Tag: CPAP machines

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Absolute Respiratory Care is part of a group helping to collect CPAP and bi-level machines for hospitals treating COVID-19 patients as part of VentilatorProject.Org.Dana Lesperance, director of marketing and sales for the Johnston, R.I.-based company, hopes the initial 120 machines are just the start.“Health care systems are so short on everything,” he said. “It's exciting to able to be a part of this, from a donation (of equipment) standpoint and donation of...

DARIEN, Ill. - AASM SleepTM, a telemedicine platform for board-certified sleep physicians and accredited sleep centers from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, is now available for the HME industry. AASM SleepTM offers a secure web-based video platform to facilitate live consultations and follow-up visits between DME providers and patients, including equipment set-up and troubleshooting potential problems. “Telemedicine is changing the health care landscape by increasing connectivity between...

WEST BERLIN, N.J. - If you want to get a sense of where the CPAP market is headed, go straight to the source: the customers, says provider Tony Zadnik.The provider regularly asks customers to participate in short surveys that ask questions like whether they take an active role in monitoring their therapy; how they monitor their therapy; and how often they replace parts.Sometimes the survey answers make Zadnik, owner of online provider The CPAP Shop, say, 'wow'; other times they underscore what Zadnik...