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ResMed:
‘1 Billion Sleeps
Monitored’
Sleep manufacturer celebrates milestone of monitoring its billionth patient sleep session; underscores important of connected care.
Sleep equipment maker ResMed reports it that it has hit a landmark moment in monitoring sleep patients: 1 billion nights of sleep data have been downloaded using its AirView remote patient monitoring platform.
“One billion isn’t just a big number,” said Atul Malhotra, MD, chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and director of Sleep Medicine at UC San Diego Health. “It’s a major milestone that holds great promise for future research and the treatment of sleep apnea and other respiratory conditions through connected health tools.
“We are about to enter a new phase of sleep research and sleep understanding,” added Malhotra, who is also the immediate past presi- dent of the American Thoracic Society, “using big data to improve patients’ well-being.
ResMed first enabled sleep physicians and specialists to remotely monitor CPAP patients in 2004. Remote monitoring helped them rapidly identify which patients were experiencing therapy issues, improving both patient health outcomes and business efficiency for healthcare providers.
Now, more than 3 million patients are monitored
by AirView, with more than 200,000 diagnostic tests processed in the cloud, and more than 1,000 patients per day signing up for myAir to track their own therapy use on ResMed Air10 devices.
“This unprecedented amount of data enables predictive analytics to help physicians and providers better manage patients’ sleep apnea and COPD therapy, and ultimately improve their overall health,” ResMed CEO Mick Farrell said. “Reaching 1 billion nights is about more than just big data; it’s a testament to how the adoption and meaningful use of technology benefits patients, physicians, and providers everywhere, and we couldn’t be more pleased to start 2017 with this exciting news — this is just the beginning!”
“We’ve come so far from the days of manual data gathering, one patient at a time,” said
Sharon Schutte-Rodin MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine at UPenn’s Perelman School of Medicine. “Integrating ResMed’s CPAP data into Epic helps us better track visit documentation, triggered workflows, internal benchmarks, and outcomes. The prospect of viewing data across populations to further personalize and improve patients’ care is very exciting.”
Essentially Women Unveils 2017 Focus Details
Women’s health organization for HME providers will host its annual Focus Conference Sept. 16-18 in Minneapolis.
Essentially Women, the member service organization for HME providers special- izing in women’s health, will host its annual Focus Conference on Sept. 16-18 in Minneapolis, Minn.
The three-day educational conference and
trade show provides EW members with continuing education and training opportunities; resources for improving operational efficiencies; and a forum for
Essentially Women President Christa Miehe said her organization was “excited to bring our members and vendors to the Midwest next fall,” and chose Minneapolis for its geographic accessibility and convenience, as well as the world famous Mall of America.
connecting women’s health professionals, industry consultants and vendors.
Registration for Focus will be open for attendees and exhibitors in March.
“We’re excited to bring our members and vendors to the Midwest next fall,” EW President Christa Miehe said. “Minneapolis was chosen as our destination for 2017 because it’s an equitably accessible location in the center of the country, its hub city airport to making flying convenient and its mid-western hospitality.
“The Mall of America is a wonderful attrac- tion and entertainment venue that we expect will have great appeal for our Essentially Women members,” she added. “The host hotel is 10 minutes from both the airport and the Mall of America, making it convenient for our attendees and our exhibitors.”
Providers looking for more information about Focus should visit focus.essentiallywomen.com. n
Standup for Homecare Tickets Now on Sale
Semi-annual AAHomecare event, slated for Medtrade Spring, benefits industry advocacy efforts.
The American Association
is taking reservations for its Stand Up for Homecare reception, which will be held during Medtrade Spring on Feb. 28, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 pm, at the Mandalay Bay’s South Seas Ballroom F.
The cocktail and networking event raises funds for AAHomecare’s efforts to promote a positive image of the home medical equipment industry and raise public awareness of the homecare industry’s many benefits. The association noted that during 2016, the Stand Up for Homecare campaign reached millions of Americans with positive messages about the industry via articles that were strategically placed both inside the D.C.-area media, and across the nation.
The money raised by Standup for Homecare benefits direct outreach to consumers; expands the association’s network of grassroots advocates; and supports consumer advocacy groups such
as the United Spinal Association, ITEM Coalition, the National Council on Independent Living, and Paralyzed Veterans of America, which help the industry’s legislative and regulatory efforts.
Individual tickets cost $150 and be purchased online. Interested providers can visit aahomecare. org/standup for more information, or to download an analog registration form. AAHomecare will also be at booth number 1123 during Medtrade Spring. n
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