Covidien Launches Compliance Alliance

BOULDER, Colo. — Covidien has launched the Sandman
Alliance, a new patient compliance program that provides education,
support and encouragement to OSA patients through personal
coaching. The program links a sleep counselor with each patient to
document progress and track the patient’s therapy using a Web
interface, which also allows the patient’s sleep physician to log
in and monitor the patient’s performance.

To support the offering, Covidien has partnered with
Indianapolis-based Assist Management.

According to a Covidien release, less than 50 percent of OSA
patients continue their treatment beyond the first week. “One of
the biggest problems with sleep therapy is getting patients to
comply with their treatment plans,” said Kevin Mongonia, president
of Assist Management.

According to the company’s data, patients enrolled in the
Sandman Alliance program comply 82 percent of the time.

Earlier this year, Covidien launched a trio of CPAP devices
including the Sandman Intro, the Sandman Info and the Sandman
Auto.