JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (January 12, 2022)—Forcura, a health care technology company that enables safer patient care transitions and coordination, announced that it will recognize Amedisys as the recipient of its first-ever Forcura CONNECT Award.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 11, 2022)—The deadline for home health agencies to submit a request for an exemption from participating in the Home Health CAHPS (HH CAHPS) Survey for the CY 2023 Annual Payment Update (APU) is March 31, 2022.
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ATLANTA (January 7, 2022)—Sharecare, a digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, announced that more than 400 Medicare Advantage plans—including several of the nation’s largest payers—are exclusively leveraging its home health platform and network of caregivers, CareLinx by Sharecare, to scale in-home care supplemental benefit programs in 2022.
NEW YORK (January 7, 2022)—The quality of home health care varies by location, with rural home health care agencies initiating care more quickly while urban agencies excel in preventing hospitalizations, according to a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. The findings are published in the Journal of Rural Health.
NEW YORK (January 6, 2022)—Hearst announced it has agreed to acquire CellTrak, a provider of care documentation software solutions in the personal care market. The announcement was made by Steven R. Swartz, Hearst president and CEO; Gregory Dorn, MD, Hearst Health president; Scott Decker, Homecare Homebase president; and Dan Wacker, CellTrak CEO. Terms were not disclosed and the transaction is expected to close in Q1 of 2022.
DALLAS (January 6, 2022)—Smart Meter has partners with AT&T Communications to improve health outcomes for patients with chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure. Smart Meter supplies health care providers with cellular remote patient monitoring (RPM) devices and services, including the SmartRPM solution, iGlucose, iBloodPressure 2.0, iScale and soon, the iPulseOx, being unveiled at CES 2022 in Las Vegas.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (January 5, 2022)—Compassus, a national provider of home-based care services, announced that its board of directors has appointed David Grams as CEO. He succeeds Jim Deal, who will continue as the company’s chairman of the board.
FORT WORTH, Texas (January 5, 2022)—Jet Health Inc., a regional provider of home health and hospice services, announced the acquisition of Blessings Hospice, an Arlington, Texas-based hospice company. Blessings Hospice has been serving patients throughout Arlington since its 2019 founding.
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ARLINGTON, Va. (January 4, 2022)—Barbara McCann BSW MA, the Community Health Accreditation Partner’s (CHAP) chief quality officer, retired effective Dec. 31, 2021.
WALTHAM, Mass (January 4, 2022)—CareScout, a provider of clinical assessment services and caregiver support solutions, has extended its nationwide assessment services to a wide variety of organizations, including hospitals, health care systems, medical groups, assisted living facilities and physical rehabilitation centers. By leveraging its U.S.
BOCA RATON, Fla. (January 4, 2022)—Clear Arch Health, a division of MobileHelp and a provider of remote patient monitoring (RPM) and mobile personal emergency response system (mPERS) solutions, announced the company acquired Life Care Solutions (LCS), a division of Resideo. Life Care Solutions has been a global leader in the remote patient monitoring industry for two decades, with a complete RPM solution to help streamline care coordination and improve outcomes.
BURKBURNETT, Texas (January 4, 2022)—HomeWell Care Services, a provider of nonmedical in-home care, expects rapid growth in 2022 based on record-setting results in 2021, in which the company and its brand earned widespread industry recognition. Known for its innovative care programs that promote healthier and happier living wherever clients call home, HomeWell is poised to bring its services to new territories nationwide through its growing community of committed, engaged franchisees.
WASHINTON, D.C. (December 21, 2021)—A federal appeals court has reinstated the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccination or testing policy for large private businesses, reversing an earlier court ruling that had halted the mandate.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. (December 21, 2021)—Viventium, a SaaS-based human capital management solution that provides a quality user experience, flexible software and expert guidance so clients can be sure their payroll is done right, and Tapcheck, an award-winning financial wellness company that offers the employee benefits of on-demand paychecks and financial education at low or no cost to employers, announced a strategic partnership.
MERCER ISLAND, Wash. (December 21, 2021)—CarepathRx, a provider of pharmacy and medication management solutions, announced a new partnership with University of Chicago Medicine to provide comprehensive home and specialty infusion services to the academic health system's growing patient population. This partnership will allow UChicago Medicine to extend its clinical reach into the home and ambulatory setting.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 16, 2021)—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has briefly reopened the window for health care providers to submit Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 1 reporting through Monday, Dec. 20, 2021 (11:59pm ET). Full text of the announcement was posted on the PRF reporting portal with no announcement/notice on the PRF homepage. The update reads in full: