EDINBURGH, Scotland (January 30, 2019)—In an effort to keep patients safe and healthy in their own homes, the Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust Hospital at Home team deployed Current, an AI-enabled wearable platform, to remotely monitor patients after being discharged from the hospital.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2019)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) for the home health conditions of participation (CoP), effective as of January 13, 2018. Even though the final version of the interpretive guidelines for these CoPs was finalized at the end of August 2018, there were still outstanding questions. Many have been answered in the FAQs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2019)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) for the home health conditions of participation (CoP), effective as of January 13, 2018. Even though the final version of the interpretive guidelines for these CoPs was finalized at the end of August 2018, there were still outstanding questions. Many have been answered in the FAQs.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (January 29, 2019)—Ted Metcalf has joined Compass Health Brands as western regional director. With vast experience in the HME industry, Metcalf’s role will be to manage the sales teams in Arizona, Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

PHOENIX (January 24, 2019)—In just two decades, enrollment in hospice care has increased more than seven times from 210,000 to more than 1.5 million. To honor the countless professionals caring for those in hospice, Science Care has announced 10 Hospice Heroes, recognizing their commitment to the critical and exhausting vocation. The following 10 hospice professionals were selected by Science Care for upholding the highest standards while looking after the terminally ill:

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (January 24, 2019)—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced its president and CEO Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE, was recently appointed to serve on the Certified Association Executive (CAE) Commission. The CAE Commission is the governing body for the CAE and is an independent certifying body of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).

TOPEKA, Kan. (January 24, 2019)—The Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment has proposed cutting rates for most HME items to just 65 percent of the Medicare non-rural fee schedule, effective retroactively to Jan. 1, 2019.

DETROIT (January 24, 2019)—ComForCare Health Care Holdings, LLC CEO Steve Greenbaum announced the creation of Best Life Brands, LLC (Best Life Brands) for the purpose of uniting ComForCare and At Your Side, franchised providers of homecare, CarePatrol, a franchised senior placement organization, and future acquisitions under one multi-branded service organization.