HME Providers See Spike In Demand For Home Oxygen Therapy

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According to the article:

"As COVID-19 cases spike across the country, HME providers are seeing a spike in demand for home oxygen therapy, so much so that they’re worrying about their supply of concentrators."

 "“We’re really struggling with the volume because of the delays in shipping from manufacturers,” said Irene Magee, vice president and director of Green Island, N.Y.-based Northeast Home Medical Equipment.  

Providers are also juggling a wide range of patient therapy needs for a disease with a lot of unknowns. Some patients only need oxygen for a day or two, while others are longer term or have higher-flow needs." 

Read the full source article:  PROVIDERS BATTLE SURGE, WORRY ABOUT INVENTORY - HME NEWS

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ATS makes recommendations on home oxygen therapy for COPD - HME News

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Read the full source article:  ATS makes recommendations on home oxygen therapy for COPD - HME News

According to the article:

"The American Thoracic Society has posted online its latest clinical practice guideline on home oxygen therapy, addressing long-term and ambulatory therapy for adults with COPD. 

The guideline makes the following recommendations: 

• In adults with COPD who have severe chronic resting room air hypoxemia, we recommend prescribing long-term oxygen therapy at least 15 hours per day. 
• In adults with COPD who have moderate chronic resting room air hypoxemia, we suggest not prescribing LTOT. 
• In adults with COPD who have severe exertional room air hypoxemia we suggest prescribing ambulatory oxygen."

Additional References:

• Home Oxygen Therapy for Adults with Chronic Lung Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline - ATS Journals
• Home Oxygen Therapy for Adults with Chronic Lung Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline (formatted in journal article form)

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CMS Releases Updated Guide to Home Oxygen and Other Durable Medical Equipment Coverage - U.S. COPD Coalition

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Read the full source article:  CMS Releases Updated Guide to Home Oxygen and Other Durable Medical Equipment Coverage - U.S. COPD Coalition

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Study: US oxygen fatalities far outnumber those in England - HME News

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Read the full article:  Study: US oxygen fatalities far outnumber those in England - HME News

"Home oxygen fatalities in the US are nearly twenty times than in England, according to new research from BPR, a medical gas specialist. 

BPR used data from local health service organizations (clinical commissioning groups) in England to compare how many incidents and fatalities were recorded in that country between 2013 and 2017 to that same time period in the US."

Go to the BPR (a medical gas specialist) research report

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Policymakers must fix problems with Medicare’s competitive bidding program for home oxygen therapy | The Hill

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"The end result is that patients are finding it more difficult to access the treatments they need.  According to Medicare’s data, the number of oxygen rental patients declined by 33 percent between 2008 and 2014, while the number of COPD diagnoses increased by 59 percent. Because the only treatment for COPD in its later stages is home oxygen therapy, the increase in diagnosis and the decrease in patients using the services suggests that patients aren’t getting access to the care necessary to remain at home."

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Novato oxygen equipment supplier pays $11.4 million in settlement - SFGate

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"A major supplier of home oxygen equipment has agreed to pay $11.4 million to settle accusations that it profiteered by filing false reimbursement claims with the government and arranging kickbacks with sleep-testing clinics, federal officials said Tuesday."

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Op-Ed: Medicare's Wrong Approach to Home Oxygen Therapy | Medpage Today

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"So why is home oxygen care on the decline when the number of Americans who need it is rising? The answer is a complicated result of a host of policy changes over the past several years."

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AAHomecare Recommends Six Bidding Fixes to HHS -- HME Business

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Encourage Referral Sources to Take Survey on Effects of Bidding Program: AAHomecare Blog

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Medicare Cuts Will Disproportionately Harm COPD Patients - Morning Consult

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Mind the mo: Moustaches may raise burn risk with home oxygen therapy - MedCity News

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Mustaches may raise burn risk with home oxygen therapy

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Read the full article: Mind the mo: Moustaches may raise burn risk with home oxygen therapy - MedCity News:

"To test their theory that facial hair places oxygen therapy users at a higher risk for burns, the researchers set up mannequins with and without human hair mustaches, outfitted them with the nasal tubing and exposed them to a spark.

The tubing on the mustached models ignited while those without mustaches did not, suggesting that concentrated oxygen together with kindling in the form of facial hair is a dangerously flammable combination."

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Inogen announces FDA clearance of innovative home oxygen concentrator | MassDevice

Read the full article: Press Release: Inogen announces FDA clearance of innovative home oxygen concentrator | MassDevice:

"The Inogen At Home is expected to be the lightest 5 liter per minute continuous flow oxygen concentrator on the market, when it is released for sale later this year. At approximately 18 pounds, the Inogen At Home will be more than 10 to 20 pounds lighter than current oxygen concentrators from leading manufacturers with equivalent flow capacity. Additionally, the Inogen At Home is expected to have the lowest power consumption of any 5 liter per minute continuous flow oxygen concentrator on the market, which should reduce the electricity cost for oxygen therapy patients. Other advancements made in the product include size and noise level reductions."

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Home Medical Equipment Industry Worth $ 12.6 Billion - Says A New Research Report at RnRMarketResearch.com - PRWeb

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Home Medical Equipment Industry Worth $ 12.6 Billion by 2018 Says A New Research Report at RnRMarketResearch.com - PRWeb:

"US demand for home medical equipment is forecast to grow 8.2 percent annually to $12.6 billion in 2018. Advances in the technological capabilities of products such as portable oxygen concentrators, remote telemedicine systems, and home dialysis machines will underlie growth. The introduction of new and improved devices and equipment will expand the number of medical conditions and patients adaptable to effective home treatment, management, and monitoring."

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CVS Agrees to Buy Apria’s Coram Unit for $2.1 Billion - Bloomberg

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CVS Agrees to Buy Apria’s Coram Unit for $2.1 Billion - Bloomberg:

"The deal will bring CVS into the business of providing therapies such as antibiotics, nutrition and pain medicine through needles or catheters into patients’ veins. Such drugs are a growing part of the pharmacy market, and CVS can help clients control health costs by offering them at Coram’s more than 85 locations nationwide instead of at costlier hospitals."

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What is CMS going to cook up next for DME providers? - AAHomecare Blog

AAHomecare Blog: What is CMS going to cook up next for DME providers?:

"Speaking of requirements, did you know that 2010's Affordable Care Act will make having a compliance program mandatory for any provider who bills Medicare? That’s right: mandatory, as in the opposite of optional."

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Find your Representative and Senators’ phone numbers and email addresses in our congressional directory."


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CMS Proposes Capped Rental Rule for DME -- HME Business

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