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Casey Hoyt

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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...

Casey Hoyt, CPAP, NIV, Viemed Healthcare


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In brief: COVID-19 data, tax penalty on relief funds, oxygen shortages and review of NIV

June 26, 2020HME News Staff

WASHINGTON - Older Americans and those with chronic health conditions are at the highest risk for COVID-19, according to data released by CMS last week. The data confirms long-understood disparities in health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups, and among low-income populations, the agency says. “The disparities in the data reflect long-standing challenges facing minority communities and low income older adults, many of whom face structural challenges to their health that go...

Coronavirus, NIV, Oxygen shortage, Pandemic, Relief funds, taxes


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In brief: White paper makes case for vents, bid website sees spike in traffic

July 26, 2019HME News Staff

WASHINGTON - A work group of the AAHomecare HME/RT Council has published a white paper demonstrating the value of non-invasive ventilators.The paper also outlines the cost for suppliers to provide NIV, supplies and services to medically complex patients in the home, and features testimonials from two users.“As a group of dedicated professionals working everyday with patients who require non-invasive ventilation and clinical services to live at home with a good quality of life, we want to express...

AAHomecare, Apria, ARJ Infusion Services, NIV, Quantum Rehab


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New white paper makes case for vents

July 25, 2019HME News Staff

WASHINGTON - A work group of the AAHomecare HME/RT Council has published a white paper demonstrating the value of non-invasive ventilators.The paper also outlines the cost for suppliers to provide NIV, supplies and services to medically complex patients in the home, and features testimonials from two users.“As a group of dedicated professionals working everyday with patients who require non-invasive ventilation and clinical services to live at home with a good quality of life, we want to express...

AAHomecare, NIV, Non-invasive ventilation


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Breathe adds NIV service

November 13, 2018HME News Staff

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Breathe, an IDTF that provides third-party testing for DME providers, has added capnography testing to its software platform. “Capnography testing was developed to support the growing request from our DME providers to be able to provider this test to their patients and referring physicians,” said Amber Yeager, owner. “By adding this service to our platform, it allows our clients to identify and grow their non-invasive ventilation business.” Provider customers...

Breathe LLC, Capnography, IDTF, NIV


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VieMed works to elevate NIV

November 2, 2018Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

LAFAYETTE, La. - As a relatively new technology, there's a lack of hard data showing the effectiveness of non-invasive ventilators in treating patients, says Dr. William Frazier, chief medical officer for VieMed. That's why VieMed recently released the results of a study,  “CRF/COPD 4-year CMS Data Comparison of Mortality & Cost, (2013-2016),” conducted by KPMG that analyzed data from CMS and the provider to compare the costs and benefits of commonly prescribed respiratory...

CMS, NIV, Viemed


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