Linde names new COO
10/28/2020HME News StaffGUILFORD, U.K. - Linde’s board of directors has appointed Sanjiv Lamba as COO effective Jan. 1. In this role, Lamba will be responsible for the regional operating segments of...
View ArticleTop CEOs: Rein in administrative spending
‘We need to be talking about … getting off the damn fax machine’ 09/25/2020Tracy OrzelYARMOUTH, Maine – The best way to improve margins in an industry that suffers from constant pricing pressure is by...
View ArticleCQRC taps Teufel as new chairman
07/16/2020HME News StaffWASHINGTON – The Council for Quality Respiratory Care has named Crispin Teufel as chairman of the board. Teufel, CEO of Lincare, succeeds Dan Starck. “I am honored and humbled...
View ArticleHME stands out as solution amid pandemic
03/20/2020Liz BeaulieuYARMOUTH, Maine – HME providers are the “pressure release valve” for acute care facilities that are expected to strain from the number of patients who have COVID-19 and need...
View ArticleIn brief: KabaFusion buys Lincare’s home infusion biz, Knueppel Healthcare to...
03/06/2020HME News StaffCERRITOS, Calif. – KabaFusion has acquired the home infusion assets of Lincare, expanding its footprint to 28 specialty pharmacies.The deal adds specialty pharmacies in 11...
View ArticleKabaFusion builds national network
03/04/2020HME News StaffCERRITOS, Calif., and LEXINGTON, Mass. – KabaFusion has acquired the home infusion assets of Lincare, expanding its footprint to 28 home infusion specialty pharmacies.The deal...
View ArticleIn brief: Lincare has bought Southwest provider, Xealth receives investment...
03/29/2019HME News StaffCLEARWATER, Fla. – Lincare Holdings, a subsidiary of Linde Group of Germany, has acquired Preferred Homecare/Lifecare Solutions, a portfolio company of Beecken Petty O’Keefe of...
View ArticleReport: Lincare has bought Southwest provider
03/26/2019HME News StaffCLEARWATER, Fla. – Lincare Holdings, a subsidiary of Linde Group of Germany, has acquired Preferred Homecare/Lifecare Solutions, a portfolio company of Beecken Petty O’Keefe of...
View ArticleLincare buys provider with scale
09/07/2018Theresa FlahertyMIDDLEBURY, Conn. – When Lincare bought J&L Medical Services, it got a “gem,” says one industry analyst.J&L Medical, a provider of home respiratory and sleep therapy...
View ArticleJ&L Medical sells to Lincare
09/05/2018HME News StaffMIDDLEBURY, Conn. – J&L Medical Services has sold to Lincare, it was announced Sept. 4.J&L Medical, a provider of home respiratory and sleep therapy equipment and...
View ArticleIn brief: AAH comments on Stark Law, resupplies; Lincare settles
08/24/2018HME News StaffWASHINGTON – AAHomecare emphasized the importance of coordinated care in its comments to CMS on possibly relaxing the Stark Law.The Stark Law is designed to prevent physicians...
View ArticleLincare pays $5.25M to resolve allegations
08/21/2018HME News StaffCLEARWATER, Fla. – Lincare has paid $5.25 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute by offering illegal price...
View ArticleIn brief: Study details increased Part A costs, PE firm exits respiratory market
08/03/2018HME News StaffWATERLOO, Iowa – A study sponsored by The VGM Group shows the cost shift that is happening as a result of reduced access to DME for Medicare beneficiaries.The study by Leitten...
View ArticleRiverside Co. exits respiratory market
08/03/2018HME News StaffCLEVELAND – The Riverside Company, a global private equity company based here, has sold Specialized Medical Services to Lincare.Milwaukee-based SMS is a provider of respiratory...
View ArticleIn brief: Lincare settles, DME MAC highlights top errors
05/18/2018HME News StaffCLEARWATER, Fla. – Lincare will pay $875,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by employees whose information may have been exposed in a “phishing attack.”The lawsuit stems from an...
View ArticleLincare settles employee data breach claims
05/17/2018Theresa FlahertyCLEARWATER, Fla. – Lincare will pay $875,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by employees whose information may have been exposed in a “phishing attack.”The lawsuit stems from an...
View ArticleOIG: Lincare mostly complied with neb-med policies
12/21/2017HME News StaffCLEARWATER, Fla. – Lincare Pharmacy Services generally complied with Medicare requirements when billing for inhalation drugs, according to a new report from the Office of...
View ArticleHome Health Depot pulls trigger
‘We’re in a very good market to sell’07/14/2017Liz BeaulieuINDIANAPOLIS – With the economy humming and private equity money flowing, Home Health Depot’s Nate Feltman says the time was right to sell the...
View ArticleHome Health Depot sells to Lincare
07/12/2017HME News StaffINDIANAPOLIS – It began shedding business segments three years ago and now Home Health Depot has sold what’s left to Clearwater, Fla.-based Lincare, according to the Indiana...
View ArticleIn brief: Senators circulate letter, Liberty looks to sell
06/30/2017HME News StaffWASHINGTON – A letter urging HHS Secretary Tom Price to use regulatory authority to provide bid relief in non-bid areas is now circulating in the United States Senate.The...
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