The home medical industry continues to buzz about the relationship between sleep labs, sleep centers and HME providers. It’s as close to a celebrity fistfight as we usually get in this industry. But is the rhetoric of “threat” and “competition” merely media hype? It really depends on whom you talk to.
- By Deborah Cooper
- Mar 01, 2007
Pediatric Respiratory
Child-friendly nebulizer designs have become commonplace, but that is not the only exciting innovation under way in the field of pediatric asthma. The demand for pediatric asthma services from HMEs continues to grow, and with it comes increasing opportunities to diversify your business. There are a variety of products and services to consider.
- By Deborah Cooper
- Mar 01, 2007
Jeffrey Baird, Esq., is a board-certified health care law attorney with Brown & Fortunato in Amarillo, Texas. In his experience, Baird hasn’t seen too many sleep labs selling or leasing CPAPs, or many owned by the same owner. Where he does see growth is in the number of labs trying to enter into relationships with independently owned HMEs: “That results in their competitors, other HMEs, getting cut out of the loop.”
- By Deborah Cooper
- Mar 01, 2007
Spotlight on Asthma
A growing trend in the asthma market is the development of child-friendly nebulizers. These are standard nebulizers on the inside, but on the outside they are shaped to appeal to young children. Two manufacturers leading this trend are Medquip and Graham-Fields’s John Bunn line of products.
- By Deborah Cooper
- Jan 01, 2007
Portable Options in Flight and at Home
- By Nikolay Voutchkov, Melissa Jackson
- Jan 01, 2007
As all the industry knows, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced changes to oxygen payments last Nov. 1, 2006. Within the ruling are provisions for the repair and maintenance of equipment. However, there is a gray area concerning what happens after a beneficiary owns the equipment. If transfer of ownership occurs after three years, but the provider is still responsible for equipment maintenance for five years, what happens in between?
- By Deborah Cooper
- Jan 01, 2007
- By Deborah Cooper
- Jan 01, 2007
Latest Software Trends Address Business Needs, Put HMEs on Track for 2007
Managing the Nuances of Obesity: Products & Perspectives
New Oxygen Technologies Help Providers Reduce Deliveries and Still Service Patients
- By Deborah Cooper
- Nov 01, 2006
Responses to Respiratory Management’s Survey
Trends Point to Less Pain, Faster Testing, Bigger Wallets
- By Ellen Z. Harrison, Bob McCoy
- Nov 01, 2006
- By Deborah Cooper
- Nov 01, 2006
While no one claims that technology is the panacea for all that ails the respiratory industry several providers are already using new technology to their benefit and manufacturers are bringing new software to market on a regular basis.
- By Deborah Cooper
- Nov 01, 2006
Providers have enacted strategies from the simple to the sophisticated in their efforts to maintain viable businesses. Creativity, in-depth analysis and a fresh perspective have produced the following insights:
- By Deborah Cooper
- Nov 01, 2006
Down the Road with POVs
- By Nikolay Voutchkov, Melissa Jackson
- Nov 01, 2006
How Do Child-Friendly Products Impact the Marketplace?
- By Ellen Z. Harrison, Bob McCoy
- Oct 01, 2006
Under Siege
Perhaps the most important thing to come out of these particularly challenging times is that people are sitting up and taking notice. Whichever part of the industry you serve, the bottom line message is one of concern, thoughtfulness and calls to action, motivated by a deep desire to provide the best services, equipment and treatment options for the client. When all of these factors come together in one strong voice, change can—and will—happen, for the greater good of the entire industry.
- By Deborah Cooper
- Sep 01, 2006