ATLANTA, (July 20, 2015)—The Complex Rehab Pavilion is back once again at Medtrade—this time with support from the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology Continuing Education (RSTce), organizers of the International Seating Symposium (ISS). RSTce will also be presenting educational sessions for technicians and clinicians.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (July 9, 2015)—SCA, a global hygiene and forest products company and the maker of TENA incontinence and skin care products, announced the launch of its refreshed range of TENA Stretch Briefs.
CHICAGO (July 15, 2015)—For the third year in a row, The Joint Commission has honored BrightStar Care, a national in-home care and medical staffing franchise, with the prestigious Enterprise Champion for Quality Award. BrightStar Care is the only national home care franchise to receive this distinction every year since the award’s inception.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (July 13, 2015)—Point-of-Rental Software, a Texas-based company that offers rental and inventory management solutions, was one of nine finalists competing for the Cloud Innovator of the Year title at the 2015 Cloud Innovation World Cup Awards on July 8th. Held at Google headquarters in New York, the Cloud Innovation World Cup identifies advancements in cloud computing with the goal of fostering cutting-edge solutions.
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (July 13, 2015)—Hollister Incorporated is responding to the positive feedback to the VaPro Plus touch-free hydrophilic intermittent catheter by consolidating the product line to focus attention on this closed system catheter. The VaPro Plus intermittent catheter is the only prehydrated and ready-to-use hydrophilic catheter with a protective tip and sleeve and an integrated collection bag.
PORT WASHINGTON, NY (July 14, 2015)—Drive Medical is pleased to announce that Joseph Lewarski, a health care industry veteran, will join its subsidiary DeVilbiss Healthcare as vice president of global respiratory and sleep categories, effective August 3.
BALTIMORE, Md. (July 15, 2015)—After three years of operations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that the agency’s advanced analytics system, called the Fraud Prevention System, identified or prevented $820 million in inappropriate payments in the program’s first three years.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 15, 2015)—The U.S. Small Business Administration will sponsor two Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Roundtable discussions during July. The first discussion will be July 21 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center, 2310 University Way, Building 2, Bozeman, Montana. The second hearing will be July 23 at the University of Great Falls—Absolon Lounge, 1301 20th St. South, Great Falls, Montana.
TUCSON, Arizona (July 1, 2015)—Health care M&A advisory firm Vertess announced the closing of two acquisitions by Patient Home Monitoring (PHM), a health care company with $200 million annualized revenue and a focus on diverse products and services that improve outcomes, reduce hospital readmissions and help control costs.