HME Business, August/September 2019

Providers Tap into Technology to Differentiate Their Businesses
Data is becoming a critical tool in the realm of post-acute healthcare . A growing number of HME products are remotely collecting patient health and usage data that providers can put into the hands of physicians in order to benefit patient outcomes and help them differentiate their businesses .
Sleep therapy is a classic example of how remote patient monitoring can change how care is provided: positive airway pressure devices collect patients’ usage, as well as how the machine has interacted with the patient, and transmit that data to a secure, cloud-based monitoring and reporting system . That system helps physicians and other experts involved in patients’ care see which patients are complying with therapy and managing their conditions; which patients are struggling; and which patients are suffering serious events during sleep and need immediate help .
We’ve seen remote patient moni- toring expand to the diabetes care world, and we are starting to see it pick up momentum in other areas of post-acute care . But many questions are starting to arise: For which areas of HME does this makes sense? How will this interact with technology trends in the overall healthcare market? Where does that leave HME providers?
Read this month’s cover story to learn more .
Remote Patient
Monitoring . . . . . Starts on Page 18
Connected Care and HME
Providers occupy an ideal position in remote patient monitoring. Can they hold on to it?
What’s Inside:
EffectiveRetailMobility . . . . . . . . . . 23 News, Trends & Analysis . . . . . . . . . . 8
ThePaceofYourSuccess . . . . . . . . . . 13 Next-Level Delivery Management . . 14 AccreditationServices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 MovingonFromMedicare . . . . . . . . . . 30
August/September 2019 Volume 26, Number 7 hme-business.com