How do you find a good DME/Lab?

General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
gster
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Post by gster » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:41 am

my sleep study lab was great. i got hooked up with Lincaire in my area and was totally unsatisfied with them. i got the yellow pages online and looked for respiratory companies. i sent out e-mails and got 1 or 2 replies.
if they send out a technician to your home to fit you then this might be an indicator that they care about the patient also. watch out for auto-delivery, it will drain your DME medical coverage in a heartbeat.
I wouldn't use a publicly traded company because they have to satisfy their stock holders which means they put it to people like us who are seeking a company who are people orientated.


lvwildcat
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Location: Las Vegas,baby!

Post by lvwildcat » Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:07 am

I've been on CPAP since Nov '05 and I have yet to find a good(even decent DME) In Vegas it seems there are 2 types of DME companies; BAD and WORSE!
I order my filters and masks from cpap.com-their customer service reps are awesome and I've always received my order in 2-3 days after ordering. They won my loyalty very early on.


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dj_segfault
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Post by dj_segfault » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:00 am

Thank you all for your advice, especially specific hardware recommendations. I'm going to call my health care provider tomorrow and see what sleep labs/DMEs I can go to. Clearly I need to get tested again to see what my numbers should be today.

I'll let you all know how it goes.

I think the motto of this group should be "It's not you!"

Thanks again!