Tag: sleep market
Respondents report growing pains in sleep market
November 21, 2016HME News Staff
NEW YORK - HME providers report significantly slower patient volume growth for sleep therapy devices in the fourth quarter “HME Sleep and Oxygen Survey” conducted by investment bank Needham & Co. and HME News.Respondents saw sleep patient volume grow 0.8% in the last 12 months, compared to 3.6% in the previous survey period. They expect volume to grow 2.5% in the next 12 months, compared to 6% in the previous survey period.Respondents also indicated that flow generator prices declined...
In brief: Industry remains steadfast, pressures mount in sleep market
July 1, 2016HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - A second round of Medicare reimbursement cuts was set to go into effect in non-bid areas on July 1, but it's not time to throw in the towel, AAHomecare said in a bulletin on June 29.“There's nothing like a crisis to help spur legislators to action,” the association stated. “We need to make sure that we let the House of Representatives and the Senate know that these cuts are taking rural providers and patients to the precipice of disaster.”The Senate passed a bill...
Pressures mount in sleep market
June 29, 2016HME News Staff
NEW YORK - HME providers report sleep patient volume is still growing, but not as much as in the past.
Sleep patient volume grew 3.6% in the last 12 months and is expected to grow 6% in the next 12 months, according to respondents to the “HME Sleep and Oxygen Survey” for the second quarter of this year, conducted by Needham & Co., a subsidiary of The Needham Group, an investment banking and asset management firm.
However, sleep patient volume was 6.6% and 7.9%, respectively, in...
Reporter's Notebook: Sleep space attracts range of players
May 24, 2013Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
Despite dwindling reimbursement and documentation hassles for Medicare and some commercial payers, when it comes to the sleep market, it seems like everyone wants a piece of the pie, say providers.Provider Lisa Feierstein was “shocked” recently to learn that the National Sleep Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving sleep health and safety, has launched nsf.patientsleepsupplies.com, an online one-stop shop for CPAP machines, masks and accessories, as well as specialty...