AccentCare Irvine, CA www.accentcare.com | AccentCare News AccentCare is one of the largest home health companies in the country. The company provides in-home custodial care to seniors on both a private-pay and insured basis and also provides Medicare home nursing services. AccentCare provides services in California, Arizona, New York, Washington, and Ohio. Biff Comte is CEO of the company. Aethon, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA www.aethon.com | Aethon News Aethon developed and markets a robotic transport device, the Tug, which attaches to standard hospital carts and autonomously transports materials, such as medications, surgical supplies, nursing supplies, medical records, blood and urine samples, between points within a hospital with the single push of a button. The company's hospital automation systems improve the productivity of many types of hospital personnel that are in short supply nationwide, including pharmacists, pharmacist technicians and nurses, and enables them to focus on their core responsibilities rather than running errands. Aldo Zini is CEO of the company. Allegiance Hospice Lowell, MA Allegiance News Allegiance Hospice Group, Inc. is a regional hospice provider serving patients in New England. Through an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, home healthcare aides, social workers, counselors and volunteers, Allegiance provides palliative care for patients with terminal illnesses. Such care is directed at managing pain and other discomforting symptoms and addressing the psychological and spiritual needs of patients and their families. Dan Kane is CEO of the company. Ancillary Care Management Minneapolis, MN www.acmcentral.com | Ancillary Care News A healthcare benefits management company, ACM delivers next generation decision support tools to manage authorizations, claims processing technology for pricing precision, nationally-recognized patient care programs, and first-class provider network services. Covering over 40 million lives for the nation’s largest health plans and payers, Minneapolis-based ACM is URAC-accredited for health utilization management and holds full accreditation by EHNAC. David McLean serves as President and CEO of ACM. Bravo Health Baltimore, MD www.bravohealth.com | Bravo Health News Bravo Health operates Medicare Advantage Plans that specialize in serving chronically ill Medicare beneficiaries. This population segment is the most costly for the federal government and is most likely to experience adverse outcomes in the traditional Medicare system. Bravo Health focuses on disease case management and personalized medical treatment that emphasizes preventative care and access to health care services. This produces better quality and outcomes while reducing unnecessary emergency room visits, hospitalizations and institutionalization. Jeff Folick is CEO of the company. Habit Management Boston, MA www.habitmanagement.com | Habit Management News Habit Management ("Habit") is one of the country's largest providers of outpatient treatment services to individuals addicted to opiate-based drugs such as heroin. The company's treatment model incorporates intensive counseling, rigorous testing and pharmacological intervention principally methadone maintenance. Habit currently serves over 5,000 patients in 15 communities and enjoys a strong market position in Massachusetts, with emerging penetration into New Hampshire and Vermont. Larry Davies is CEO of the company. Neighborhood Diabetes Wakefield, MA www.sugartest.com | ND News Neighborhood Diabetes provides direct-to-consumer, mail order diabetes testing supplies and value-added educational services to the large and growing diabetic population. The company, founded in 1998, sells a full selection of glucose meters, test strips, infusion pumps, pharmaceuticals, lancets, lancing devices and other ancillary supplies. Neighborhood Diabetes provides its customers with the convenience of no up-front, out-of-pocket expenses and free home delivery, while billing Medicare or third-party payors on behalf of its customers. Tom Cronin is the CEO of the company. Patient Care West Orange, NJ www.patientcare.com / Patient Care News Patient Care is a provider of home health care services. Its two business units, outsourced staffing services and direct patient care services, are provided by either skilled nurses who deliver traditional nursing care in the home setting or caregivers who assist with the daily living activities in patients' homes or health care facilities. Trends fueling the industry's growth include mounting pressure to contain spending at a time when the elderly population is growing rapidly, an increasing desire by consumers to avoid long-term institutional care settings and health care technology improvements that allow providers to accommodate these desires. Bob Nixon is Patient Care's President and Chief Executive Officer. Prism Education Group Newton, MA www.prismcareerinstitute.com | Prism News Prism Education Group is a provider of postsecondary schools with a focus on allied health programs. The company's services address the critical shortage of allied health professionals by improving access to career-oriented education and vocational training. Prism is developing a network of schools offering postsecondary education at the diploma, associate and baccalaureate level for students seeking healthcare as a first career as well as for existing healthcare workers seeking advancement from their current positions. John Huston is President and CEO of the company. Titan Health Sacramento, CA www.titanhealth.com | Titan Health News Titan Health develops and manages practice-based ambulatory surgery centers for orthopedics, spinal diagnostics, and pain management. Titan's strategy is to develop new centers in partnership with physicians that allow for significant physician ownership. David Hall is Executive Chairman of the company and Marc Jang is CEO. U.S. HealthWorks Valencia, CA www.ushealthworks.com | U.S. HealthWorks News U.S. HealthWorks is the second largest provider of occupational healthcare services in the United States. The company provides medical services to injured employees, and helps employers avoid workplace healthcare costs through comprehensive loss prevention programs. U.S. HealthWorks operates 115 occupational medicine centers in 18 states. Dan Crowley is CEO of the company. U.S. Renal Care Jonesboro, AR www.usrenalcare.com | U.S. Renal Care News U.S. Renal Care develops, acquires, and operates outpatient treatment centers for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure, also known as end-stage renal disease ("ESRD"). The company operates freestanding dialysis clinics in partnership with physicians in under-served tertiary markets in the south and southwest U.S. Chris Brengard is CEO of the company. Vantage Oncology Manhattan Beach, CA www.vantageoncology.com | Vantage News Vantage Oncology develops, acquires, and operates high quality radiation oncology treatment centers for the treatment of cancer patients. More than 50% of all cancer patients require radiation during the course of their disease. Vantage's centers provide access to significant new technologies used in the provision of radiation therapy, offer outpatient service in convenient locations and, through affiliation with one of the largest and most prestigious radiotherapy groups in the West Coast, offer clinical care by high quality physicians. In certain situations, the company affiliates with hospitals in the development of centers, providing these partners with access to operating expertise and capital for the upgrade of equipment and facilities. Mike Fiore is Chairman, President and CEO of the company. Vericare San Diego, CA www.vericare.com | Vericare News VeriCare is the largest national provider of behavioral health services to patients in skilled nursing facilities. By many accounts, as many as 40% of patients in these facilities suffer from a behavioral health disorder such as depression, anxiety, or dementia and are often unserved or under-served by local, office-based practitioners. These disorders can lead to a general deterioration in patient condition and also act as an impediment to recuperation from acute medical episodes. David Flaugh is CEO of VeriCare. [Click here for a printable page of all companies]