SAN DIEGO (November 30, 2021)—UpLyft, the developer of a self-transfer system for wheelchair users, announced the company took home second place in a worldwide startup competition. The contest, Startup Network’s Unicorn Cup, is a global pitch competition for startups that have the potential to become “unicorns”—privately held companies valued at over $1 billion. UpLyft competed against 500 companies from 125 companies.
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OLD FORGE, Penn. (November 30, 2021)—Golden Technologies announced the appointment of Paul Yurko as Chief Financial Officer to help lead dynamic growth within the organization. Yuirko is responsible for the financial management and information technology strategy of the organization and improving processes to achieve profitable growth.
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Port Washington, N.Y. (November 17, 2021)—Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare is partnering with BILT Incorporated, creator of the BILT app, to make it easier for users to assemble products at home with the help of 3D, step-by-step instructions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 17, 2021)—Eleven leading companies have signaled their commitment to supporting advocacy efforts that benefit the entire home medical equipment community as members of the American Association for Homecare’s (AAHomecare) new Diamond corporate partner class. They are:
WATERLOO, Iowa (November 15, 2021)—The finalists for the 2021 HME Woman of the Year have been selected. The winner will be announced during a special virtual ceremony on Dec. 16, 2021.
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CINCINNATI (November 10, 2021)—Quipt Home Medical Corp., a U.S.-based provider of durable medical equipment (DME) focused on end-to-end respiratory care, is pleased to announce that it has recently acquired a business with operations in Illinois, reporting unaudited trailing 12-month annual revenues of approximately $2.5 million. Post integration, Quipt expects an adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the acquisition target of $0.6 million.
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HomeCare Heroes 2021 Finalist
HomeCare Heroes 2021 Finalist
HomeCare Heroes 2021 Finalist
HomeCare Heroes 2021 Finalist
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 3, 2021)—The American Association of Homecare (AAHomecare) has added two highly experienced home medical equipment (HME) leaders to its board of directors with this week’s appointment of Matt Mellott and Tom Pontzius to fill a pair of vacant slots.
JACKSON, Miss. (October 28, 2021)—Mississippi home medical equipment (HME) stakeholders secured a significant measure of relief when the state’s legislature eliminated a long-standing 5% reduction in Medicaid rates for HME, effective July 1, 2021.
WATERLOO, Iowa (October 25, 2021)—Registration is now open for Essentially Women’s Focus Conference. The annual women’s health educational event will be hosted Feb. 5–7, 2022 at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida.
WATERLOO, Iowa (October 25, 2021)—VGM is now accepting proposals from prospective speakers for its annual Heartland Conference.
With a number of education tracks to fill, conference organizers are looking for presenters to offer their expertise on a variety of topics including respiratory, business leadership and people strategies, rehab, billing and reimbursement, business operations, retail, sales and marketing, home accessibility and audits.
SKILLMAN, N.J. & OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (October 22, 2021)—Curasev, a provider of enterprise software solutions for home medical equipment (HME) and home health providers, announced that they have entered into an agreement with Allegiance Group, a firm specializing in strategies to improve patient pay collections in the homecare and durable medical equipment markets as an integrated solution provider (ISP).