid-size “Top Workplace” by the Detroit Free Press. This is the sixth consecutive year the company has been awarded “Top Workplace” honors.
OLD FORGE, Penn. (November 27, 2017)—Golden Technologies has launched new innovative products in the power lift and recline chair division. The introduction of this new technology and comfort features will help retailers drive cash sales with our profit producing products.
The partnership will provide EHR services to customers.
ASHVILLE, NC (November 27, 2017)—With a goal to streamline the process for both suppliers and prescribers, Aeroflow Breastpumps & Urology and Stratice Healthcare are pleased to announce a joint partnership which will allow the companies to digitize orders through eOrdersPlus. This innovative process provides Aeroflow, as an in-network supplier, the ability to supply patients with all medical equipment needs via digital documentation.
Home Medical Equipment Vendors Worried About Medicaid Managed Care Reboot
A company hired to reboot Illinois’ Medicaid managed-care program plans significant cuts in payments for medical equipment. (Dean Olson/The State Journal-Register)
What happened with Maestro and Kindred Healthcare.
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Self-monitoring for CPAP patients increased adherence, ResMed study finds.
SAN DIEGO (November 21, 2017)—CHEST, the publication of the American College of Chest Physicians, has published a ResMed study that shows patient engagement apps significantly improve adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy.
The research included more than 128,000 patients, making it the world's largest study to look at sleep apnea and self-monitoring.
The winners made strides in diabetes and cancer safety research.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 21, 2017)—AARP announced today that Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and Tufts Medical Center are this year's AARP Quality Measures Innovation Grant award winners. They will each receive a grant of $150,000 and will have access to OptumLabs' unique data assets to develop innovative quality health measures that address important gaps in diabetes and cancer care.
Recent natural disasters highlight the challenges of the health care community