HME News in 10

Coronavirus pandemic: CPAP cleaners find new purpose

With PPE scarce, health care workers, including HME providers, are scrambling to find ways to safely reuse supplies, particularly masks. They’ve tried using hydrogen peroxide to sanitize them. Then hair dryers. Then an article in the New York Times touted the efficacy of UV light. Angela Giudice, the director of clinical education for 3B Medical, shares how its Lumin CPAP cleaning device found a new purpose during the coronavirus pandemic.

Hosts:

Liz Beaulieu

Theresa Flaherty

Guest:

Angela Giudice, RPSGT

Coronavirus pandemic: A day in the life of an HME RT

Respiratory therapist Patricia DeMaida, the sales and clinical manager for Health Complex Medical, gives us a look into what it has been like for an HME company in Fairfield County, Conn., a suburb of New York City, where the coronavirus pandemic has taken hold. Hospitals are overloaded and having a hard time, she says, and HME providers are there to help

Hosts:

Liz Beaulieu

Theresa Flaherty

Guest:

Patricia DeMaida

Theresa Flaherty live from Medtrade Spring 2020

Managing Editor Theresa Flaherty was at Medtrade Spring in Las Vegas the week of March 2, representing HME News at the industry’s second largest trade show. We Skyped her on the show floor to get the scoop on what attendees were talking about and what they were excited about.

Hosts

Liz Beaulieu

Theresa Flaherty

Mike Moran on HME's past and health care's future

Mike Moran was an editor at HME News for about 14 years, from 1997 to 2011, when he left to work for a media company covering the health care technology industry. Liz, Theresa and Mike reminisce about the HME industry, and Mike offers his predictions on future trends in health care.

Hosts

Liz Beaulieu

Theresa Flaherty