Mullins will oversee BOC’s business development & sales functions

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced the addition of Joshua Mullins as director of business development.

In his new role, Mullins will oversee BOC’s business development and sales functions. His leadership and strategic guidance will aid the organization in expansion and support its continued growth.

Operations in Oregon & California anticipated to follow in the coming months

RENTON, Washington & BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—Providence, a nonprofit health system serving the Western U.S., and Compassus, a national provider of integrated home-based care services, announced they have finalized the first phase of a joint venture for home health, hospice and community-based palliative care in Alaska, Texas and Washington.

HR 1703 would create two new HCPCS codes for CRT manual wheelchairs & allow for an upgrade within a code

WASHINGTON—Representatives John Joyce (R-PA) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) introduced legislation to improve access to titanium and carbon fiber wheelchairs for Medicare beneficiaries. HR 1703 would create two new HCPCS codes for complex rehab technology (CRT) manual wheelchairs and allow for an upgrade within a code.