Observation Deck
HME providers and their patients continue to face a shortage of sleep therapy devices. What can and should be done to address the situation?
- By Eric Mongeau
- May 12, 2022
Sleep and Respiratory Care President Jim Hollingshead steps down to leave the company, with President and Chief Operating Officer Rob Douglas filling the slot on an interim basis.
The compact full-face sleep mask features the company’s Dynamic Support Technology and will be available May 9.
The most significant component of adherence, from a device perspective, is the mask, and technological advancements are driving new ways to improve patient compliance rates and successful business outcomes.
- By Subbarao Potharaju
- Apr 01, 2022
Consistent patient communication is a key element of any successful sleep therapy resupply strategy. How can DME pharmacies be ‘great communicators?’
- By David Kopf
- Apr 01, 2022
ResMed’s global sleep survey shows that, across the world, stress is taking its toll on getting enough sleep, as is the post-Covid return to the workplace.
American Academy of Sleep Medicine applauded the Senate for passing a bill that would establish a national, fixed, year-round time, but recommended defaulting Standard Time over Daylight Savings Time.
Provider Strategy
To maximize revenue, HME providers must create consumer-like patient care while boosting efficiencies with integrated resupply.
- By Michael Lorenz
- Feb 10, 2022
Home Oxygen Company has launched an in-person replacement service of recalled Philips Respironics CPAP devices.
Urvashi Tyagi will lead ResMed’s Digital Health Technology team to drive cloud-based health platforms as well as emerging technologies.
Certification will enable maker of sleep, oxygen and other products to expand its manufacturing.
Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) meets with representatives of two Kansas HME providers, as well as MAMES, to better understand how the narrowed semiconductor supply is impacting their businesses and patients.
Podcast
There are several patient factors that mask fitting traditionally hasn’t accommodated, but probably should. A new technology tool is trying to change that.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 10, 2022
This year’s edition of the HMEB New Products of the Year Award saw 15 winners across a variety of categories. We take closer look at what makes the 2021 award winners so special.
- By David Kopf
- Dec 01, 2021
Podcast
As providers seek to consider new staffing and outsourcing solutions, rtNOW has stepped up to offer RTs that can help sleep and home ventilator providers more flexibly manage their businesses.
- By David Kopf
- Nov 04, 2021
Brightree President and CEO and 3B Medical Products President bring more than 30 years’ healthcare experience combined to the national industry association.
Experienced healthcare manufacturing and distribution executive Tom Pontzius will help lead the maker of sleep, oxygen and disinfection products.
This year’s provider-judged competition yielded 15 winners from a large volume of entries, with fierce competition between multiple entries in some key HME product and service categories.
- By Susan May
- Oct 07, 2021
Product & Technology
A collection of compelling new HME products and services that'll help your business hit new HEIGHTS with patients and referral partners
- By David Kopf
- Oct 01, 2021
Continued CPAP use as directed increased patients’ survival rates over a three-year period, according to a ResMed-backed survey of French OSA patient data.