With the addition of Experience Care, WellSky said it expands its commitment and investment in the long-term care market.

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a health and community care technology company, has acquired Experience Care, a technology company offering a suite of software solutions for post-acute and long-term care providers. With the addition of Experience Care, WellSky said it expands its commitment and investment in the long-term care market.
 

DALLAS—Nymbl Systems recently signed on for Medtrade, scheduled for March 26-28, 2024 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.  

According to Chad Feinberg, chief revenue officer, the first-time exhibitors out of Dublin, Ohio offer a full suite of business management software that takes care of patient intake, scheduling, billing, reporting, purchasing and inventory management.

Fitchner received kickbacks & bribes in exchange for providing DME companies with completed doctors’ orders for medically unnecessary DME

TRENTON, New Jersey– A Florida man admitted his role in a durable medical equipment (DME) kickback scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.

Patrick Fitchner, 51, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Aug. 22 before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

The company conducted a review of strategic alternatives & is considering a wide range of options including a potential sale

DALLAS—Enhabit, Inc. (NYSE: EHAB), a home health and hospice care provider, announced it has satisfied the conditions in its Tax Matters Agreement (“TMA”), dated June 30, 2022, with Encompass Health Corporation to conduct a review of strategic alternatives and has formally initiated such process. As part of this process, the board of directors will consider a wide range of options for the company including, among other things, a potential sale, merger or other strategic transaction.

Collaboration aims to provide logistical and emotional support to beneficiaries nationwide

NEW YORK—MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced a collaboration with Empathy, an end-of-life platform helping families navigate the experiences associated with loss. As part of MetLife’s Beneficiary Claims Concierge Services, which provide compassionate support and guidance, MetLife now offers employees and their beneficiaries enrolled in life insurance access to Empathy’s bereavement care platform.

Insights from the survey will be used on Capitol Hill to build support for continuing Medicare 75/25 rate relief

As cost pressures continue to impact the home medical equipment (HME) community, AAHomecare is launching a nationwide survey to gather intel on the rising costs of products, shipping and labor for those providing home oxygen equipment, CPAP devices and/or hospital beds to end users; aggregated information will be used in advocacy efforts. 

The study created a more complete analysis of the causes of disparities in functional improvement outcomes among a sample of home health patients

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota—A study from the University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Public Health (SPH) quantified the degree to which home health care patients' race, ethnicity and income level are linked to disparities in their functional improvement. According to the study, this can include clinically significant improvement in activities of daily living and a reduction in dependency on continued medical treatment. 

The proposed re-adoption would come with amendments, repeals and new rules to the original

NEW JERSEY—The Division of Certificate of Need and Licensing within the Health Systems Branch of the New Jersey Department of Health (Department), with the approval of the Health Care Administration Board, proposed to readopt N.J.A.C. 8:42 Licensing Standards for Home Health Agencies, with amendments, repeals, and new rules. The proposal was posted to the State of New Jersey Department of Health website on Aug.