Philips Respironics has distributed a letter to its HME provider customers stating that it in no way plans on directly selling products to patients.
One-third of patients responding to survey say they can't talk to their friends and family about their disease.
Wondering what changes are in store for respiratory providers in 2009? “I think you’re going to see providers financially struggle and some may fail, big and small,” predicts Chris Kane, COO of Pacific Pulmonary Services and spokesman for the Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC). “I think you will see the impact of very sudden and very significant reimbursement changes hitting providers and patients in a delayed fashion, so that it will be several months before many providers realize they’re being paid much, much less. How they react to that and what they do will be very uncertain but is bound to create a lot of distress for the patient community. We expect for our business that 2009 will be the most challenging year we’ve ever had
- By Elisha Bury
- Nov 01, 2008
AAHomecare labels regulations ‘alarming,' ‘wholly inadequate.’
Will providers, patients have enough time to prepare?
- By Lunzeta Brackens
- Sep 01, 2008
We all need a wake up call now and then to remind us of what HME is all about.
Advocacy
Statistics paint a stark reality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is now the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, claiming more than 130,000 lives each year. Of the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States, COPD is the only one with increasing incidence, and it is on track to become the third leading cause of death by the year 2015.
- By Patrick J. Dunne, Ron Richard
- Sep 01, 2008
Retired historian pedals bike from San Francisco to Tijuana using a POC to raise COPD awareness.
As 2009 approaches, AAHomecare collects questions for CMS to answer on how caps will work
Recently acquired by Inovo, Inc. the California-based oxygen conservation firm completes cross-country move.
- By Patricia Dinwiddie
- Jul 01, 2008
- By Elisha Bury
- Jul 01, 2008
Results of the Wachovia 2008 Sleep Survey — a partnership with HME Business, Respiratory Management’s sister publication — reveal a slowdown of the sleep market. According to the study, HME providers expect their sleep revenue to grow by 10 percent in the next 12 months vs. 11 percent last year.