Re: What kind of pulse/ox monitor?

[Guest guest]

Hi Anne

we have a NONIn...they have a number of different models and you can search on-line NONIN or pulse oximeter and get a lot of different brands. You will/may need a prescription to purchase it. If you go with buying over the net, usually they require you to fax the prescription. Not all of them do. It is real easy to do the settings. You set upper and lower limits for heart and sats. Some also run on batteries. Please request a seperate pediatric flowmeter. Something small, made for a child to be attached to his finger.

If the pulmo orders it as part of your home set up, usually a local medical supply company provides the unit to you and bills your insurance on a monthly basis. Can your pulmo call a local medical supply company and have one delivered and you can possibly pick it up and have it for the weekend? Anything you order on-line won't get to you until at least monday.

hope this helps

rosy

[Guest guest]

Hi Anne, I hate these insurance companies, but if your pulminologist

writes a proper letter of medical nessecity, (doc should call

insurance first to find out requirements of letter of medical

nessecity so you dont get turned down) ususally the insurance has no

choice but to pay for medical equipment and it sound like Asher

definetly qualifies for medical nessecity. I recommend a portable

pulse ox, because you can use it in the car, and if you travel its

easy to bring along, and light weight, also has a stand/case (made

of rubber) in which to keep it in. uses a model from SIMS

BCI Inc, its the BCI Q Line 1-800-3448-1842 we use HCS home care

supply (Special Care Supply) we have one located in Pa, but they

have many companies in the US, the main office # is (888)322-8616

maybe they have a branch in your state, or BCI can tell you a

supplier in your area. Matts O2 pulse alarm is set to go off his

stats go under 90% and the heart rate alarm goes off at 135 high and

85 low. But Ashers doctor will tell you the rate he wants it set

on. Also when finding a supplier, ask how long it takes them to

come out in case of a breakage or malfunction in thier products.

Our company comes to our house within an hour, with service 24 hours

a day, year round. you will need a presciption for a pulse ox, and

did your pulminologist write a RX for o2 tanks?? we have 3 tanks in

our house, one in Matts bedroom, one in our family room and one just

for back up, we also have a portable o2 tank for in the car and on

his school bus that he takes back and forth from school and home.

And the doc will tell you how many liters of o2 to give Asher. i

hope this info helps you, and like i said see if you can get medical

nessecity through your insurance. Barb

[Guest guest]

Anne,

If you have DME coverage to your insurance, and your doc writes a script

ordering a pulse ox, your insurance has to cover it. You may need to appeal

the denial several times.

Ours is a Nellcor NPB 190. The type that's best for you depends upon how

you intend to use it. If you want one to use continuously, something like ours

is best. It is not real small (the size of a book) but has a handle and an

internal

battery. You can take it around with you and can leave it on at night. The

smaller, portable ones cannot really be used for overnight pulse oximetry.

They either don't have a long lasting internal battery or only do spot checks.

Your insurance company will probably rent this from the DME company. Ours

rented it until the cost of the machine had been paid. Our rental was about

$350/month for a year.

They have pulse oxes on ebay.

[Guest guest]

Anne,

If you have DME coverage to your insurance, and your doc writes a script

ordering a pulse ox, your insurance has to cover it. You may need to appeal

the denial several times.

Ours is a Nellcor NPB 190. The type that's best for you depends upon how

you intend to use it. If you want one to use continuously, something like ours

is best. It is not real small (the size of a book) but has a handle and an

internal

battery. You can take it around with you and can leave it on at night. The

smaller, portable ones cannot really be used for overnight pulse oximetry.

They either don't have a long lasting internal battery or only do spot checks.

Your insurance company will probably rent this from the DME company. Ours

rented it until the cost of the machine had been paid. Our rental was about

$350/month for a year.

They have pulse oxes on ebay.