Tag: sleep

AMSTERDAM – Royal Philips has appointed Julia Strandberg as chief business leader of its Connected Care businesses, including sleep and respiratory care, effective April 24, 2023.  Strandberg, who was most recently chief commercial officer for Pear Therapeutics, will also become a member of the company’s Executive Committee, reporting to CEO Roy Jakobs.  “Julia brings deep, multi-disciplinary expertise, including in informatics and monitoring, to Philips,”...

AMSTERDAM – Royal Philips has appointed Julia Strandberg as chief business leader of its Connected Care businesses, including sleep and respiratory care, effective April 24, 2023.  Strandberg, who was most recently chief commercial officer for Pear Therapeutics, will also become a member of the company’s Executive Committee, reporting to CEO Roy Jakobs.  “Julia brings deep, multi-disciplinary expertise, including in informatics and monitoring, to Philips,”...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – AdaptHealth had a record number of CPAP setups in the third quarter as the company chipped away at a backlog, but that was offset by a loss in resupply revenue and increased costs, say execs.  AdaptHealth had 34% more starts in the third quarter than in the first quarter, and its PAP census grew to 27% over its lowest point in February 2022. But another recall from Philip – this time for certain masks with magnetic headgear clips or straps* – dampened...

DARIEN, Ill. - The American Academy of Sleep Medicine will hold its first ever Student Sleep Health Week, Sept. 14-20 to encourage students to get the sleep they need to excel at school this year.In a recent survey by the AASM, 57% of parents with school-age children say they have a child or teen who does not get enough sleep on school nights. Nine out of 10 (94%) say lack of sleep affects their child's mood, performance in school (93%), physical health (92%), mental health (90%) and performance...

YARMOUTH, Maine - How much a provider's referral stream has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic is very much tied to its business model, according to the results of the recent HME Newspoll.HME companies with an emphasis on retail and sleep therapy have been more likely to be negatively impacted by the pandemic, the poll found.“We have seen the complete collapse of our retail, walk-in traffic,” wrote one respondent. “The virus has drastically changed the manner in which we...

DARIEN, Ill. - A “whopping” 88% of American adults have lost sleep due to binge-watching a TV show or streaming series, according to the results of a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.For 18-44 year olds, that number jumps to 95%.Other causes of lost sleep, according to the survey:�      Video games for 72% of adults 18-34 years old; �      Reading for two-thirds of adults, with women the majority (71%); �     ...

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The SmartSleep Deep Sleep Headband from Royal Philips will be used in research funded by the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), a virtual institute empowered by the NASA Human Research Program, for two studies evaluating the relationship between sleep and cognitive performance for behavioral health. The two-year initiative will use the headband to determine if sleep can be improved during deep space exploration by using a variety of auditory stimulation...

WASHINGTON - The number of DMEPOS suppliers furnishing rate-adjusted items in non-bid areas decreased 11% in 2017, according to a new study from the Government Accountability Office.That decrease follows an 8% decrease in 2016—the first year rates were adjusted—compared to 2015 and continued a trend of annual decreases in non-bid areas that averaged 8% each year going back to at least 2011, according to the report, “Medicare Fee-For-Service: Information on the Second Year of Nationwide...

BOSTON - HME providers will continue to increase adoption of portable oxygen concentrators, to the tune of about 30% over the next 12 months, according to a 2Q 2018 survey on oxygen and sleep trends from Needham & Co.Applied Home Healthcare's OxyGo Fit and OxyGo were the highest rated POCs at 5.9 and 5.8 out of 7, followed by Inogen's G4 and G3, both at 5.7, and Respironics' SimplyGo Mini at 5.1.Survey respondents identify an average of 42% of their ambulatory patients as candidates for POCs, a number...

WATERLOO, Iowa - The VGM Group has helped providers in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia beat back CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield's plans to reduce the number of providers in its network that are authorized to provide CPAP equipment. The insurer planned to limit its network to a few providers after Feb. 15, 2019. When VGM heard from members about CareFirst's decision, it filed a complaint with the Maryland Insurance Administration and after some back and forth CareFirst agreed to allow any...