BALL GROUND, Ga. (February 14, 2017)—CAIRE Inc., a Chart Industries Company, has opened a new authorized service center in Lake City, Florida.
Through a partnership with Oxygen Sales & Service, Inc., the new 3500-square-foot facility located at 115 SW Bonanza Glen, Lake City, FL 32025-2147 will have eight employees.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (February 14, 2017)—Senior Whole Health (SWH), which helps keep low-income seniors living independently at home by providing comprehensive health care and support services, enrolled its 20,000th member in February.
ATLANTA (February 14, 2017)—Serving the unique needs of independent practices, Kareo makes it easier to manage the day-to-day of running a healthcare practice so you can focus on what matters most—caring for your patients. Consistent with this mission, Kareo has partnered with Provider Web Capital to offer their clients access to the industry’s best financial solutions.
SAN DIEGO (February 13, 2017)—ResMed's global lead in remote patient monitoring kept growing in 2016, even as the industry itself continued to expand, according to the annual mHealth and Home Monitoring report released by independent technology analyst firm Berg Insight.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 13, 2017)—CMS released last week guidance to the DME MACs for retroactive reimbursement adjustments for rural/non-bid area providers for equipment and services furnished between July 1–December 31, 2016. These adjustments follow provisions in last year’s CURES legislation providing a measure of relief for rural/non-bid area providers.
DAVISON, Mich. (February 13, 2017)—Universal Software Solutions, Inc. (USSI), a provider of practice management solutions for the home healthcare markets, announced today the date for its 2017 User Conference of September 19–21, 2017. The HDMS (Health Care Data Management System) User Conference will be held again this year at the newly remodeled Embassy Suites Hotel in Livonia, Michigan.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (February 10, 2017)—ENFit is a global change for all enteral tube feeding products. Users can expect to see changes to the connector ends on all feeding bags, enteral syringes and extensions. Half a million children and adults in the United States alone rely on feeding tubes, a number that is expected to increase by eight percent over the next three years, according to the Feeding Tube Awareness Week media page.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 10, 2017)—Early Friday morning, the Senate confirmed Dr. Tom Price to serve as Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) by a vote of 52-47.
Statement of Tom Ryan, president and CEO of the American Association for Homecare:
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 10, 2017)—Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be America’s 23rd Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In response, B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA, National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) CEO, issued the following statement:
