The true death toll of home oxygen fires across the United States is likely to be higher than previous estimates by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a new study The prevalence and impact of home oxygen fires in the USA has revealed. The study examines media reports of home oxygen fire incidents in the US between December 2017 and August 2019. It identifies news reports on 311 separate home oxygen fires over a 20-month period. These incidents resulted in a total of 164 deaths, 71 serious injuries, and 119 minor injuries, which amounts to more than one death every four days. Exploding cylinders are referenced in a third of all reported home oxygen fires, posing a significant risk to third parties, including the emergency services. In fact, 11 of the reported deaths were third parties including family members and other residents. A firefighter also fell victim to a home oxygen fire when a propane tank exploded. This new data points towards a material
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 12, 2019 Orlando, FL:OxyGo LLC, a leader in the portable oxygen concentrator market announced the launch of their new six flow setting, Bluetooth enabled POC today. At only 4.7 pounds, and with 6 flow settings, the OxyGo NEXT offers the highest oxygen output per pound of weight of any portable oxygen concentrators currently on the market. Created to meet the needs of oxygen therapy patients and home medical equipment providers for use at home, away, and for travel. OxyGo NEXT will allow healthcare providers to improve patient outcomes through a new wireless connectivity platform using Bluetooth technology. The platform includes a provider dashboard and mobile application for patient use through mobile devices. Other features include a long battery life of up to 13 hours with the optional double battery, access to the My OxyGo App, a large LCD screen, and is one of the quietest POCs on the market at 38 dB. The My OxyGo Provider Dashboard will work with
ABSOLUTELY!Thousands of patients love theOxyGofamily of Portable Oxygen Concentrators, and so will yours. With their compact size, light weight, and long battery life, you can clearly see how OxyGo outperforms all other concentrators on the market. What makes OxyGo POCs so unique is their extremely high reliability rate, outstanding warranty, and innovative design that reduces unit down-time. OxyGo 5 Setting 8.75 x 3.0 x 7.25 4.8 lbs. Theoriginal OxyGohas 5 pulse flow settings (highest portable O2 output available today), 1,050 ml output, and up to 10.25 hours* of battery lifeall in a compact, portable unit that weighs less than 5 pounds. OxyGo also has user replaceable batteries and sieve beds that keeps OxyGo in the field working for patients. And with its NEW 5 year warranty, OxyGo is truly designed to Keep Going. OxyGo 5 Setting Comes With: Standard 4.75 hour battery 5 year warranty AC charger for in home, DC charger for car Durable carry bag with strap Nasal
The POCs you sell or rent to oxygen patients today allow greater freedom than ever before for travel and independence. But they also require your patient to think ahead and plan travel with supplemental oxygen carefully. This is true whether your patient is traveling by car, bus, train or plane. Rules for air travel with POCs are among the most stringent. Air travel, for example, requires POC users to abide by FAA standards related to oxygen use in flight. Here Is information that will help you answer patient questions related to traveling by plane when asked. BothOxyGoandOxyGo FITare approved POCs by the FAA for air travel. OxyGo is approved because it was included on the original list of approved POCs, under a different trade name, by the FAA. OxyGo FIT is approved because it contains, in red lettering, the FAA requirement: The manufacturer of this POC has determined this device conforms to all applicable FAA acceptance criteria for POC carriage and use on board
In a world where everything keeps getting more expensive, and portable concentrators seem to the be the next big thing, you may stop and think:Do I need to use oxygen cylinders? The short answer is YES. The long answer is YES AND you should be filling your own. Let me tell you why. Oxygen cylinders are still a necessity because not every patients prescription can be served by an oxygen concentrator, and cylinders are the only option if there is a power outage. This may seem like you are stuck paying high prices to buy cylinders from another company so that you can service your patients. But you arent. You can fill your own. And its really not that hard. At first it might seem daunting, but let me give you an analogy that can help explain why its got a big pay off. Imagine you had to eat out for every meal. Youd be stuck paying quite a bit of money for your food, and you wouldnt have any control of when you could eat(is the restaurant open 24/7?)or whats in
Every company has a reason to explain its existence and survival in a challenging and harsh business environment. This is especially true in home healthcare where Competitive Bidding has forced so many companies to either rethink their business approach or shut their doors. Sometimes the difference between prospering or failing tilts on ever so small differences: a customer service problem fixed here a finance problem fixed there just the right person being put in just the right job storewide teamwork an operational hallmark. The list could go on for pages. I asked Victoria Marquard, this magazines editor, to give me five bullet points as to what she thinks constitutes the OxyGo Difference. Heres what she said and we hope you, our valued reader and (hopefully) customer, agree. Please let us know. 1. PROVIDER LOVE We really love our providers. It sounds cheesy, but its true. Our Customer Care team has literally run out of their offices into the warehouse to check
More and more homecare companies are purchasing portable concentrators because they recognize the need to decrease the number of cylinder deliveries and grow their non-delivery model. These companies realize that most of their profits made in todays lower reimbursement climate are being gobbled up by repetitive delivery costs. Here is a checklist of questions you should ask any POC salesperson. Its not glamorous. Its not exciting. But asking these questions will save you and your patients money and make your oxygen program much more profitable in the long run. The answers will help guide you in making the right POC purchasing decisions. Patients need the following, so dont hesitate to ask: Does the manufacturer put in writing that its portable concentrator can be used during sleep? Does the manufacturer put in writing that its POC can be used with more than 20 feet of tubing plus cannula? Does the POC have a built-in oxygen analyzer? Does the POC have a backup
Serendipity: | ser%9ndip%9d3 | noun the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. good fortune; luck. For Shirley Rice, a Sun City West, AZ, resident who was forced into early retirement by an on-the job injury, discoveringOxyCare Total Advantagefinancing was a serendipitous event that made her whole life better. Shirley, a former Ventura, CA school bus driver, injured both of her arms more than six years ago lifting garage doors while on the job. No longer able to work, she retired to Arizona where she also developed COPD. Her workers comp insurance settlement paid for home oxygen delivery but authorized only two tanks per month. It pretty much kept me home, said Shirley. I felt chained to the house. Then came a fortuitous event. A friend told me about POCs, said Shirley. I had seen them advertised on TV but really didnt make the connection that they could help me so much in my life. The friend allowed me to borrow her POC for a month
How OxyGo Is Transforming Lives For The Better Big surprises often come in small packages that can make a huge difference in a persons life. Read one patients personal story For Cathy Work, a happy-go-lucky grandmother and resident of Sandusky, Ohio, life changed for the better when she found out aboutOxyGo POCs. A small OxyGo POC gave her back a sense of independence and the opportunity to once again live a happy and meaningful life. This is Cathys story. When health issues related to scarred lungs forced Cathy to be put on continuous flow oxygen in her home, her life changed from happy to sad. Used to coming and going as she pleased, the restrictions of being tethered to oxygen tanks 24/7 sent her spiraling into a hurtful depression. It tested her will power and those of the loving family around her. Home HealthCare TODAY(HHCT) editor-in-chief Victoria Marquard interviewed Cathy and her daughter, Angela, in their suburban Sandusky home this past February. It was Angela who discovered
Recently CMS announced another round of oxygen reimbursement cuts. To combat this new decrease, you need to not only reduce your costs, but win more patient referrals and gain cash sales.OxyGos Smart Delivery Strategydoes bothturning your business from not just survivingto thriving. OxyGos Smart Delivery model has two unique components: TheOxyGo Family of Portable Oxygen Concentratorsreduces your oxygen costs by up to 38% by limiting deliveries. OxyGo POCs are reliable and easy for patients to use, so you can give them quality service without the large quantities of delivery. OxyGo is the most demanded POC by patientswhich directly equates to an increase in business for you. The user-changeable batteries, extra batteries, small size and sleek appearance are features that patients and referral sources look for. And with the aging baby boomer population, OxyGo has the features that patients will pay cash for. Reduce Your Oxygen Costs with OxyGo Smart Delivery Equipment costs are only
The true death toll of home oxygen fires across the United States is likely to be higher than previous estimates by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a new study The prevalence and impact of home oxygen fires in the USA has revealed. The study examines media reports of home oxygen fire incidents in the US between December 2017 and August 2019. It identifies news reports on 311 separate home oxygen fires over a 20-month period. These incidents resulted in a total of 164 deaths, 71 serious injuries, and 119 minor injuries, which amounts to more than one death every four days. Exploding cylinders are referenced in a third of all reported home oxygen fires, posing a significant risk to third parties, including the emergency services. In fact, 11 of the reported deaths were third parties including family members and other residents. A firefighter also fell victim to a home oxygen fire when a propane tank exploded. This new data points towards a material
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 12, 2019 Orlando, FL:OxyGo LLC, a leader in the portable oxygen concentrator market announced the launch of their new six flow setting, Bluetooth enabled POC today. At only 4.7 pounds, and with 6 flow settings, the OxyGo NEXT offers the highest oxygen output per pound of weight of any portable oxygen concentrators currently on the market. Created to meet the needs of oxygen therapy patients and home medical equipment providers for use at home, away, and for travel. OxyGo NEXT will allow healthcare providers to improve patient outcomes through a new wireless connectivity platform using Bluetooth technology. The platform includes a provider dashboard and mobile application for patient use through mobile devices. Other features include a long battery life of up to 13 hours with the optional double battery, access to the My OxyGo App, a large LCD screen, and is one of the quietest POCs on the market at 38 dB. The My OxyGo Provider Dashboard will work with
ABSOLUTELY!Thousands of patients love theOxyGofamily of Portable Oxygen Concentrators, and so will yours. With their compact size, light weight, and long battery life, you can clearly see how OxyGo outperforms all other concentrators on the market. What makes OxyGo POCs so unique is their extremely high reliability rate, outstanding warranty, and innovative design that reduces unit down-time. OxyGo 5 Setting 8.75 x 3.0 x 7.25 4.8 lbs. Theoriginal OxyGohas 5 pulse flow settings (highest portable O2 output available today), 1,050 ml output, and up to 10.25 hours* of battery lifeall in a compact, portable unit that weighs less than 5 pounds. OxyGo also has user replaceable batteries and sieve beds that keeps OxyGo in the field working for patients. And with its NEW 5 year warranty, OxyGo is truly designed to Keep Going. OxyGo 5 Setting Comes With: Standard 4.75 hour battery 5 year warranty AC charger for in home, DC charger for car Durable carry bag with strap Nasal
The POCs you sell or rent to oxygen patients today allow greater freedom than ever before for travel and independence. But they also require your patient to think ahead and plan travel with supplemental oxygen carefully. This is true whether your patient is traveling by car, bus, train or plane. Rules for air travel with POCs are among the most stringent. Air travel, for example, requires POC users to abide by FAA standards related to oxygen use in flight. Here Is information that will help you answer patient questions related to traveling by plane when asked. BothOxyGoandOxyGo FITare approved POCs by the FAA for air travel. OxyGo is approved because it was included on the original list of approved POCs, under a different trade name, by the FAA. OxyGo FIT is approved because it contains, in red lettering, the FAA requirement: The manufacturer of this POC has determined this device conforms to all applicable FAA acceptance criteria for POC carriage and use on board
In a world where everything keeps getting more expensive, and portable concentrators seem to the be the next big thing, you may stop and think:Do I need to use oxygen cylinders? The short answer is YES. The long answer is YES AND you should be filling your own. Let me tell you why. Oxygen cylinders are still a necessity because not every patients prescription can be served by an oxygen concentrator, and cylinders are the only option if there is a power outage. This may seem like you are stuck paying high prices to buy cylinders from another company so that you can service your patients. But you arent. You can fill your own. And its really not that hard. At first it might seem daunting, but let me give you an analogy that can help explain why its got a big pay off. Imagine you had to eat out for every meal. Youd be stuck paying quite a bit of money for your food, and you wouldnt have any control of when you could eat(is the restaurant open 24/7?)or whats in
Every company has a reason to explain its existence and survival in a challenging and harsh business environment. This is especially true in home healthcare where Competitive Bidding has forced so many companies to either rethink their business approach or shut their doors. Sometimes the difference between prospering or failing tilts on ever so small differences: a customer service problem fixed here a finance problem fixed there just the right person being put in just the right job storewide teamwork an operational hallmark. The list could go on for pages. I asked Victoria Marquard, this magazines editor, to give me five bullet points as to what she thinks constitutes the OxyGo Difference. Heres what she said and we hope you, our valued reader and (hopefully) customer, agree. Please let us know. 1. PROVIDER LOVE We really love our providers. It sounds cheesy, but its true. Our Customer Care team has literally run out of their offices into the warehouse to check
More and more homecare companies are purchasing portable concentrators because they recognize the need to decrease the number of cylinder deliveries and grow their non-delivery model. These companies realize that most of their profits made in todays lower reimbursement climate are being gobbled up by repetitive delivery costs. Here is a checklist of questions you should ask any POC salesperson. Its not glamorous. Its not exciting. But asking these questions will save you and your patients money and make your oxygen program much more profitable in the long run. The answers will help guide you in making the right POC purchasing decisions. Patients need the following, so dont hesitate to ask: Does the manufacturer put in writing that its portable concentrator can be used during sleep? Does the manufacturer put in writing that its POC can be used with more than 20 feet of tubing plus cannula? Does the POC have a built-in oxygen analyzer? Does the POC have a backup
Serendipity: | ser%9ndip%9d3 | noun the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. good fortune; luck. For Shirley Rice, a Sun City West, AZ, resident who was forced into early retirement by an on-the job injury, discoveringOxyCare Total Advantagefinancing was a serendipitous event that made her whole life better. Shirley, a former Ventura, CA school bus driver, injured both of her arms more than six years ago lifting garage doors while on the job. No longer able to work, she retired to Arizona where she also developed COPD. Her workers comp insurance settlement paid for home oxygen delivery but authorized only two tanks per month. It pretty much kept me home, said Shirley. I felt chained to the house. Then came a fortuitous event. A friend told me about POCs, said Shirley. I had seen them advertised on TV but really didnt make the connection that they could help me so much in my life. The friend allowed me to borrow her POC for a month
How OxyGo Is Transforming Lives For The Better Big surprises often come in small packages that can make a huge difference in a persons life. Read one patients personal story For Cathy Work, a happy-go-lucky grandmother and resident of Sandusky, Ohio, life changed for the better when she found out aboutOxyGo POCs. A small OxyGo POC gave her back a sense of independence and the opportunity to once again live a happy and meaningful life. This is Cathys story. When health issues related to scarred lungs forced Cathy to be put on continuous flow oxygen in her home, her life changed from happy to sad. Used to coming and going as she pleased, the restrictions of being tethered to oxygen tanks 24/7 sent her spiraling into a hurtful depression. It tested her will power and those of the loving family around her. Home HealthCare TODAY(HHCT) editor-in-chief Victoria Marquard interviewed Cathy and her daughter, Angela, in their suburban Sandusky home this past February. It was Angela who discovered
Recently CMS announced another round of oxygen reimbursement cuts. To combat this new decrease, you need to not only reduce your costs, but win more patient referrals and gain cash sales.OxyGos Smart Delivery Strategydoes bothturning your business from not just survivingto thriving. OxyGos Smart Delivery model has two unique components: TheOxyGo Family of Portable Oxygen Concentratorsreduces your oxygen costs by up to 38% by limiting deliveries. OxyGo POCs are reliable and easy for patients to use, so you can give them quality service without the large quantities of delivery. OxyGo is the most demanded POC by patientswhich directly equates to an increase in business for you. The user-changeable batteries, extra batteries, small size and sleek appearance are features that patients and referral sources look for. And with the aging baby boomer population, OxyGo has the features that patients will pay cash for. Reduce Your Oxygen Costs with OxyGo Smart Delivery Equipment costs are only