New Member/Therapist

Hello everyone, I can't express how happy I am to find this web site. I am a Therapist, Clinical Coordinator, for a DME with 30 years in the business. As I have just joined I welcome any questions I can answer regarding CPAP, BIPAP, use, problems, reimbursement issues,supplies/mask, new and old technology and hope to keep you abreast of those issues on our end of the spectrum. Look forward to the forum..David

Glad to have you aboard. You will find many question where your expertise will really be helpful. Look forward to reading your insights.

govol wrote:Hello everyone, I can't express how happy I am to find this web site. I am a Therapist, Clinical Coordinator, for a DME with 30 years in the business. As I have just joined I welcome any questions I can answer regarding CPAP, BIPAP, use, problems, reimbursement issues,supplies/mask, new and old technology and hope to keep you abreast of those issues on our end of the spectrum. Look forward to the forum..David

I hope you have your flame retardant suit and riot shield at hand.
Many people have been burnt more then a few times.

Welcome to the forum! Your input will be very valuable. You may encounter some people who will need to first vent their bad experiences and frustration with DMEs, but we're really a forgiving group so you'll do fine here.

Hey,
I just wanted to let you know that I keep hearing good things about your new therapist. Glad I have some help on here fending off the dme bashers.

I'm also glad to have you here, but really please bare with us. I do have one question for you. Do you use cpap and if so what do you have.....

Now if I could just get a couple more sleep techs on here to help defend my side!!!! Just kidding.... Welcome and this is a GREAT place for education! I have changed many things I do in the lab from what I have learned on this forum! Keep your ears (eyes open in this case) and you will get tons of information from these great people!!

Welcome to the forum, David and Kevin.

We've always welcomed the "professionals" here. There have actually been quite a few over the years. We appreciate their input and the opportunity to "educate" them.

Anyway, pull up a chair and make yourselves comfortable.


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[quote="Wulfman"]Welcome to the forum, David and Kevin.

We've always welcomed the "professionals" here. There have actually been quite a few over the years. We appreciate their input and the opportunity to "educate" them.

Hey now, I never claimed to be professional just a therapist. Like I said in another post, I've learned more in the last month or so of being on here than in the last 10 years of working for DMEs that didnt train me. Luckily I found a good one finally.

Thank you all for the welcome and the warnings. Yes I am a CPAP user and being in the DME industry I am afforded the luxury of trying all types of units and mask. Like Kevin, no matter what I prefer to use I try all new technology to see what my clients can expect and determine the good and bad first hand. For instance the new Resmed Swift FX not a real improvement over a remakable pillow system in the Swift LT. Sometimes it's best to leave well enough alone.
I currently use the Respironics PR-1 Auto System with Swift LT...David

But of course you know that everyone is different and different masks work for different people!

The SwiftFX may be a great improvement over the SwiftLT for SOME people.

I have used both and I prefer the SwiftFX. It's a better mask FOR ME.

Hello and welcome!

Can you answer a question that I posted previously:

What are the conditions under which Medicare would swap out a machine during a period of rental? Would it an Rx from the doctor saying he wants the patient on Auto-PAP instead of their current CPAP do the trick? Also, what happens to the machine after the 13 months that Medicare rents the machine? Thanks!