Tag: Home Oxygen Equipment
Mobility is the default setting in home oxygen
February 17, 2026Tracy Orzel
Home respiratory is a cornerstone of the HME industry, but manufacturers and providers are redefining what success in the market looks like: Oxygen therapy that keeps pace with patients, durable equipment for everyday demands, and service models that protect margins.
“Since COVID, we have seen rapid adoption of portable oxygen concentrators (POC) as patients, clinicians and providers increasingly choose POCs over legacy modalities like tanks...
Low‑cost oxygen safety device stuck in reimbursement limbo
January 30, 2026Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – Thermal fuses can stop oxygen‑related fires before they spread, making them a simple, low‑cost safeguard for home oxygen therapy. But without reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), many HME providers say they can’t afford to routinely supply them in today’s tight‑margin environment.
While thermal fuses are relatively inexpensive – less than $5 a piece – it's tough...
Sunset Healthcare expands line of oxygen parts
December 19, 2025HME News Staff
CHICAGO – Sunset Healthcare Solutions has expanded its selection of in-house repair parts for oxygen concentrators, allowing DME providers to service and extend the life of their own concentrators at an affordable cost, it says. The company, which first introduced the line in 2024, has added components for the Rhythm LM5BA and the React Stratus and expanded portable oxygen and liquid oxygen component categories for various machines. “I saw...
In brief: Belluscura’s bankruptcy, CMS’s contract failures, Nationwide Medical’s rebrand
November 21, 2025HME News Staff
LONDON – Belluscura LLC filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Oct. 29 in the Texas Eastern Bankruptcy Court.
Chapter 7 bankruptcy involves liquidation, the sale of a debtor’s nonexempt property and distribution of proceeds to creditors. According to the filing, Belluscura’s largest creditors include Amazon, Google and Hans Rudolph, a designer and manufacturer of respiratory valves and other respiratory products.
Just one day prior,...
Belluscura files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy amid foreclosure, financial struggles
November 20, 2025HME News Staff
LONDON – Belluscura LLC filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Oct. 29 in the Texas Eastern Bankruptcy Court.
Chapter 7 bankruptcy involves liquidation, the sale of a debtor’s nonexempt property and distribution of proceeds to creditors. According to the filing, Belluscura’s largest creditors include Amazon, Google and Hans Rudolph, a designer and manufacturer of respiratory valves and other respiratory products.
Just one day prior,...
Nationwide Medical refreshes brand, website
November 19, 2025HME News Staff
CALABASAS, Calif. – Nationwide Medical has launched a refreshed brand and redesigned website. “Same heart, same mission – just an easier way to connect with us,” the company stated on LinkedIn. “With nearly 1,000 licensed respiratory therapists serving patients across 48 states, we’re proud to continue delivering care wherever it’s needed most – at home, online or both.” Nationwide Medical, led by CEO David Siegel, has...
In brief: Amazon One Medical’s new partner, OIG’s new report, AASM’s new guidelines
October 31, 2025HME News Staff
AVON, Ohio – Amazon One Medical and Cleveland Clinic are expanding access to primary care in Northeast Ohio with the opening of the first of two planned offices in the region.
This first office in Avon, Ohio, will be followed with a second office in Shaker Heights, Ohio, by January 2026.
“Primary care helps patients lead healthier lives,” said Pooja Kamath, MD, medical director of Cleveland Offices, One Medical. “We can...
Inogen’s Voxi 5 opens door to larger respiratory care market
August 15, 2025Liz Beaulieu, Editor
GOLETA, Calif. - Inogen is one step closer to becoming “a platform play” in the respiratory care market with the recent launch of its Voxi 5 stationary oxygen concentrator (SOC), developed in collaboration with Yuwell.
The Voxi 5, which joins the company’s existing stable of portable oxygen concentrators (POCs), delivers 1 to 5 liters per minute of continuous glow oxygen.
“When we look at the patients that have a portable oxygen concentrator versus a stationary...
CQRC Chair Menchen wants to protect patient access amid bidding, other concerns
August 8, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ORLANDO, Fla. - As the new chair of the Council for Quality Respiratory Care, Robin Menchen has a lot of irons in the fire, including the SOAR Act, the new national coverage determination for non-invasive ventilation and the return of competitive bidding. Menchen, who is also president and CEO of Rotech Healthcare, spoke with HME News about the organization’s priorities and where the industry can look for opportunity.
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In brief: Philips vent update, NHIA parenteral report, oxygen e-prescribing
August 8, 2025HME News Staff
AMSTERDAM – Philips has updated the use instructions for BiPAP V30, A30 and A40 ventilators due to the risk of a failure in the Ventilator Inoperative alarm, which may cause therapy interruption or loss.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the device may:
Reboot intermittently for 5-10 seconds (stopping therapy, blank screen, single audible alert), then restart with the same patient settings.
Reboot intermittently for 5-10 seconds...