WATERLOO, Iowa (September 7, 2016)—VGM’s Government Relations team is spearheading a grassroots effort to recruit hospital executives to join the fight against Medicare’s most recent cut to reimbursements.
On July 1 DME providers incurred an additional 25 percent cut for Medicare reimbursements due to the Competitive Bidding Program. Many sectors across the health care industry are feeling the aftershock of difficulties stemming from the DME industry.
NEW YORK (September 7, 2016)—Alliance Homecare, a concierge home health care provider serving individuals and families in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley, announced the addition of Mary Azadian, RN, as director of nursing and Carol Kushner, LMSW, CMC, as director of care management.
ATLANTA (September 7, 2016)—Team USA, the current and back-to-back World Cup Power Soccer champions, will play exhibition games at Medtrade on November 1 in Atlanta. Players will be introduced in the morning at the Washington Update session hosted by AAHomecare, where United States Representative Tom Price (R-Ga) has been invited to speak. Two full exhibition games, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, will be played on the show floor.
LONDON and AMSTERDAM (September 7, 2016)—Royal Philips announced preliminary results of an independent, multicenter Home Oxygen Therapy-Home Mechanical Ventilation (HOT-HMV) study carried out by respiratory experts at St Thomas’ Hospital in London. Philips’s work in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) started several decades ago when it began providing health care professionals and patients with innovative treatment solutions and services.
SAN DIEGO (September 7, 2016)—ResMed welcomed positive results from a multicenter, randomized controlled trial known as HOT-HMV. The study was presented today during the 2016 European Respiratory Society International Congress in London.
EXETER, Penn. (September 6, 2016)—Quantum Rehab and Allied Services will host “Living with SCI,” an informative webinar for individuals with spinal cord injuries, their families and professionals on September 20 at 7 p.m. EST.
“It’s a candid conversation among those of us living with SCI that we know will help others,” says host Kiel Eigen, who was injured at age 14. “We want all to know that you can come out on the other side, not just surviving, but thriving.”
CEO: $60 Million ClearCare Funding Puts Honor, Hometeam on Notice
Home care software company ClearCare has secured a $60 million funding round, led by global investment firm Battery Ventures. (Tim Mullaney/Home Health Care News)
ATLANTA (August 29, 2016)—Provider Web Capital recently conducted a survey of health care small business owners on their views of the upcoming election. Business owners in the medical field are focused on politics, as the response rate was high. The survey asked respondents how much impact they expected to see on their business from the election.
PORTLAND, Ore. (September 1, 2016)—Battery Power Solutions recently released its second-generation CPAP Battery, the Freedom, to rave reviews from both dealers and consumers alike. The Freedom offers all of the great features of their now-discontinued C-100 model, including its portability and universal design, but with some impressive upgrades.
AMSTERDAM and SAN DIEGO, Calif. (September 1, 2016)—Royal Philips and Qualcomm Incorporated—through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Life, Inc.—announced a strategic technology collaboration to advance connected health across the health continuum, from healthy living and prevention to chronic care management and homecare.
