Tag: Home Oxygen Company

MODESTO, Calif. – Home Oxygen Company’s recent acquisition of the DME division of a local hospice provider will boost its patient census in California’s Central Valley and position it to grow into 2025, says CEO Andrea Ewert.  Home Oxygen Company in June announced it had finalized a deal to acquire the DME business from Modesto, Calif.-based Community Hospice & Health Services, a company that it already had a good working relationship with, says Ewert.  “We...

MURRYSVILLE, Pa. – Philips Respironics will cut 300 manufacturing jobs in Western Pennsylvania and relocate approximately 500 workers from its Pittsburgh headquarters to its two major plants in the nearby suburbs, according to local news reports.  Starting in the fourth quarter of 2024, the company will move workers to its centers in Murrysville and New Kensington, a move that is expected to take two years, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  The company said it will...

MODESTO, Calif. – Home Oxygen Company has acquired the DME division of Community Hospice & Health Services in Modesto, Calif. “We are honored to service Community Hospice & Health Services patients,” said Andrea Ewert, CEO Of Home Oxygen Company. The deal was finalized June 15; terms were not disclosed. Home Oxygen Company has moved its warehouse to a larger, 10,000-square-foot distribution center to accommodate the purchase and serve as a regional distribution enter for its warehouses...

WASHINGTON - The National Home Infusion Association isn’t surprised by a recent report from CMS that shows a drop in the number of beneficiaries using the Medicare Part B home infusion therapy (HIT) services benefit.  The association says the report shows the benefit has failed to draw sufficient participation from providers to ensure equitable access across the country.  “The Part B HIT services benefit is clearly failing to meet the needs of Medicare beneficiaries,”...

MODESTO, Calif. - Home Oxygen Company is taking a hands-on approach to the remediation of recalled Philips CPAP devices equipment. “We decided at the onset to handle this ourselves,” said Andrea Ewert, CEO. “We are already seeing the positive results and feedback from our patients.” Home Oxygen Company decided to go the extra mile and hand deliver all replacement units due to the rampant theft and loss of mail packages occurring throughout the country, as well as delays with...

YARMOUTH, Maine - HME providers have begun taking proactive steps to ensure the health and safety of employees, patients and the larger communities they serve in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Cape Medical Supply based in Sandwich, Mass., is limiting person-to-person activity, opting instead to ship products to patients. It is also encouraging patients to use its web-based technologies, including a web portal and mobile app, for ordering, communications and information. “We are...

MODESTO, Calif. - Home Oxygen Company has cleared the first round of review for the Targeted Probe and Educate program, the company announced April 25. “This is a collaborative effort between internal and external teams, resulting in compliant files,” said Andrea Ewert, CEO. “We continue our process for success despite the obvious burden.” Noridian Healthcare Solutions, the DME MAC for jurisdictions A and D, selected Home Oxygen Company's CPAP claims for the TPE program...

A new group dedicated to sleep disorders could pack a lot of value for patients, say CPAP providers. “There's value in any support group,” said Todd Usher, co-founder of Home Oxygen Company in Modesto, Calif. “They can get ideas, how did you manage this, who is providing the services and equipment that you have? They get to feed off of other folks and how they are managing.” In January, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine announced it had launched the American...

MODESTO, Calif. - Representatives of Home Oxygen Company attended a Nov. 20 meeting with Rep. Jeff Dunham, R-Calif., and CMS Administrator Seema Verma to discuss the challenges of rural providers in California. “Administrator Verma was very attentive to our needs and knowledgeable of our challenges,” said Andrea Ewert, president and CEO of Home Oxygen Company. “Our representatives were able to articulate the challenges of running a business and serving Medicare beneficiaries in...

MODESTO, Calif. - It's not every day that HME providers get good news from a CMS audit contractor, but Home Oxygen Company recently got a break from certain audits.The provider recently received word from Noridian, the Jurisdiction D MAC, that it had earned 12-month reprieves from widespread prepay reviews for both oxygen and CPAP.“It's a confidence builder,” said Andrea Ewert, CEO. “We are doing what they like, and we are going to keep it up.”Ewert plans to use the reprieve...