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Survey indicates most Nationwide members believed false alarms from patient motion were a significant distraction to care, emphasizing the need for

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IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nationwide Respiratory and Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced that they have entered into a preferred provider agreement making Masimo SET pulse oximetry technology available to Nationwide's network of over 150 independent respiratory homecare providers. Masimo SET is the most accurate and reliable pulse oximetry technology, clinically proven in more than 100 independent and objective studies to provide the most trustworthy SpO2 and pulse rate measurements even under the most difficult clinical conditions, including patient motion and low peripheral perfusion.

Nationwide Respiratory, part of the VGM Group -- the nation's largest member service organization for Home Medical Equipment (HME) -- is a national network of over 150 independent respiratory homecare providers in the U.S. with more than 400 locations. These homecare providers use the pulse oximeter to assess the oxygen saturation of a patient during overnight sleep tests in order to determine whether or not the patient meets established Medicare or private insurance guidelines for home oxygen therapy.

Tom Pontzius, President, Nationwide Respiratory, stated "The ability to detect and capture true hypoxic events, in real-time, are essential in the administration of overnight oxygen saturation sleep tests; however, inaccurate readings and false data due to motion have hindered the effectiveness of these tests for our members
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