Archive: 2024
Enos Home Medical recommits to sleep
May 24, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – Nearly five years after its exit, Enos Home Medical has launched Enos Sleep Solutions to fill a gap in the market for personalized care for sleep apnea, says CEO Jon Enos.
Enos Home Medical in 2019 sold its sleep therapy business to Cape Medical Supply to focus on hospice. Cape Medical was eventually acquired in 2021 by AdaptHealth.
“There's not a whole lot of options (anymore),” said Enos. “It's pretty much a monopoly and...
Tomorrow Health 'magnifies impact’
May 24, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
NEW YORK – About a year after closing its medical supply business, Tomorrow Health has added key executives to increase the uptake on the company’s “full stack technology business,” which now includes e-prescribing.
Tomorrow Health announced in April that it had made three hires, including Craig Thompson as general manager and senior vice president of sales, who is charged with growing the company’s referral and provider network.
“Our HME relationships...
Paragon Ventures enjoys front seat to industry change
May 24, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
NEWTOWN, Pa. – Even after three decades in mergers and acquisitions, Jonathan Sadock and Marc Rose of Paragon Ventures still get excited to see how HME companies are evolving.
“We have the benefit of having so much experience with seeing so many companies and how they – and the HME sector – have evolved to what it is today,” said Sadock, CEO and managing partner at Paragon Ventures.
Paragon, which launched in 1994, has successfully completed more...
Q&A: Barry Steelman amplifies NCART’s message
May 24, 2024Tracy Orzel
WASHINGTON – Barry Steelman is bringing a trove of insights from his 20 years of experience in the complex rehab industry to help NCART enhance its marketing efforts.
Here’s what Steelman, founder of Steelman Marketing and former team member at Permobil and Stealth, had to say about his vision for NCART's future growth and impact.
HME News: Why have you stuck with complex rehab over the years?
Barry Steelman: When I first came into the complex rehab industry...
In brief: Dexcom study, test strip fraud, InfuSystem stock buy-back
May 24, 2024HME News Staff
LONDON – Nearly half of patients with Type 2 diabetes were unaware of the disease’s effects, according to a new study from Dexcom.
The “Dexcom State of Type 2 Report,” released in conjunction with the launch of the Dexcom ONE+ continuous glucose monitor, also found:
63% of people with diabetes are encountering difficulties in managing their disease, including challenges related to improving their diet or their mental health; and
42% of...
Two face sentencing in test strip fraud
May 23, 2024HME News Staff
MIAMI – Two South Florida men recently pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud for their role in a diversion scheme involving the distribution of adulterated and misbranded diabetic test strips.
Howard Neil Frank of Marco Island, Fla., owner of two diabetic test strip wholesale businesses, Wholesale Diabetic Supplies Inc and HMF Distributing Inc, and Perfecto Fermin Hallon of Miramar, Fla., former president of another diabetic test strip wholesale business, Medical...
ResMed studies show efficacy of PAP therapy
May 23, 2024HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO – New ResMed-supported research providing insights into the effectiveness of PAP therapy in treating sleep-disordered breathing and its associated clinical benefits was presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
The studies were among a total of 26 supported by ResMed in collaboration with leading scientists, including Michael Arzt, MD, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Germany; Jean-Louis Pépin, MD, Grenoble Alpes University, France;...
HealthWell launches COPD assistance fund
May 23, 2024HME News Staff
GERMANTOWN, Md. — The HealthWell Foundation, an independent non-profit charitable organization that provides financial assistance for underinsured Americans, has opened a new fund to provide financial assistance to individuals living with COPD. Through the fund, HealthWell will provide up to $3,250 in medication copayment or insurance premium assistance to eligible Medicare patients with annual household incomes up to 500% of the federal poverty level for the management of their disease. “Individuals...
Float follows ‘North Star’ to growth
May 22, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
SAN FRANCISCO – With its latest round of funding, Float, a provider of on-demand home infusion staffing and technology, is poised to expand its “frictionless” solutions, says CEO Ryan Johnson.
The $10 million in Series A funding, announced in April, has allowed the company to quickly scale its solutions and expand into Arizona.
“Each month, we’re staffing over 1,800 visits and this month we were up 15% month on month, so we continue to grow quite quickly,”...
In brief: Numotion incident, EnsoData & Aeroflow partnership, Golden contract
May 22, 2024HME News Staff
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Numotion says a forensic investigation has determined that an unknown, unauthorized third party accessed its computer systems between Feb. 29 and March 2, 2024, and may have accessed certain files, including those with protected health information.
The information may have included names, dates of birth, equipment order details, supporting medical documentation, medical insurance information and, for a smaller subset of individuals, driver’s license numbers...