Medtrade Show Edition of HME Voice Features Practical Advice

November 4, 2013
ORLANDO, FL – Powered by Medtrade Radio and sponsored by Emerge Sales, the latest episode of HME Voice (Season 2, Episode 6) aired shortly after Medtrade and is currently available for replay by clicking here.   Taped during the recen

Exposure Therapy is Latest Wrinkle in Battle for CPAP Compliance

November 4, 2013
ST. LOUIS – An effort to desensitize patients to CPAP masks may ease the transition for patients and ultimately boost compliance. The small-sample “exposure therapy” pilot study concluded that patients were able to significantly increase th

Medtrade Spring in Motion

November 4, 2013
LAS VEGAS – Seemingly moments after leaving the Sunshine state last month, Medtrade organizers turned their attention to Las Vegas in preparation for Medtrade Spring, set for March 10-12, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. “We are pouring thr

Third Quarter Revenue Up at ResMed

October 28, 2013
SAN DIEGO – ResMed Inc posted third quarter revenue of $357.7 million, a 5% increase over the quarter ended September 30, 2012. For the quarter ended September 30, 2013, net income was $80.9 million, an increase of 14% compared to the same peri

UCLA Researchers Say Results Could be Deadly for Women with Sleep Apnea

October 28, 2013
LOS ANGELES – Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that the body’s autonomic responses that control blood pressure, heart rate, and sweating are weaker in people with obstructive sleep apnea, but even more diminishe

OIG Advisory Opinion – Assisting Hospitals in Preventing Readmissions

October 28, 2013
AMARILLO, TX – The OIG recently published an advisory opinion (“AO No. 13-10”) that addresses the assistance that other providers can provide to a hospital in order to prevent readmissions. Inasmuch as an increasing number of DME su