Award recipient to be announced during CSMC
BURLINGTON, Ontario—VGM Canada has announced the continuation of the Canadian HME Woman of the Year Award. Nominations are open now through June 28.
RiverSpring failed to provide required services, failed to adequately document provision of services, to members of its managed long-term care plan
NEW YORK—A U.S. District Attorney in New York state announced the settlement of a civil fraud lawsuit against Riverspring Living Holding Corp. and Elderserve Health, Inc., two not-for-profit corporations that run a managed long-term care plan (MLTCP) for Medicaid beneficiaries.
Nursing home associations, providers ask court to vacate minimum staffing rule that would reduce access to long-term care
WASHINGTON—The American Health Care Association (AHCA), joined by the Texas Health Care Association (THCA) and several Texas long-term care facilities filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas against the U.S.
The award is part of the USDA's Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Program
ROCKFORD, Illinois—Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $218,000 for OSF HealthCare to expand telehealth services to families in rural communities across central and northern Illinois.
Homecare agencies that work in assisted living or nursing home communities can now use Rosemark for caregiver management & patient care
ANN ARBOR, Michigan—For homecare agencies that staff facilities, or for nursing homes and assisted living communities that need caregivers to clock in and out for specific shifts, Rosemark recently added functionality to its homecare software system to help meet those needs.
Founders committed to professionalism, compassion & excellence
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—A group of experts in home and health care services in the South announced the launch of Avenues Home Care, dedicated to providing quality, reliable and trustworthy care to adults, seniors and veterans in need.
Previously, the company repurchased approximately 550 thousand shares of stock for approximately $6.2 million
ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan—InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. (InfuSystem or the company), a national health care service provider, facilitating outpatient care for durable medical equipment (DME) manufacturers and health care providers, announced that the company’s Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the company to repurchase up to $20 million of the company’s outstanding common stock through June 30, 2026.
Prize awards $100,000 to recognize excellence in data science in health care
LOS ANGELES—Hearst Health and the UCLA Center for SMART Health announced that a panel of judges has selected Mount Sinai Health System and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center as the 2024 Hearst Health Prize finalists. The winner will be announced at UCLA Health Data Day on June 4, 2024.
The program hopes to ensure individuals with mental illnesses receive the indispensable treatment they need
BRONX, New York—Essen Health Care is thrilled to unveil its latest initiative aimed at providing crucial assistance to individuals grappling with mental illness in our community. The new initiative, the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Health Home Care Coordination Program, established under Kendra's Law, is for those who need essential mental health services.
Fraud costs Medicare an estimated $60 billion per year
ALBANY, New York—Fraud costs Medicare an estimated $60 billion per year according to the New York StateWide Senior Action Council.
It costs Medicare beneficiaries time, stress, their medical identities and potentially their health. It costs families, friends and caregivers in worry and lost work when helping their loved ones recover from falling victim to Medicare fraud.