Tag: respiratory care
Sleep & respiratory: Form strong partnerships
March 12, 2025Colleen Lance
Q. How can partnering with manufacturers help HME providers reduce risk and manage costs?
A. In the HME industry, managing costs and minimizing risks are critical for long-term success. One of the most effective ways to achieve both is by forming strong partnerships with manufacturers. By working closely with manufacturers, HME providers can streamline operations, improve cash flow and enhance patient care. When assessing potential partnership with a manufacturer, the following are important...
Inogen meets expectations in Q4
January 10, 2023HME News Staff
GOLETA, Calif. – Inogen estimates preliminary, unaudited total revenue of $87.5 million to $88.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, representing year-over-year growth of 14.5% to 15.8%.
It estimates total revenue of $376.7 million to $377.7 million for the full year, representing year-over-year growth of 5.2% to 5.5%.
“Despite the prevailing macroeconomic pressures and headwinds resulting from our efforts to continue upgrading the operating disciplines in our DTC...
COPD patients benefit from telerehabilitation, according to trial
January 9, 2023HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Long-term telerehabilitation and unsupervised training at home for COPD patients are both successful in reducing hospital readmissions and can broaden the availability of pulmonary rehabilitation and maintenance strategies, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Researchers embarked on the randomized controlled trial because, despite the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD, many patients do not access or complete...
Mail order madness?
February 25, 2013Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - When it comes to providing quality respiratory care, mail order just doesn't cut it, say providers.“It's a terrible patient care model,” said Thad Connally, president of First Choice Home Medical in Bowling Green, Ky. “It takes a lot of coaching and hand holding to get the right mask fit and the right pressures.'”To be sure, the model isn't common—yet—but providers are starting to see it happen more, and they don't like it, especially when it...