Oxygen
The proliferation of oxygen generating portable equipment (OGPE),
such as transfilling cylinder systems and portable oxygen concentrators
(POCs) has been advantageous for both providers and patients alike.
For patients, POCs greatly expands their ability to get around,
even flying on airplanes, without having to wrangle heavy tanks. For
providers, non-delivery and retail oxygen sales buoyed by demand for
POCs have respectively become ways to slash delivery overhead, and to
diversify their payer mix to be less dependent on Medicare in the future.
Participating in POC retail sales gives oxygen providers the opportunity
to offset Medicare reimbursement changes, improve cash flow and gain
experience with the various POCs available today.
On the non-retail side of the industry, oxygen providers serving
Medicare patients need to be aware of the industry’s growing frustration
with audits, which have oxygen claims firmly fixed in their sites. NHIC
Corp.’s recently published results of a widespread prepayment review
of claims for oxygen and oxygen equipment (HCPCS E1390, E0431 and
E0439) in Jurisdiction A says that out of 818 claims submitted by 357
suppliers, the charge denial rate was 46.7 percent. In another example
in Jurisdiction D, Noridian Administrative Services reports that the
results of a review of the claims for oxygen concentrators, code E1390,
identified 4,783 claims of which 3,501 were denied. This is a denial rate
of 74 percent.
Philips Respironics
Sensitive Therapy Delivery
Trilogy200
- Portable life-support ventilator provides both invasive and noninvasive ventilation with added sensitivity for a wide range of adult and pediatric patients.
- Offers improved triggering and leak compensation using a new singlelimb circuit and proximal flow sensor.
- Weighs 11 lbs. and features a sixhour battery system of internal and easy-to-swap detachable batteries.
Roscoe Medical
Cylinder racks, stands equipped with bolt down bars and feet
Cylinder Stand
Roscoe Medical’s cylinder stands feature an
all-welded tubular frame construction of heavygauge
materials to ensure durability and strength.
Individual spacing, positive cylinder placement
and weight distribution promote safe storage.
Equipped with bolt down bars and feet, the stands
come in a choice of chrome or PU rubber-coated
green designed to protect the surfaces of steel
and aluminum cylinders from being scratched while
reducing clanging noise when cylinders are in transport.
The stands are available in a variety of sizes.
DeVilbiss Healthcare
iGo Portable Oxygen System
- Provides settings 1-6 in pulse dose mode or 1-3 lpm in continuous flow mode.
- Operates from an AC/DC power source or a rechargeable battery.
- Features an oxygen sensing device, an optional rolling carry case and weighs less than 20 lbs.
Responsive Respiratory Inc.
Transport carts include replaceable casters
Transport Cart
Responsive Respiratory’s two new heavy-duty
multiple cylinder transport carts includes a 60
cylinder M6 and 40 cylinder D/E cart. The carts are
designed with removable heavy-duty casters and
reinforced, steel all-welded supports to withstand
harsh working conditions. The replaceable casters
ensure a long life, so providers no longer have to
scrap an expensive cart if a caster breaks down.
Providers simply remove a single bolt and slip in a
new caster, and the cart is serviceable again.
Responsive Respiratory Inc.
View O2 Fingertip Pulse Oximeter With Carrying Case
- Features a full-color, high-defi nition
rotating screen to ensure accurate
readings and to remove “arm twisting”
when viewing the readout.
- Carrying case has heavy-duty
construction with reinforced seams
and Velcro closure.
- Comes in a point-of-purchase display
box to encourage cash sales at the
provider location.
SeQual Technologies
24/7 Pulse Dosing
Eclipse 3
- Includes pulse dosing up to 192mL, fulfilling patients 24/7 oxygen needs at rest, during activities, during sleep and at altitude.
- A new, large wheel cart design allows for easy battery replacement and the smaller AC and DC adapters make the E3 easy to transport.
- One piece of equipment for both stationary and ambulatory use.
Invacare
XPO2 Portable Oxygen Concentrator
- Designed to be lightweight, clinically
robust and easy to operate.
- Weighs 6 lbs. and incorporates Sensi-Pulse technology, a fi ve-setting pulse
dose oxygen delivery system that
keeps oxygen patients saturated during
activities of daily living.
- Supplemental battery and AC/DC
power options allow patients to travel
anywhere without fear of running out
of oxygen.
Automatic Operation
O2Go (Oxygen 2 Go)
- Features an integrated regulator
with a built-in fill valve, which allows
easy hook-up for transfilling, using a
standard CGA 540 fitting.
- Fill valve is designed for automatic
operation, without the need for a
manual valve.
- Built-in safety burst disc prevents
rupture of tank if over pressurized
during filling, or in the event the tank
is unfortunately caught in a fire.
AirSep Corp.
VisionAire
- The 30-lb. unit features 5 lpm continuous flow, a 290-watt power efficiency and a 40 dB noise level.
- The alarm notifies users if the unit has a power failure, low oxygen concentration or high and low pressures.
- Portable concentrator can be used for travel.
Responsive Respiratory Inc.
Multi-use
Oxygen Carry Cases
- Fits most manufacturers’ portable
liquid oxygen units and features
heavy duty construction, comfortable
padded straps and a streamlined
design.
- Newly added to the cylinder case
offering are two sizes of back packs,
a fanny pack, walker/wheelchair bags
and soft-sided carry totes.
- Designed to be multi-use and all
styles are easily converted (via the
included shoulder strap) to a side
carry bag.