Tag: Urology
C.R. Bard agrees to $17M settlement following kick-back allegations
January 27, 2025HME News Staff
ATLANTA – C.R. Bard and its affiliates, Liberator Medical Supply, Liberator Holdings and Rochester Medical, have agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations that they provided free samples and discounts to encourage urology practice groups to use their prescription form for prescribing intermittent catheters for their patients, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia.
The provision of remuneration – anything of value – to induce...
People struggle to access incontinence products, according to new survey
July 11, 2023HME News Staff
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Seventy percent of respondents continuously struggle to afford necessary incontinence products due to rising costs and inaccessibility, according to a new survey from Aeroflow Urology. “We discovered the distressing effects living without access to bladder and bowel care products can have on people’s lives,” the company stated. “And it isn’t just children and parents who are affected – individuals with disabilities, adults and seniors with incontinence...
Aeroflow names Mica Phillips to VP of urology division
February 1, 2023HME News Staff
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Aeroflow Healthcare has promoted Mica Phillips to vice president of Aeroflow Urology, its fastest growing division. He joined Aeroflow Healthcare in 2014 as a sales representative for the company’s sleep division and his responsibilities grew by joining the urology team, where he has played a critical role in developing Aeroflow Urology as an industry leader. “I’m incredibly proud and honored to receive this new position at Aeroflow Urology,” said Phillips....
OIG report on catheters: ‘Where are they getting their information?’
November 22, 2022Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – An Office of Inspector General report “understates” the actual cost of providing catheters, especially given the complexity of both Medicare’s documentation requirements and the needs of patients, say providers.
The report, released in September, found that Medicare payments for intermittent urinary catheters were 3.4 times supplier acquisition costs in fiscal year 2020 and recommended that CMS lower its reimbursement rates.
“I’d...
Aeroflow: Pandemic impacting urology
June 21, 2022HME News Staff
ARDEN, N.C. – Almost half of the respondents to a survey conducted by Aeroflow Urology say their trips to the bathroom have increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings from the survey include: 25% report altering their schedules to urinate more often; 22% who had COVID report having more frequent urges to urinate; 53% report urinating more than six times in 24 hours; and 43% report decreased physical activity and an increase in trips to the bathroom. Aeroflow Urology surveyed...
Aeroflow Urology marks Pelvic Floor Awareness Week
May 24, 2022HME News Staff
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Aeroflow Urology has announced its second annual Pelvic Floor Awareness Week, May 23-29, to acknowledge and advocate for those suffering from pelvic floor disorders and dysfunction. The company launched the week to help support and spotlight that one in five people will suffer from a pelvic floor disorder during their lifetime. “The pelvic floor is an incredibly integral part of the human body, yet the importance of maintaining these muscles can often be overlooked,"...
Strive Medical boosts urology business
March 29, 2022HME News Staff
IRVING, Texas – Strive Medical, a portfolio company of NMS Capital, has acquired the urology division of United States Medical Supply, strengthening its national footprint.
Strive Medical is a specialty provider of urology, wound care and other disposable medical supplies that has contracts with more than 24 state Medicaid programs and more than 5,000 private insurance plans.
“This transaction marks an important step in advancing Strive’s commitment to investing...
In brief: Hangover clinics, SMRC audits, PHE extension
January 21, 2022HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Home Infusion Association and several allied organizations have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and state regulatory agencies to investigate unregulated, direct access infusion businesses that provide individuals with intravenous solutions absent the recommendation of a licensed prescriber.
These businesses, they say, treat hangovers, exercise recovery and elevation sickness, which can usually be resolved with oral medications or through...
Aeroflow supports 300 families
August 9, 2021HME News Staff
CHICAGO – Aeroflow Urology has donated more than 6,000 diapers and pull-ons to Angel Harvey Family Health Center in Chicago. The Cuties diapers, SleepOvers youth pull-ons and Prevail Adult pull-ons from First Quality that were donated are some of Aeroflow’s most requested products and will help provide support for more than 300 local families in need, the company says. The donation stems from a recent Abilities Expo in Chicago, where Aeroflow exhibited and pledged to donate diapers for...
ActivStyle solidifies its position as indie player
October 2, 2018Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
MINNEAPOLIS - ActivStyle, which has made a name for itself in the incontinence supplies market, wants to boost its profile in the catheter market.
In June, the company launched Catheter Express, a new brand to help focus its existing catheter business. ActivStyle entered the catheter space in 2010 when it acquired Advocate Medical.
“We felt really formalizing and doing more of the personal service we do so well on the incontinence side was a benefit in our catheter business,” said...