Tag: CPAP
VGM’s Sleep Services reaches out – early and often
August 25, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM & Associates officially launched Sleep Services in August to help HME providers specifically address the growing impact of staffing shortages on compliance with CPAP therapy.
The program, which is equipment agnostic, allows providers to outsource no-touch delivery, onboarding, patient setup, compliance and post-compliance monitoring.
“The challenge of having enough staffing to get ahold of patients to try to get them compliant has been around since...
New business is a Plus for Jones Medical Supply
August 25, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
TROY, Ala. – Provider Jason Jones has opened a new, CPAP-focused business to expand his footprint beyond the rural area he has been serving.
In July, he opened CPAP Plus, offering a full range of CPAP devices, masks and supplies, in Dothan, Ala., partnering with Woody and Joe O’Neal, who launched CPAP Plus in 2021 in Birmingham.
“We already had great relationships with the referral sources down there, but it didn’t make sense for a patient to drive an hour...
ResMed expects to resolve data delays within two weeks
August 24, 2023HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO – ResMed initiated an over-the-air update to its AirSense 11 devices on Aug. 23 to reduce the delay of patient therapy data into myAir and AirView and, ultimately, resolve transmission issues, according to an update posted to its website.
The company expects data to be available nightly in myAir and AirView within two weeks.
“While some patients may already be able to view their most recent therapy data in myAir, the process of restoring regular data updates...
Semaglutides and sleep (and diabetes and …???)
August 23, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
You’d have to be living under a rock not to know what semaglutides are these days. (Tell that to Microsoft Word, though – it didn’t tell me my initial spelling of semaglutides – semi vs. sema – was wrong.) Semaglutides, of course, are the new weight loss medications that go by brand names like Wegovy, Ozempic and Rybelsus. It’s hard to keep track of which celebrities have been on it, are on it or are denying being on it.
But I’d be lying if I weren’t...
ResMed seeks to leverage next-gen device, AI in new fiscal year
August 4, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
SAN DIEGO – ResMed’s focus for the better part of its fiscal year 2023 was creating unconstrained access to the AirSense 10 – largely to meet increased demand due to a competitor’s large recall – and now that it has checked that box, the company’s focus is scaling production of the AirSense 11.
That unconstrained access to the AirSense 10 was a big reason why the company posted a 30% increase in device sales in the U.S., Canada and Latin American...
AASM president: Sleep apnea is more than just ‘annoying’ snoring
July 21, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
DARIEN, Ill. – When it comes to awareness of sleep apnea, the message is getting out there, but it’s not amplified enough, says Dr. James Rowley, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s new president.
“I think we need to keep reinforcing that message and getting people to think about talking to their primary care doctor,” said Rowley, who is currently transitioning to a new role as a professor of medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. “Even...
Sleep therapy market: Keeping calm and carrying on
June 13, 2023Boone Lockard
Editor’s note: It’s been a busy year in the sleep market, as manufacturers rebound from supply chain issues that have plagued them since 2020 and new technologies have launched to increase patient compliance. Boone Lockard, director of VGM Respiratory, recently weighed in on what he’s currently seeing in this dynamic space.
On the challenges and opportunities in the sleep market
Opportunities:
The sleep market presents several significant opportunities...
In brief: PAP therapy helps to improve outcomes, indie pharmacies worry about ‘DIR hangover’
June 9, 2023HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS – People with heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea can significantly reduce hospitalizations and ER visits, as well as related costs, by being adherent with PAP therapy, according to two recent studies.
The studies were supported by ResMed and presented at SLEEP 2023.
One study analyzed 1,472 people with OSA and systolic heart failure, with exactly half adherent on PAP therapy and half non-adherent. The adherent patients had 24% fewer ER visits and incurred...
Study: PAP adherence can reduce hospitalizations
June 8, 2023HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS – People with heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea can significantly reduce hospitalizations and ER visits, as well as related costs, by being adherent with PAP therapy, according to two recent studies.
The studies were supported by ResMed and presented at SLEEP 2023.
One study analyzed 1,472 people with OSA and systolic heart failure, with exactly half adherent on PAP therapy and half non-adherent. The adherent patients had 24% fewer ER visits and incurred...
FDA updates Philips report count
June 6, 2023HME News Staff
AMSTERDAM – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration received more than 6,000 medical device reports (MDRs) associated with the PE-PUR foam degradation in certain recalled Philips CPAP and BiPAP machines and ventilators from Jan. 1, 2023, through March 31, 2023, including 40 reports of death. The MDRs received included both mandatory reports from Philips and voluntary reports from health professionals, consumers, and patients. A wide range of injuries have been reported in these MDRs, including...