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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Mobility City Holdings recently brought together 141 franchise owners, industry experts and exhibitors for its Fifth Annual Franchise Owners Conference. The three-day event featured keynote speeches, interactive workshops and vendor exhibits, all designed to empower franchise owners with the knowledge and tools needed to continue providing top-tier customer service and mobility solutions. "Bringing together our franchise owners with industry leaders and other HME CEOs...

YORK, Pa. – HR HealthCare has appointed two senior leaders for a newly created Patient Services division. Dallas Donald has joined the company as vice president of patient services and will be responsible for the division’s day-to-day operations and essential functions, including customer service, medical records, billing and compliance. Melissa Georgeoff has joined as chief contracting officer and will be responsible for the national expansion of the company’s contracting efforts....

LONDON, Ky. – Stephanie Collins, a former pharmacist, has been sentenced to 20 months for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid by billing for medications that she never dispensed to her customers. According to her plea agreement, Collins operated as a registered pharmacist and operated Stephanie’s Down Home Pharmacy, a retail pharmacy located in Corbin, Ky.  The pharmacy sought reimbursement from Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid for drugs and other medical products...

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates has released its fourth playbook of the year, “Mastering Business Management and Optimization.” This playbook publication aims to provide insights and advice that enhance business operations, financial health and customer relationships throughout the industry. “VGM members are beginning to plan and budget for 2025, and we want to set them up for success by offering considerations and best practices for business management operations in...

NEW YORK – United Spinal Association applauds the $50 million fine levied against American Airlines by the U.S. Department of Transportation to addresses the airline’s longstanding mistreatment of passengers who use wheelchairs. “It is very unfortunate that the DOT has to enforce a monumental fine against an iconic air carrier to ensure our basic rights are respected and protected,” said Vincenzo Piscopo, United Spinal President & CEO, who uses a wheelchair. “Money won’t...

NEW YORK – Tennr has secured $37 million in Series B funding to grow its efforts to use AI to power the fax machine to automate referral processing, payment posting, claims auditing and medical record management.  The funding was led by Lightspeed Ventures with participation from existing investor a16z and Foundation Capital. “Our customers, spread across the U.S., run tight operations and process patients with excellent service,” said Trey Holterman, CEO and co-founder. “We...

BOSTON – Withings Health Solutions has announced a new cellular blood pressure monitor that not only collects highly precise measurements but also adds a Patient Insights feature that gathers critical information like symptoms and medication adherence, reducing clinical workload and freeing up care teams to dedicate time to patients with the highest need. “At-home blood pressure monitoring has become a standard across the industry for managing chronic conditions like hypertension and...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – AdaptHealth has appointed Diana Nole, who has 18 years of senior leadership experience in the health care AI and IT industries, to its board of directors. She most recently served as the executive vice president and general manager of the health care division of Nuance Communications, a Microsoft Cloud and AI company that provides AI driven clinical documentation creation, clinical revenue cycle integrity and diagnostic radiology cloud solutions to the global health...

WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM Group is now accepting proposals from prospective speakers for its annual Heartland Conference, which will take place here on June 9-11, 2025. The Conference Committee seeks speakers to offer their knowledge on a variety of topics related to the HME industry, including billing and compliance, business operations, complex rehab technology, leadership and people strategy, sales and marketing, specialty markets like women’s health and more. “We are also excited...

WASHINGTON – The Office of Inspector General has included on its “Top Unimplemented Recommendations” list a recommendation that Medicare review Medicare allowable amounts for 161 orthotic device HCPCS codes that it says the agency and its beneficiaries have paid an estimated $337.5 million more for than select non-Medicare payers. The OIG also recommends that Medicare adjust the allowable amounts, as appropriate, using regulations promulgated under existing legislative authority...