Tag: Apple Watch
In brief: Bid fight’s next phase, Numotion’s LMN Navigator, Apple’s new sleep feature
September 12, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - AAHomecare has budgeted more than $3 million for a campaign to address the restart of the competitive bidding program.
The association will draw the funds for the campaign from its reserves and new fundraising efforts. Already, VGM and 21 other AAHomecare members have pledged more than $750,000. AAHomecare will expand solicitation efforts in the coming weeks.
“If the bidding program starts up again using the flawed framework and expanded product mix...
Apple expands health insights with Apple Watch Series 11
September 11, 2025HME News Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif. - The recently released Apple Watch Series 11 includes notifications for signs of chronic high blood pressure and new insights into sleep quality, Apple has announced.
Hypertension
How it works: Hypertension notifications on Apple Watch use data from the optical heart sensor to analyze how a user’s blood vessels respond to the beats of the heart. The algorithm works passively in the background reviewing data over 30-day periods and notifies users if it detects...
Apple updates blood oxygen feature
August 18, 2025HME News Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Apple has introduced a redesigned blood oxygen feature for some Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users through an iPhone and Apple Watch software update. Users with these models in the U.S. who currently do not have the Blood Oxygen feature will have access to the redesigned Blood Oxygen feature by updating their paired iPhone to iOS 18.6.1 and their Apple Watch to watchOS 11.6.1. Following this update, sensor data from the Blood Oxygen app on Apple Watch...
In brief: Apple Watch, SOAR Act, Abbott Lingo, MAC consolidation
September 11, 2024HME News Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple on Sept. 9 unveiled Apple Watch Series 10, which among other things, features a new sleep apnea feature.
Building on the intelligent health features already available to track key overnight metrics such as heart rate, respiratory rate and wrist temperature, the watch’s new sleep apnea feature can help identify signs of sleep apnea, the company says, by using the accelerometer to monitor small movements at the wrist that are associated with interruptions...
New Apple Watch has sleep apnea feature
September 10, 2024HME News Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple on Sept. 9 unveiled Apple Watch Series 10, which among other things, features a new sleep apnea feature.
Building on the intelligent health features already available to track key overnight metrics such as heart rate, respiratory rate and wrist temperature, the watch’s new sleep apnea feature can help identify signs of sleep apnea, the company says, by using the accelerometer to monitor small movements at the wrist that are associated with interruptions...
Masimo claims victory
January 18, 2024HME News Staff
IRVINE, Calif. – The Federal Circuit has lifted the temporary stay on the import ban of certain Apple Watch models, reinstating the U.S. International Trade Commission’s import ban and cease and desist order on certain Apple Watch models that were found to infringe Masimo’s patented pulse oximetry technology. “The Federal Circuit's decision to lift the temporary stay is a victory for the integrity of the American patent system and the safety of people relying on pulse...
Best Buy Health offers safety services on Apple Watch
March 4, 2021HME News Staff
MINNEAPOLIS – Best Buy Health now offers health and safety services on the Apple Watch. Through a new Lively App, Apple Watch users can get assistance from trained Lively Urgent Response Agents for help in emergency and non-emergency situations. With a Live Agent Assist feature that’s coming soon, the watch can also detect hard falls, prompting an agent to call the user to make sure they’re OK and to contact family members if needed. Best Buy says it’s working with Apple closely...
Wearables have limits, say HME providers
February 8, 2019Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - Wearable devices like the Apple Watch may be grabbing headlines with their moves into health care, but HME providers are skeptical of all the hype.In January, Apple was reportedly in talks with at least three private Medicare Advantage plans about subsidizing the cost of the $399 Apple Watch, which now includes fall detection and an electrocardiogram function, for their members.“I don't think it's a bad thing that more patients have access to these products and more patients...