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Boone Lockard

Vendors

VGM ‘optimizes’ sleep journey with SleepGlad

February 14, 2025Liz Beaulieu, Editor

WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM Group’s acquisition of mask-fitting platform SleepGlad rounds out the company’s respiratory offering and better aligns it with a “massive shift” in patient care, as well as addresses a major pain point for providers, says Boone Lockard.   VGM already offers fulfillment and logistics services for CPAP machines and supplies through VGM Fulfillment, as well as virtual onboarding, patient setup, compliance and post-compliance monitoring...

Boone Lockard, Sleep Apnea, SleepGlad, VGM Respiratory


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Huxley Medical HST approved for cellular data capabilities

February 7, 2025HME News Staff

ATLANTA – Huxley Medical, a commercial-stage medical technology firm focused on streamlining detection of sleep and heart disorders, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its SANSA home sleep apnea test to begin using cellular data upload capabilities. The company says this breakthrough eliminates the need for Bluetooth pairing or smartphone apps commonly required to transmit test data to physicians, addressing a common source of failed home testing, while simplifying...

Home Sleep Testing, Huxley Medical, Sleep Apnea


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Mick Farrell

Vendors

ResMed moves to address ‘educational gap’ on PAP devices, GLP-1s

January 31, 2025Liz Beaulieu, Editor

SAN DIEGO – In the wake of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Zepbound to treat moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, ResMed is ramping up its education to high-volume prescribers of GLP-1 drugs to reiterate that PAP therapy remains the gold standard.  The FDA announced in late December that it had approved Eli Lilly's Zepbound (tirzepatide) for the treatment of moderate to severe OSA in adults with obesity. It’s approved for use in combination...

CPAP, GLP-1, Mick Farrell, ResMed, Sleep Apnea


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News

In brief: Quipt ‘evaluates’ opposition, Henry Schein gets funding, Estrella steps up

January 31, 2025HME News Staff

CINCINNATI — Quipt Home Medical has acknowledged receiving notice from Philotimo Fund, an entity affiliated with Kanen Wealth Management and David L. Kanen, of its intent to solicit proxies in support of four director candidates in opposition to the company’s candidates.  The company says its board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the board will thoroughly review and evaluate KWM’s notice and any additional requests for compliance with its established...

Aeroflow Sleep, Beta Bionics, Diabetes, Henry Schein, HOMES, Lauryn Estrella, Quipt Home Medical, Sleep Apnea


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Study: PAP adherence saves money

January 29, 2025HME News Staff

BALTIMORE, Md. – Medicare beneficiaries with common chronic health conditions who complied with PAP therapy saw reduced costs, according to a new study. The study, led by Emerson M. Wickwire, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, along with researchers from EnsoData and Santa Barbara Actuaries, found 45% of beneficiaries in the sample were adherent to PAP, 10% were non-adherent, and 44% did not...

CPAP, EnsoData, Sleep Apnea


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Providers

Signifier ‘starting to make significant inroads’

January 3, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

NEEDHAM, Mass. – With a HCPCS code and two major distribution agreements in hand, Signifier Medical Technologies is creating a path for itself and sleep stakeholders looking for an alternative to CPAP devices, says Yasser Zayni, head of commercial, clinical and compliance.  “CPAP has been around for many years, and it works great for many patients; however, there is a significant proportion of the obstructive sleep apnea patient population that doesn't tolerate CPAP,”...

eXciteOSA, Signifier Medical Technologies, Sleep Apnea


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News

FDA approves GLP-1 for OSA 

December 23, 2024HME News Staff

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Dec. 20 that it has approved Zepbound (tirzepatide) for the treatment of moderate to severe sleep apnea in adults with obesity to be used in combination with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity.  “Today’s approval marks the first drug treatment option for certain patients with obstructive sleep apnea,” said Sally Seymour, M.D., director of the Division of Pulmonology, Allergy, and Critical...

Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Sleep Apnea, weight loss drugs, Zepbound


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Providers

Rotech excited about CPAP alternative

December 20, 2024HME News Staff

ORLANDO, Fla. – Rotech Healthcare recently partnered with Signifier Medical Technologies to offer the eXciteOSA device as an alternative option for OSA, part of the provider’s commitment to serving all patients, says CEO Robin Menchen.  The eXciteOSA device allows daytime treatment for approximately 20 minutes twice a day for the initial treatment period, which is ideal for those patients who cannot tolerate CPAP treatment when trying to sleep, she said.  “Our...

CPAP Alternative, eXciteOSA, Rotech Healthcare, Sleep Apnea


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I’ve had ‘the conversation about sleep’

October 25, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

“You have mild sleep apnea.” Wait, what?!  After several months of appointment scheduling, first with my primary care physician who, to her credit, took my sleep concerns very seriously, and then with the sleep doc (sleep doctors are a busy lot!) and then a home sleep study (thank you, WatchPAT), the verdict was in.  You see, I wake up several times a night, exacerbated by an inability to then fall back asleep. I am, in other words, tired.   However, as a...

Home Sleep Testing, Sleep Apnea


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On the Editor's Desk

Sleep race

October 25, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor

Just as we were putting the final touches on the October issue, Apple announced that its new smartwatch would include a sleep apnea feature.  We were expecting this. Earlier this year, Samsung Electronics announced that the sleep apnea feature on the Samsung Health Monitor app had received de novo authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and everyone expected that Apple and Google were not far behind.  Following Samsung’s announcement, a consistent topic of...

CPAP Therapy, Home Sleep Testing, Sleep Apnea


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