Tag: CPAP
Providers say Lincare allegations are ‘infuriating’
December 6, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – Providers still bruised by the Philips recall say allegations that Lincare received 20,000 replacement CPAP devices and then turned around and used them for new patients instead of existing patients adds insult to injury.
The allegations were published by ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization, in a Nov. 13 article.
“During a time when the rest of us were drowning and Philips couldn’t give us any machines, Lincare capitalized...
Viemed ‘earns trust,’ sees growth
November 7, 2024HME News Staff
LAFAYETTE, La. – Viemed Healthcare reported revenues of $58 million for the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 17.4% year over year and an increase of 5.5% sequentially.
The company increased its ventilator patient count by 11% sequentially to 11,374 and increased its sleep therapy patient count by 11% sequentially to 19,478.
“Viemed continues to earn a trusted place in the home with our high-touch, technology-enabled clinical approach to delivering complex respiratory...
ResMed targets resupply, rePAP for growth
October 25, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
SAN DIEGO – ResMed is redoubling efforts to increase resupply with plans to make Snap, a software platform that monitors orders, performance and patient eligibility in real-time, available to all HME providers, not just those using Brightree.
The company reported a “really solid” 10% increase in sales for mask and accessories in the United States, Canada and Latin America for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, on an “extraordinary comp” of 23% for...
In brief: Sunrise acquisition, sleep apnea survey, standing letter, IV shortage
October 11, 2024HME News Staff
FRESNO, Calif. – Sunrise Medical has acquired Nuprodx, a California-based manufacturer of bathroom mobility products, including a patented shower tub slider system for mobility impaired users.
The acquisition strengthens Sunrise Medical’s portfolio by adding Nuprodx’s bathroom mobility solutions to its existing broad range of assistive mobility solutions.
“Nuprodx’s innovative bathroom mobility products perfectly align with our mission...
Children’s book addresses CPAP therapy
October 10, 2024HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Sherry Bari has published her most recent book, “My Grandpa Wears a Mask at Night,” a story that follows Liam and Lydia as they come to learn what their grandpa’s CPAP mask is. “Liam and Lydia were scared when they first saw their grandpa with a CPAP mask on,” said Bari, a grandmother of five. “This book, very generally and in a kid-friendly manner, introduces the CPAP machine (a.k.a. snorkel) to a child. If you have sleep apnea, wear a CPAP mask...
SoClean: There is now a way to regulate performance
September 13, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. – SoClean’s Bob Wilkins says the company is trailblazing a new path for bacterial reduction devices for CPAP hoses and masks with its new clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The company announced in August that its SoClean 3+ now has de-novo clearance from the FDA for use with CPAP accessories (two hoses ResMed ClimateLine Air tubing and SlimLine tubing) and one mask (ResMed Mirage FX mask) for the ResMed AirSense 10 CPAP device.
Here’s...
Enos Home Medical recommits to sleep
May 24, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – Nearly five years after its exit, Enos Home Medical has launched Enos Sleep Solutions to fill a gap in the market for personalized care for sleep apnea, says CEO Jon Enos.
Enos Home Medical in 2019 sold its sleep therapy business to Cape Medical Supply to focus on hospice. Cape Medical was eventually acquired in 2021 by AdaptHealth.
“There's not a whole lot of options (anymore),” said Enos. “It's pretty much a monopoly and...
ResMed studies show efficacy of PAP therapy
May 23, 2024HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO – New ResMed-supported research providing insights into the effectiveness of PAP therapy in treating sleep-disordered breathing and its associated clinical benefits was presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
The studies were among a total of 26 supported by ResMed in collaboration with leading scientists, including Michael Arzt, MD, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Germany; Jean-Louis Pépin, MD, Grenoble Alpes University, France;...
Enos Home Medical launches new sleep division
May 15, 2024HME News Staff
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – Enos Home Medical is launching Enos Sleep Solutions, five years after it sold its sleep therapy business. “After our exit, it has become clear that physicians, patients and caregivers have been searching for personalized high quality home care that national corporations are not capable or unwilling to offer,” the company stated. “We will measure our success in patient outcomes and not the bottom line.” The family-owned Enos Home Medical, which was...
ResMed sees nothing but ‘tailwind’
April 26, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
SAN DIEGO – The impact of GLP-1 drugs on the CPAP therapy market has stolen the headlines recently, but ResMed Chairman and CEO Mick Farrell says the impact of wearables might be “a higher tidal wave.”
Farrell, on a recent conference call to discuss the company’s financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2024, noted the Samsung Galaxy Watch’s recent de novo authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to detect signs of sleep apnea...