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VPAP Auto 25 data card
When is the data card used? Should I have one in my possession?
Does the card need to be entered into my machine while the machine is in use?
Or does the DME enter the card into the machine at my appointments to get the data from the machine?
I forgot all about the fact that there is such a card somewhere..and am unclear about it....
Thank you!
Does the card need to be entered into my machine while the machine is in use?
Or does the DME enter the card into the machine at my appointments to get the data from the machine?
I forgot all about the fact that there is such a card somewhere..and am unclear about it....
Thank you!
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Permalink Reply by Melinda Hertel on
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Some machines only record hours of use, while other machines also record info. like apnea/hypopnea index, percentage of mask leak, average pressure range, etc. in addition to hours of use. The model of your machine determines which info. you can transfer to a data card. Some machines do not have data cards at all.
Generally hours of usage are of greater interest to the DME company, since Medicare requires that a patient prove he/she is using the machine for so many hours a night. If the patient cannot prove usage, the machine is taken away and Medicare refuses payment.
Some doctors like the information one gets from the second type of machine, mentioned above, since it shows them how well CPAP is working for that person and can help them troubleshoot problems the patient may be having with therapy. If your doctor does not have a card reader and software to read the info., the DME can do it and fax a copy to the doctor. An example of how the info. might be used is this: A patient tells the doc that he is still pretty tired even after using the CPAP. The doc can see from his report that his apnea/hypopnea index is still a little higher than it should be, so the doc decides to raise the pressure a little and see if that helps.
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Permalink Reply by 99 on
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also the card can be posted prior to an appointment so that it can be read beforehand and returned at the appointment
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Permalink Reply by claudette paluch on
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I thought I was supposed to have a card to enter into the Resmed machine as I did with the compliance card for the
Respironics....Thank you for the information...claudette
j n k said:ResMed machines store the data inside the machine itself. One way to get the data into ResScan software is to use a card and a proprietary card-reader to transfer a copy of the data into a computer. Another method is to use a ResMed adapter to transfer the information using a USB cable. Your DME may be using either of those two methods for data transfer.
jeff
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Thank you Melinda.....My old machine just recorded hours of use....and I had a card for that...when I realized that I didnt have a card for my new machine...the auto 25..I thought I had missed something....Jeff explained how the machine stores the data....but I will have questions for the DME at my next appointment because this is an area I have not gotten into yet...Its good to know that I didnt make a mistake....Thanks also for the information re usage data....I am extremely compliant even when I dont sleep well...your comment explains why there was such an interest in my compliance data by my sleep md..Thanks again..........Claudette
Melinda Hertel said:Some machines only record hours of use, while other machines also record info. like apnea/hypopnea index, percentage of mask leak, average pressure range, etc. in addition to hours of use. The model of your machine determines which info. you can transfer to a data card. Some machines do not have data cards at all.
Generally hours of usage are of greater interest to the DME company, since Medicare requires that a patient prove he/she is using the machine for so many hours a night. If the patient cannot prove usage, the machine is taken away and Medicare refuses payment.
Some doctors like the information one gets from the second type of machine, mentioned above, since it shows them how well CPAP is working for that person and can help them troubleshoot problems the patient may be having with therapy. If your doctor does not have a card reader and software to read the info., the DME can do it and fax a copy to the doctor. An example of how the info. might be used is this: A patient tells the doc that he is still pretty tired even after using the CPAP. The doc can see from his report that his apnea/hypopnea index is still a little higher than it should be, so the doc decides to raise the pressure a little and see if that helps.
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Thanks 99....My next appointment will be my first since receiving the auto 25 and since I dont have a card I am assuming that they will take the information from the machine prior to my seeing the sleep md and DME therapist....Thanks again..Claudette
99 said:also the card can be posted prior to an appointment so that it can be read beforehand and returned at the appointment
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