CHICAGO (October 29, 2018)—The American Academy of Home Care Medicine (AAHCM), a professional organization for physicians, nurse practitioners and other providers of home-based primary care (HBPC), announced the release of a digital toolkit of educational resources to help payers and providers understand how HBPC significantly improves quality and reduces costs for more than two million seriously ill and home-limited older adults.

DURYEA, Penn. (October 25, 2018)—Pride Mobility Products and Quantum Rehab offered approximately 20 Luzerne Intermediate Unit (LIU) 18 students with disabilities an opportunity to be mentored by career professionals in various fields during Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) 2018 on Thursday, October 18 at the company’s Duryea facility.

CINCINNATI (October 25, 2018)—FirstLight Home Care, a national provider of non-medical homecare, was listed by Franchise Business Review as one of the Top 100 Franchises for Veterans and one of the 100 Most Innovative Franchises for 2018.

(October 24, 2018)—Former commissioner of Maine Department of Health and Human and Services (DHHS), Mary Mayhew, has been tapped by the Trump administration as the deputy administrator for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services.

BOSTON (October 23, 2018)—To enhance its PGHDConnect platform, Partners Connected Health announced the launch of a new patient-facing mobile app that allows patients to easily and securely share personal health data with their care team from a larger selection of consumer health devices, including activity trackers, wearables, sensors and remote monitoring devices.

HARTFORD, Conn. (October 23, 2018)—CareCentrix announced that it has earned URAC accreditation in Health Utilization Management. URAC promotes health care quality through accreditation, certification and measurement. By achieving this status, CareCentrix has demonstrated a comprehensive commitment to quality care, improved processes and better patient outcomes.

(October 23, 2018)—GreatCall Inc. has announced a 5-year agreement with Senior Whole Health of Massachusetts, a Magellan Health Company, to provide in-home passive monitoring services for high-risk seniors through GreatCall's Lively Home monitoring system.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 23, 2018)—Citing “strong support from the supplier community” as well as initial success in DME MAC Jurisdictions C and D, CMS announced expansion of the Telephone Discussions & Re-Openings Demonstration into Jurisdictions A and B, starting November 1, 2018.

SAN BRUNO, Calif. (October 23, 2018)—CareLinx, the online homecare service platform, today announced it has partnered with Stride, the benefits platform for gig and independent workers, to offer its more than 300,000 caregivers access to simple, affordable health, dental, vision and life insurance.

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (October 23, 2018)—Solara Medical Supplies (Solara), a direct-to-patient supplier of advanced diabetic devices, including continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps and other supplies for the intensively managed diabetic, announced the appointment of Aaron Heisler as chief financial officer, Joel Yerton as vice president of managed markets, and Jonathan Zalk as vice president of marketing.