Using Fleet Management Tools to Improve Your Oxygen Business --
Summary
With missed PM cycles becoming a hot topic of news coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s crucial that providers know about the latest tools available to avoid serious fines and, most importantly, reduce patient risk during a period of extreme demand for life-saving oxygen equipment. Patients living in the home of a smoker, or who smoke themselves, can permanently destroy a POC, and warm climates can lead to insect infestations, especially in the southern part of the U.S. Service records are now maintained online, with a provider able to click on a serial number of a machine and determine how much money was spent on the asset and if it’s worth pouring more funds and time into the oxygen product. Providers report an increase in efficiency, visibility and control over their own equipment management process, especially since HME businesses have the ability to see the big picture of their fleet’s PM cycles. As hospitals request more ventilators from providers to meet the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s become an even larger imperative for businesses to stay on top of their fleets and ensure that patients have access to the oxygen equipment they need.