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I'm paraphrasing but they definitely told me that I wouldn't be able to use an SD card with the machine. It was pretty evident they weren't aware of how an SD card could be used with a machine though. They were only aware of the Resmed software which would automatically retrieve data from my machine.
Of course they are aware (one would certainly HOPE they read the provider manual), but what we take from this lesson, Boys and Girls, is that DME's in Australia lie just as much as US DME's.I'm paraphrasing but they definitely told me that I wouldn't be able to use an SD card with the machine. It was pretty evident they weren't aware of how an SD card could be used with a machine though.
In the US, most insurers will not pay for the machine unless the user meets usage requirements. So the DME's have to use compliance data to prove to the insurer that you are using the machine in order to get paid by the insurer. That's all the DME and insurer care about. A very few sleep doctors/clinics actually use the data to help a use optimize the treatment. Very few.Are there some problems I should anticipate with this?
Janknitz wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 12:38 pmOf course they are aware (one would certainly HOPE they read the provider manual), but what we take from this lesson, Boys and Girls, is that DME's in Australia lie just as much as US DME's.I'm paraphrasing but they definitely told me that I wouldn't be able to use an SD card with the machine. It was pretty evident they weren't aware of how an SD card could be used with a machine though.
In the US, most insurers will not pay for the machine unless the user meets usage requirements. So the DME's have to use compliance data to prove to the insurer that you are using the machine in order to get paid by the insurer. That's all the DME and insurer care about. A very few sleep doctors/clinics actually use the data to help a use optimize the treatment. Very few.Are there some problems I should anticipate with this?
In Australia, do you have to prove compliance? Will your health care providers monitor your treatment and help you optimize it? If not, why would you need to let them access your data remotely? You can put the machine in airplane mode to prevent access as long as that won't cause you any issues with your providers.
You see, this is the kind of thing that REALLY gets my back up! And (sadly, because now you will all see just how much of a, let's just say nice personseeker wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:58 pm
I spoke to them on the phone and told them I would like to use an SD card to read my data through OSCAR and they said this isn't possible. They mentioned that they automatically capture data through their own Resmed software and they are able to send me the data as often as I would like.
, I can be) I would call them EVERY SINGLE DAY to get the data, until they told me they had figured out that, yes, indeed, it IS possible to use an SD card to read my own data!Just a point of clarification: it is the CPAP machine that has problems with 64GB cards--it doesn't recognize the formatting and wants to re-initialize the card. OSCAR doesn't care about card size.
Yeah, some else explained that to me and I just haven't had time or energy to correct my statement.BlueDragon wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 3:55 pmJust a point of clarification: it is the CPAP machine that has problems with 64GB cards--it doesn't recognize the formatting and wants to re-initialize the card. OSCAR doesn't care about card size.
I don't believe there is any requirement to prove compliance. From my understanding, government funding for CPAP machines is only done when the person is facing financial difficulties and insurers only cover a small amount of the total cost. As far as I know most of the cost of renting the machine will be out of pocket.Janknitz wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 12:38 pmIn Australia, do you have to prove compliance? Will your health care providers monitor your treatment and help you optimize it? If not, why would you need to let them access your data remotely? You can put the machine in airplane mode to prevent access as long as that won't cause you any issues with your providers.
You know nothing about the market in Australia.