NEW YORK (August 26, 2015)—SCA, a leading global hygiene and forest products company with Americas headquarters in Philadelphia, recently announced that Michael C. Feenan has joined the company as Vice President of its Personal Care business in North America.

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (AUGUST 25, 2015)—Drive Medical, a global manufacturer of durable medical equipment, announced today that is has acquired the entire product line of the consumer brand HurryCane, from the Marketing Architects portfolio of companies. HurryCane, one of the best-known and most-respected consumer brands in the healthcare market, is the #1-selling cane in the United States.

ATLANTA (August 25, 2015)—Know of a great retail product? If so, call up the manufacturers and urge them to enter the biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards, a tradition at Medtrade (sponsored by HomeCare Magazine) thathonors HME products that are suited for retail sale. The purpose of the competition is to promote and recognize products that contribute to providers' bottom lines though cash sales.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August, 26, 2015)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) today released an analysis of the Office of Medicare Hearing and Appeals (OMHA) appeals backlog, using data available on the OMHA website. The analysis has uncovered that in spite of reports from OMHA indicating improvement, in the first half of 2015, the wait time has increased by nearly 25 percent, with June posting an average processing time of 714.9 days.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 25, 2015)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued 2014 quality and financial performance results showing that Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) continue to improve the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries, while generating financial savings.

Registration is now open to all suppliers interested in participating in Round 1 2017 of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program. In order to submit a bid, you are required to register in CMS' Enterprise Identity Management (EIDM) system to obtain a user ID and password to access the online DMEPOS bidding system (DBidS).

PORT WASHINGTION, N.Y. (August 14, 2015)—Drive Medical announced today that it has completed a significant portion of its restructuring plan to integrate DeVilbiss Healthcare into Drive. Combined, the organizations have over 2,000 employees worldwide and distribute their products in over80 countries.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UK (August 14, 2015)—Albert Medical Devices, maker of Melio—the revolutionary self-emptying leg bag system that you can control with a touch of a button (and tells you when it’s time), has premiered a new educational video in partnership with Paralympian Bert Burns.