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TREATMENT OPTIONS – Overview of Sleep Medical Equipment

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What Makes Us Different

 

What Our Patients Say


  • “My respiratory therapist worked his schedule around my availability. He even came to my place of employment.”
  • “My respiratory therapist was extremely courteous and helpful. He explained everything thoroughly. I couldn't ask for better instructions.”
  • “My total experience with Merit has been a pleasure.”
  • “VERY EXTREMELY patient! My respiratory therapist made suggestions that calmed me down and lessened my anxiety. He should get a gold star!”

What Makes Merit Sleep Technologies Different?


  • Accreditation—Merit is accredited by The Joint Commission (the “gold standard”) as a Clinical Respiratory Care and durable medical equipment provider
  • Expert Setup—all patient training and setups on sleep disorder treatment equipment (CPAP and bi-level) are performed and/or supervised by a licensed Respiratory Therapist
  • Convenience—patient therapy setups can be performed in our offices, the sleep center, the physician’s office or even in the patient’s home or work where we thoroughly educate our patients with all equipment, not just drop it off!
  • Patient Satisfaction—to help ensure patient compliance, we offer free mask replacement within the first 30 days
  • Patient Compliance—our thorough treatment program, which boasts a higher patient compliance rate than the national average, includes follow-up with all new patients after 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and as needed
  • Data for the Physician—the use of state-of-the-art equipment allows us to download patient compliance data for the physician’s use in patient care
  • Communication with the Physicians—all relevant notes and communication are promptly sent to the referring physician’s office

Merit’s Sleep Team

  • Registered polysomnographers apply recording device equipment to patients and perform and evaluate sleep studies.
  • Physicians certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine review sleep test results after they are evaluated and “scored” by the polysomnographers.
  • Specialists from many areas, including pulmonology, ENT (ear-nose-and-throat), internal medicine, cardiology, neurology and dentistry work with Merit to identify and treat a multitude of sleep disorders.
  • Sleep therapy technicians specialize in providing CPAP and bi-level therapy equipment to patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. They provide patient consultations, follow-up and support services.
     
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