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Referral Streams Begin to Return, Sleep Providers Say

Published in Member Communities on June 15, 2020

In a recent article from HME News, CPAP referrals dropped off when sleep labs temporarily closed at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, but providers say things are picking back up.

When elective surgeries went away, so did many CPAP setups, says Jason Jones.

“In April and May, our CPAP set ups were lower than normal,” said Jones, president of Jones Medical Supply in Troy, Ala. “We’ve still been doing face-to-face set ups with proper precautions—temperature checks and those things. We’re staying on top of that, doing extra cleaning extra and making everyone feel welcome.”

Click here to read the full article from HME News.

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