WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 9, 2017)—Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) released the 2018 CHAP Standards of Excellence v.1 that will equip home health providers with the tools they need to meet changing Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements, which are proposed to go into effect on January 13, 2018.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 5, 2017)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued proposed revisions to arbitration agreement requirements for long-term care facilities. These proposed revisions would help strengthen transparency in the arbitration process, reduce unnecessary provider burden and support residents’ rights to make informed decisions about important aspects of their health care.

ATLANTA (June 8, 2017)—Early registration for Medtrade, the fall edition of the nation’s premiere HME trade show, opens Monday, June 12. The show will once again be held in its familiar home at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, from Oct 23-25, 2017.

OLD FORGE, Pa. (June 7, 2017)—Golden Technologies announces the appointment of several new employees who will help lead dynamic growth within the organization.

Cy Corgan as Vice President of National Accounts
In this newly created position, Cy is responsible for expanding upon and building relationships with strategic accounts in the U.S. home medical equipment and aging in place health care market.

—Via AAHomecare, WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 7, 2017)—With the publishing of the fee schedule by CMS, the HME industry is still awaiting the Department of Defense Health plans and timeline for implementing the Cures Act.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (June 6, 2017)—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) is now accepting nominations for its board of directors. The deadline for nominations is July 31, 2017.

WATERLOO, Iowa (June 1, 2017)—VGM Group, Inc.’s president and chief operating officer, Jim Phillips, has retired after 25 years with the company.

Phillips has served as the membership service organization’s COO since 2008 and was selected as president of VGM Group, Inc. in January of 2016. Phillips’ last day in the office was May 19.

FRESNO, Calif. (June 5, 2017)—Sunrise Medical is committed to protecting the environment in its everyday activities. The company has long been focused on environmental sustainability in its facilities, embracing processes to conserve natural resources, avoiding pollution and actively reusing materials and recycling. Sunrise Medical is purposeful in fully embedding green thinking throughout its organization globally.