Tag: high-flow oxygen
Survey exposes dead end for patients needing high-flow oxygen
August 14, 2026Tracy Orzel
WASHINGTON – Some patients are staying in acute-care beds longer than medically necessary because hospitals cannot find home medical equipment (HME) providers willing or able to furnish liquid oxygen services at home, says Katie Kroner, vice president of advocacy and patient engagement for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA).
“As a physician, you can write a prescription for liquid oxygen as many times as you want,” she said. “It’s not going to get filled...
High-flow patients, providers caught in liquid oxygen squeeze
July 24, 2026Tracy Orzel
PELHAM, Ala. – A new survey shines a light on limited access to high-flow home oxygen and the resulting delays in hospital discharges and added costs and risks to patients. O’Neal Medical is among a shrinking number of HME providers still offering it.
Vice President Woody O’Neal says reimbursement changes have made the service increasingly difficult to sustain, even as it remains medically necessary for certain high-flow patients.
HME News: Why does O’Neal Medical continue...
Survey finds oxygen access issues delay hospital discharges
July 8, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Limited access to high-flow home oxygen is delaying hospital discharges and adding costs and risks for patients and the health care system, according to a national survey by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). In the survey, 94% of 54 respiratory clinicians at 40 medical centers nationwide reported at least one discharge delay per month related to oxygen access issues. One-third reported six or more patients experiencing delays each month. Most delays added two or more...
In brief: Oxygen access issues, wearable adoption barriers, N.C. rate floor
July 2, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Limited access to high-flow home oxygen is delaying hospital discharges and adding costs and risks for patients and the health care system, according to a national survey by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). In the survey, 94% of 54 respiratory clinicians at 40 medical centers nationwide reported at least one discharge delay per month related to oxygen access issues. One-third reported six or more patients experiencing delays each month. Most delays added two or more...