Graymark Healthcare Inc, the nation’s second largest provider of diagnostic sleep services, serviced a record number of OSA patients in the fourth quarter of 2010, with a 16% increase in CPAP setups and a 75% increase in resupply shipments, as compared to fourth quarter of 2009.
In an effort to improve clinical outcomes, Graymark has been implementing better techniques to more quickly and effectively diagnose and treat patients diagnosed with OSA. In the fourth quarter of 2009, Graymark Healthcare launched a new comprehensive care model to improve the conversion rate of OSA patients into successfully using CPAP.
The company’s five-step clinical approach to managing sleep disorders includes a convenient referral process, accurate and timely assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term follow-up to maximize patient compliance. All steps are managed by a board-certified sleep medicine physician. By more completely integrating the diagnostic and treatment processes, Graymark has substantially improved patient compliance with CPAP care and overall disease management.
"There are many measures for patient compliance used in our industry, but the fact that our patients continue to buy supplies for their CPAP device is the best indicator they are using their device as intended," said Stanton Nelson, chairman and CEO of Graymark Healthcare. "In 2010, we provided initial CPAP setup for more than 3,000 OSA patients and shipped more than 6,400 CPAP resupply orders."
