SYRACUSE, N.Y. (July 29, 2015)—Franciscan Companies is pleased to announce its support for Operation Walk Syracuse continued this year with a donation of nearly $3,000 of medical equipment.
WATERLOO, Iowa (July 28, 2015)—Jeremy Kauten has been promoted to chief information officer and senior vice president of information technology at VGM Group, Inc.
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (July 27, 2015)—PlayMaker CRM announces the addition of Thad Parker to its team.
PlayMaker CRM, the leading cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) software for the post-acute care industry, announced today the addition of Thad Parker to its team. Parker will serve as the company’s Vice President of Engineering and will manage all aspects of web and mobile application development and integrations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 28, 2015)—Today, a diverse group of public sector and private sector employers, unions, and other stakeholders that support employer-sponsored health coverage announced the launch of “The Alliance to Fight the 40: Stop the 40% Tax on Health Benefits” (“Fight the 40”).
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 28, 2015)—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) and the National Coalition for Assistive and Rehab Technology (NCART) today applauded Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY) for introducing the H.R. 3229, a new bill that will protect access to complex rehab wheelchair accessories by preventing the application of pricing information derived from the Medicare competitive bid program.
RICHMOND, Va. (July 27, 2015)—The majority of Medicaid beneficiaries feel that the medical care they receive is patient-centered, accessible and well-coordinated between primary care providers and specialists, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University-led study.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 25, 2015)—On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), legislation designed to extend accessibility and prevent job discrimination for people with disabilities. Much like the equipment and services provided by the HME industry, the ADA boosted independence for millions of Americans.
Congress Overwhelmingly Approves Bill Bolstering Medicare Patients’ Hospital Rights
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation Monday night requiring hospitals across the nation to tell Medicare patients when they receive observation care but have not been admitted to the hospital. (Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News)