Wild has transitioned from nursing to business development and has worked as a contracting/credentialing specialis
NASHVILLE—Regina Wild, LPN, has joined Healthcare Provider Solutions (HPS) as director of managed care consulting.
Brett Weiner, Valerie Desalvo have been sentenced on conspiracy charges for their role in buying & selling fraudulent doctors’ orders
ATLANTA—Brett Weiner and Valerie Desalvo have been sentenced on conspiracy charges for their role in buying and selling fraudulent doctors’ orders used to obtain more than $1.5 million in fraudulent payments from Medicare.
Simon Orobor was sentenced to 30 months of incarceration
ATLANTA—Simon Orobor has been sentenced for conspiring to pay health care kickbacks payments for unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), resulting in more than $20 million in claims to, and $13 million in payments from, Medicare.
Raheel Naviwala is charged with multiple counts of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, wire fraud, health care fraud & more.
NEWARK, New Jersey—A Florida man was charged in an indictment unsealed today for his role in durable medical equipment (DME) kickback scheme that caused $97 million in losses to Medicare, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.
The new funding will be used to hire additional software & machine learning engineers to continue building out the software platform
LOS ANGELES—Axle Health (Axle), a provider of scheduling and workforce management software in the home health care s
HealthSnap is a remote patient monitoring and chronic care management solution for health care providers
MIAMI—HealthSnap, a remote patient monitoring (RPM) and chronic care management (CCM) solution for health care providers, announced its Series B financing totaling $25 million.
AAHomecare asks industry advocates to make their voices heard by reaching out to their senators and representatives
WASHINGTON—AAHomecare’s lobbying team and other home medical equipment (HME) stakeholders remain engaged in advocating for including extended 75/25 blended-rate relief among health care provisions in government spending packages needed in advance of March 1 and March 8 funding deadlines. HHS funding is subject to the March 8 deadline.
Loy was honored at the 64th International Franchise Association Annual Convention
PHOENIX—The International Franchise Association (IFA) has named Samantha Loy, owner of three Always Best Care offices in Central North Carolina, as a 2023 Franchisee of the Year. Loy was honored at the 64th IFA Annual Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, for being an outstanding franchise establishment owner-operator.
IntellaTriage acquires hospice triage competitor, NurseLine
BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—IntellaTriage, a provider of after-hours nurse-first triage services for hospice and home health, announced its strategic acquisition of NurseLine, a prominent nationwide provider of hospice and home health triage services. The transaction was completed for an undisclosed sum.
The company said the new appointments highlight its commitment to equipping providers, managed care organizations & state Medicaid agencies with solutions that enable more effective homecare
NEW YORK—HHAeXchange, a provider of homecare management solutions for providers, managed care organizations (MCOs) and state Medicaid agencies, announced Scott Schwartz, formerly chief revenue officer, has been appointed to chief operating officer, and Lori Harrington has joined the team as senior vice president of product.