Tag: O2 Concepts
In brief: O2 Concepts enters EU, Remsleep hires Stelzner, Edgepark adds CGMs
July 18, 2025HME News Staff
MIDDLEBURY, Conn. - O2 Concepts has received medical device regulation (MDR) certification for its Oxlife Liberty POC and Oxlife Independence POC with DNA Technology. The certification gives the company the ability to market and distribute the devices across the European Union member countries. “For us, MDR approval is more than expanding into new markets — it is a reflection of our company’s high standards for our POCs in clinical efficacy and reliable performance,” said...
O2 Concepts expands into Europe
July 17, 2025HME News Staff
MIDDLEBURY, Conn. - O2 Concepts has received medical device regulation (MDR) certification for its Oxlife Liberty POC and Oxlife Independence POC with DNA Technology. The certification gives the company the ability to market and distribute the devices across the European Union member countries. “For us, MDR approval is more than expanding into new markets — it is a reflection of our company’s high standards for our POCs in clinical efficacy and reliable performance,” said...
O2 Concepts: ‘We want to grow in 2025’
March 14, 2025Liz Beaulieu, Editor
MIDDLEBURY, Conn. – Paul Miller sees much of his new role at O2 Concepts as bringing organization and support to a company with both a strong sales team and product portfolio.
Miller, who previously worked at Medline for nearly 20 years, was announced as the new executive vice president of sales for O2 Concepts in December.
“It’s a strong sales team with a lot of respiratory expertise,” he said. “They’re former F&P, Respironics and ResMed salespeople...
In brief: CPI-U update, telehealth push, payer portal
December 18, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS has published a CPI-U increase for DMEPOS that ranges from 2.4% to 3% for calendar year 2025, AAHomecare reports.
Although the CPI-U is 3%, the inflation adjustment will differ depending on whether the item has been included in the competitive bidding program and whether the patient’s zip code is in a former competitive bidding area.
Below are the CPI-U adjustments for 2025:
CBP items in former CBAs (projected percentage change): +2.9%
CBP...
O2 Concepts taps Paul Miller for sales role
December 16, 2024HME News Staff
MIDDLEBURY, Conn. - O2 Concepts has appointed Paul Miller, formerly of Medline, as its new executive vice president of sales. Miller has more than 20 years of experience driving sales growth and leading high-performing teams, most recently at Medline, where he spearheaded the company’s re-emergence in the HME industry, the company says. “Paul’s track record of exceptional leadership and results makes him the ideal fit to lead our team as we broaden our market presence,” said...
VGM adds O2 Concepts to vendor network
August 1, 2023HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM & Associates has signed a new vendor agreement with O2 Concepts. "Embracing progress, we proudly expand the VGM Respiratory portfolio with the addition of O2 Concepts,” said Boone Lockard, director of VGM Respiratory. “With O2 Concepts’ innovative POC portfolio and revolutionary DNA platform, we enhance our ability to meet the evolving needs of VGM members and patients. This partnership is a step forward in our commitment to delivering exceptional respiratory...
O2 Concepts expands sales force
October 7, 2016HME News Staff
NEWTOWN, Conn. - O2 Concepts has expanded its U.S. sales team with the hire of Ken Abriola as president of domestic sales and with the promotion of John Lewis to national sales director. Abriola, who will manage all U.S. sales, was most recently manager of Fukuda Denshi's U.S. sales and marketing. He has also held positions with Drager, Toshiba and Spacelabs. Lewis, who will focus on large accounts and national growth strategies, was previously the southeast regional manager for O2 Concepts.
O2 Concepts named top place to work
September 30, 2016HME News Staff
NEWTOWN, Conn. - O2 Concepts has been named one of the top 50 places to work in southern Connecticut. Employees ranked the company's workplace extremely high in all areas of satisfaction as part of a survey by Hearst Connecticut Newspapers. “We are small enough to be nimble and responsive to customer needs, and everyone else is trying to catch up,” said one employee. O2 Concepts makes the Oxlife Independence Portable Oxygen Concentrator. In response to the award, the company...
In brief: Stakeholders explore new models of respiratory care, House passes bill to create standards for auto adaptive equipment
September 30, 2016HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - Respiratory stakeholders have begun work to develop outcomes-based care models. Earlier this year, AAHomecare distributed a survey to respiratory stakeholders, exploring the possibility of developing a new payment methodology focusing on chronic respiratory management. After obtaining results, AAHomecare HME/Respiratory Therapy Council members and American Association for Respiratory Care executives met to begin to develop basic tenets for a chronic respiratory care model that is patient-focused,...
O2 Concepts gets connected
February 26, 2016Liz Beaulieu, Editor
NEWTOWN, Conn. - O2 Concepts launched its “DNA technology” in September, but already about half of the manufacturer's HME provider customers are taking advantage of it.The technology allows HME providers to log on to any web-enabled device to access data from a Verizon modem in the manufacturer's portable oxygen concentrators. (DNA stands for dynamic network analysis.)Connected devices are the future of home oxygen therapy, said Rob Kent, CEO of O2 Concepts, which has been working on...