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Cyberattack: Change Healthcare provides status update
April 25, 2024HME News Staff
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Change Healthcare said in an update this week that it has made “strong progress” restoring services impacted by a cyberattack in February.
In the April 22 update, Change Healthcare said that medical claims across the U.S. health system are moving at near-normal levels, as systems come back online or providers switch to other methods of submission. The company said it realizes there are a small number of providers who continue to be adversely impacted...
In brief: Exec changes at OM & Inogen, cyberattack impact at Option Care
April 24, 2024HME News Staff
RICHMOND, Va. – Owens & Minor has announced that Dan Starck, executive vice president of business excellence, has informed the company he is retiring on May 17, 2024.
Richmond, Va.-based OM made the announcement in a Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16.
Starck became part of OM’s executive leadership team when the company acquired Apria Healthcare in 2022 for about $1.45 billion, expanding its Patient Direct business unit.
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Executive changes: Owens & Minor, Inogen
April 22, 2024HME News Staff
RICHMOND, Va. – Owens & Minor has announced that Dan Starck, executive vice president of business excellence, has informed the company that he is retiring on May 17, 2024.
Richmond, Va.-based OM made the announcement in a Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16.
Starck became part of OM’s executive leadership team when the company acquired Apria Healthcare in 2022 for about $1.45 billion, expanding its Patient Direct business unit.
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Newspoll: Medtrade re-establishes presence
April 19, 2024Theresa Flaherty
DALLAS – Back home from attending this year’s Medtrade, the majority poll of respondents who attended (80%) say the show had a positive vibe this year.
“It was easy to feel how many more people were present, in general,” wrote one respondent. “Also, seeing many vendors return (in some cases, it had been over a decade!) was very telling.”
Medtrade, which took place March 26-28 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center, drew more than...
In brief: AdaptHealth CEO, Graham-Field acquisition, OPGA education
April 19, 2024HME News Staff
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – AdaptHealth has named Suzanne Foster as its CEO, taking over from interim CEO and chairman of the board Richard Barasch.
Ms. Foster will assume leadership of the company from interim CEO and chairman of the board, Richard Barasch, on May 20.
Foster brings more than 25 years of healthcare experience as a purpose-driven leader with a strong-track record of leading growth businesses in the healthcare market, specifically in-home care, life sciences, medical devices,...
In brief: Elevance Health, Float get new backing & NCPA calls out Express Scripts
April 16, 2024HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS – Health insurer Elevance Health and private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice have formed a strategic partnership to bring together certain care delivery and enablement assets of Elevance Health’s business unit Carelon Health and CD&R’s portfolio companies aspree health and Millenium Physician Group.
The companies say the strategic partnership’s advanced primary care models take a whole health approach to address the physical, social and behavioral...
Elevance Health partners with PE firm for ‘whole health’ approach
April 15, 2024HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS – Health insurer Elevance Health and private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice have formed a strategic partnership to bring together certain care delivery and enablement assets of Elevance Health’s business unit Carelon Health and CD&R’s portfolio companies aspree health and Millenium Physician Group.
The companies say the strategic partnership’s advanced primary care models take a whole health approach to address the physical, social and behavioral...
Heartland meets attendees where they’re at
April 12, 2024Tracy Orzel
WATERLOO, Iowa – In a strategic shift, the VGM Heartland Conference will open with a greeting from several company leaders, including CEO Jeremy Stolz, to discuss initiatives geared toward helping their members grow.
Among those initiatives, AI has emerged as a critically relevant topic, and attendees can expect several sessions dedicated to exploring its impact and applications.
“We're in the technology revolution right now and it's not going away,” said...
In brief: CMS’s proposed rule, Rehab Medical’s latest expansion, NCPA’s CORE program
April 12, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS has issued a proposed rule to improve the health of Medicare beneficiaries by addressing social determinants of health, strengthening emergency preparedness, and improving maternal health.
The fiscal year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) rule builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s work to support historically underserved and under-resourced communities and promote...
CMS proposes policies to support underserved communities
April 11, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS has issued a proposed rule to improve the health of Medicare beneficiaries by addressing social determinants of health, strengthening emergency preparedness, and improving maternal health.
The fiscal year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) rule builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s work to support historically underserved and under-resourced communities and promote...