FRANKLIN, Tenn. (November 17, 2017)—PlayMaker CRM announces the addition of Jennifer Artabane as senior director of product and Wayne Gattinella as board member.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 17, 2016)—The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC)—a coalition of the nation’s leading home oxygen therapy provider and manufacturing companies—today urged lawmakers in Congress to prioritize enactment of provisions of the Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment (PADME) Act before the end of the congressional session. The PADME Act would reinstate the phase-in period of deep Medicare cuts to home respiratory care supplies and services.

ATLANTA and LOS ANGELES (November 17, 2016)—MedZed, a provider of next-generation house calls delivered by a network of skilled medical professionals using telehealth technology, announced today the formation of its Clinical Advisory Board. The Board was put in place to help the company further develop strategy, trial new clinical and business concepts and expand pertinent industry relationships.

ALLENTOWN, Penn. (November 17, 2016)—Handicare, has announced its new Active seat system for its Freecurve stairlifts. Designed in collaboration with ergo- and physiotherapists, the Active seat gently supports the user’s movements while sitting down or standing up, making it much easier to get in or out of a stairlift seat.

AMSTERDAM (November 17, 2016)—On World COPD Day, Royal Philips is proud to announce the Breathe Boldly social initiative, which aims to raise awareness for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Patients with COPD often have trouble breathing, sometimes feeling as though they are breathing through a straw.