Tag: Home Oxygen
Report: Sleep and oxygen therapy trends show mixed outlook for growth
October 30, 2025HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Respondents saw improved sleep patient volume growth in the last 12 months, but they expect slower growth in the next 12 months, according to the 3Q25 HME Sleep and Oxygen Survey from Needham.
Respondents saw their sleep patient volume increase by an average of 8.8% in the last 12 months (vs. 3.4% in the prior survey) and expect it to increase by 6.6% in the next 12 months (vs. 7.2% in the prior survey).
Other highlights from the...
Inogen expects ‘positive margin impact’ from Yuwell
February 28, 2025Liz Beaulieu, Editor
GOLETA, Calif. – Inogen, in collaboration with Yuwell, will now have a stationary oxygen concentrator to package with its portable oxygen concentrator, giving its sales organization “more productivity per run,” said Kevin Smith.
The company will offer stationary oxygen concentrators from Yuwell that are branded as Inogen “across our channels,” said Smith, president and CEO, during a recent conference call to discuss the company’s fourth quarter and full-year...
Patient volume slows for sleep, oxygen, report finds
October 28, 2024HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Respondents to Needham’s latest Sleep and Oxygen Survey report they saw slower sleep patient volume growth in the last 12 months, and they expect that to continue for the next 12 months. They report they have seen virtually no impact on their sleep patient volume from GLP-1 drugs. They also report ResMed will hold flow generator share but lose mask share over the next 12 months. For oxygen, respondents saw slower oxygen patient volume growth in the last 12 months, and they...
In brief: Senators push oxygen template, DME MACs publish supplies guidance
February 9, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., urge CMS to adopt a standardized template instead of a medical record review to ensure access to supplemental oxygen for patients.
In a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the senators state:
“We ask that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) remove barriers for patient access to supplemental oxygen by establishing clear requirements for determining the medical necessity...
Philips Respironics to focus on masks, other consumables in US
January 25, 2024HME News Staff
AMSTERDAM – Philips Respironics has released a list of 19 sleep and respiratory products that it will stop selling in the United States as soon as this month, including the EverFlo home oxygen system and the Trilogy EVO and EV300 home ventilators.
“We have streamlined our portfolio to enable us to focus on programs that are best suited to changing market dynamics and will most effectively serve patients and customers in the future,” the company states on its website. “In...
In brief: Sign-on letter for oxygen, BOC’s Certificant of the Year
July 19, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Reps. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and Adrian Smith, R-Neb., are collecting signatures for a sign-on letter asking CMS to accept the standard written order as the only necessary documentation to establish medical necessity for audits of home oxygen, sleep and non-invasive ventilation claims submitted during the public health emergency, according to AAHomecare.
The letter asks CMS to protect patient access by instructing contractors to use CMS’s widely accepted oxygen...
In brief: PHE ends, CMS audits Medicare Advantage, CQRC calls for safeguards
February 3, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has announced that the public health emergency will end on May 11, 2023.
Under the last declaration in January, the PHE was set to end on April 11.
“The advance notice goes beyond HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra’s previous guidance to health care stakeholders that the agency would provide at least 60 days advance notice before ending the PHE,” AAHomecare noted in a bulletin.
Knowing when the PHE will end gives industry...
Respiratory market emerges from ‘whiplash’
January 31, 2023John Andrews
The respiratory market has undergone a series of shifts over the past two-and-a-half years, due to the pandemic and other issues, like supply chain disruptions. But now it appears that external forces have waned, creating a more stable environment for providers, respiratory manufacturers say.
Jim Worrell, chief commercial officer for Pinellas Park, Fla.-based Quality Biomedical, called the past couple of years “a roller coaster ride” as the industry continues to emerge...
CQRC makes voice heard
November 9, 2022HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Council for Quality Respiratory Care used a recent Request for Information from CMS to push for clear, objective clinical data elements for oxygen that are consistent with existing CMS-developed “templates” to ensure access to care for home respiratory patients.
In its comments on “Make Your Voice Heard: Promoting Efficiency and Equity Within CMS Programs, the CQRC also urges CMS to issue clear guidelines about what to expect after the COVID-19 public...
RRI launches Boost display
November 2, 2022HME News Staff
ST. LOUIS – Responsive Respiratory has created a new showroom floor display to broaden its Boost Oxygen portfolio. “The showroom display is a natural extension of our Boost Oxygen portfolio,” said Steve Bannon, president. “We are pleased to offer providers a new eye‐catching tool to drive cash sales of Boost Oxygen for the holiday season.” The display, which features Boost’s signature green color, assembles quickly and easily. The sturdy corrugated floor...