—Via NAHC, WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 7, 2017)—Patients who receive home health care after a hospital discharge save the system about $6500 over the course of a year and home health care “independently decreased the hazard of follow-up readmission and death,” according to a new study published in the American Journal of Medicine.
SAN DIEGO (December 6, 2017)—ResMed has been named a 2017 “Medtech Company of the Year” finalist by MD+DI, a news resource in the medical device and diagnostic industry.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. (December 5, 2017)—Merits Health Products—a manufacturer and distributor of durable medical equipment—has named Kirk Grau as Regional Rehab Sales Manager of central U.S. and Bret Tracy as Regional Rehab Sales Manager of east coast. Merits notes both will work directly with Chris Blackmore National Director of Business and Product Development to further the reach and growth of Merits Products in the United States.
WATERLOO, Iowa (December 5, 2017)—VGM & Associates has announced changes to roles within their leadership team.
Scott Owen will be transitioning from vice president of sales to vice president of contracting. Owen has been with VGM for three years and will now have oversight over its vendor contract division.
CLEVELAND (December 5, 2017)—Through 2021, revenues for home health care are projected to increase 5.7 percent annually to $104 billion. Growth will be driven by a number of factors, including:
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (December 4, 2017)—In a statement, National Community Pharmacists Association CEO B. Douglas Hoey, Pharmacist, MBA, says the announced merger of CVS Health and Aetna may not create its purported cost savings, and that there may be detrimental effects on consumers and community pharmacy providers:
—Via NAHC, WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 4, 2017)—Growth in the private duty homecare industry industry has led to calls for more oversight and regulation and more states are considering legislation to make accreditation for private duty homecare agencies mandatory.
