Oxygen


Respiratory Success in 2016

Respiratory experts offer some strategic suggestions that every respiratory provider should consider to build their businesses in 2016.

Drive, DeVilbiss Continue Integration

Once completed the two companies will join under a single brand in the Americas.

Survey Urges Oxygen Professionals to Sound Off

HMEB, RM hosting seventh annual oxygen market survey covering topics such as clinical treatment, increasing COPD diagnosis, audits, competitive bidding.

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Business Solutions

A Measured Approach

Today's healthcare market is focused on driving down costs while improving outcomes. Concurrently, information technology has given providers reams of patient data. How can providers use this data to advance in the new healthcare landscape?

Intervention Program Reduced COPD Readmissions by 97%

Study funded by Philips shows readmissions for COPD patients dwindled when non-invasive ventilation is part of a patient management program.

Rotech Acquires Fla. Provider’s Assets

Rotech Healthcare buys the assets of other respiratory equipment provider.

Lewarski to Join Drive Medical’s DeVilbiss Team

Industry respiratory veteran Joseph Lewaski will be DeVilbiss’s vice president of global respiratory and sleep categories.

Drive Medical Purchases DeVilbiss Healthcare

Buy marks Drive’s largest acquisition to date, adds brand known in respiratory and sleep equipment segments.



Older White Women Receive Most Oxygen Therapy

New study shows substantial demographic swing among COPD patients; also indicates impact of 36-month rental cap.

Problem Solvers

Getting the Most from a Good Thing

As popular as POCs and home filling systems have become, a learning curve remains. How can providers help patients to maximize their portable oxygen usage?

AAHomecare Recruits Providers, Patients for COPD Study

Effort will study if beneficiary follow-up and education leads to better compliance and outcomes.

Respiratory Survey

Respiratory Survey 2015

Bracing for the Re-Compete

Respiratory Management's Sixth Annual Respiratory Survey reviews the factors influencing shape the state of respiratory care today.

Oxygen Satisfaction

State of Satisfaction

The State of Oxygen Satisfaction

New feature from HMEB: Data from accrediting organization The Compliance Team sheds some light on key pieces of patient data. This month we examine national oxygen patient satisfaction.

Marketplace

Stationary Oxygen Marketplace

Stationary oxygen equipment remains a key part of care for many long-term oxygen therapy patients. We look at some of the latest offerings.

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Care Quality

Bridging the Gap Between Care and Cost

Medicare might have forced oxygen into heavily cost-conscious business models, but there are still many ways to maximize patient care.

Respiratory Professionals Urged to Take Survey

HMEB, RM host sixth annual respiratory therapy survey covering a variety of care, reimbursement topics.

Product Solutions

Portable Oxygen Concentrators

Over the last nine years, POCs in general have become more reliable, more economically priced, smaller, and lighter weight than original offerings, which lets oxygen patients be more mobile than ever before. Here's a look at some of the latest portable oxygen therapy offerings on the market.

Monaghan Takes Helm at Invacare

Medical, aerospace exec fills vacancy left after DME giant's president and CEO Blouch retired in July and longtime chairman Mixon retired at end of 2014.

HMEB, RM Survey Respiratory Professionals

Sixth annual respiratory therapy survey polls oxygen industry on a variety of care, reimbursement topics.

O2 Concepts Elevates Kent to CEO; Expands Management Staff

POC maker adds International VP and Regional Sales Manager for the Northeast.

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