Tag: Aeroflow Urology

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Aeroflow Healthcare has promoted Mica Phillips to vice president of Aeroflow Urology, its fastest growing division. He joined Aeroflow Healthcare in 2014 as a sales representative for the company’s sleep division and his responsibilities grew by joining the urology team, where he has played a critical role in developing Aeroflow Urology as an industry leader. “I’m incredibly proud and honored to receive this new position at Aeroflow Urology,” said Phillips....

YARMOUTH, Maine – An Office of Inspector General report “understates” the actual cost of providing catheters, especially given the complexity of both Medicare’s documentation requirements and the needs of patients, say providers.  The report, released in September, found that Medicare payments for intermittent urinary catheters were 3.4 times supplier acquisition costs in fiscal year 2020 and recommended that CMS lower its reimbursement rates.  “I’d...

ARDEN, N.C. – Almost half of the respondents to a survey conducted by Aeroflow Urology say their trips to the bathroom have increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings from the survey include: 25% report altering their schedules to urinate more often; 22% who had COVID report having more frequent urges to urinate; 53% report urinating more than six times in 24 hours; and 43% report decreased physical activity and an increase in trips to the bathroom. Aeroflow Urology surveyed...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Aeroflow Urology has announced its second annual Pelvic Floor Awareness Week, May 23-29, to acknowledge and advocate for those suffering from pelvic floor disorders and dysfunction. The company launched the week to help support and spotlight that one in five people will suffer from a pelvic floor disorder during their lifetime. “The pelvic floor is an incredibly integral part of the human body, yet the importance of maintaining these muscles can often be overlooked,"...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Home Infusion Association and several allied organizations have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and state regulatory agencies to investigate unregulated, direct access infusion businesses that provide individuals with intravenous solutions absent the recommendation of a licensed prescriber.   These businesses, they say, treat hangovers, exercise recovery and elevation sickness, which can usually be resolved with oral medications or through...

ASHVILLE, N.C. – Aeroflow Urology is giving a $10,000 sponsorship to support the Tribal Adaptive organization, a non-profit whose mission is to use sports to improve the health and wellness of Native Americans with disabilities. "A core part of our mission at Aeroflow Urology is to give back and provide support for organizations that assist those with disabilities,” said Mica Phillips, director of Aeroflow Urology. “Tribal Adaptive is doing important work in creating access to adaptive...

CHICAGO – Aeroflow Urology has donated more than 6,000 diapers and pull-ons to Angel Harvey Family Health Center in Chicago. The Cuties diapers, SleepOvers youth pull-ons and Prevail Adult pull-ons from First Quality that were donated are some of Aeroflow’s most requested products and will help provide support for more than 300 local families in need, the company says. The donation stems from a recent Abilities Expo in Chicago, where Aeroflow exhibited and pledged to donate diapers for...