In today’s DME environment in which reimbursement dollars have been reduced due to many factors, cutting costs has become as important as the number of patients that you serve.  When looking for ways to cut costs one of the easiest ways is to fill your own oxygen cylinders.  Then when you realize that there are many other advantages to refilling your own oxygen cylinders it becomes a project that no DME should ignore.

What are the advantages to refilling your own oxygen cylinders?

1. Reduce your oxygen cost by 50 – 100% by buying oxygen in bulk.
2. Reduce the frequency of purchasing cylinders.  By transfilling you don’t need the cylinders that used to be at your supplier being filled, because they’re being filled in-house.   
3. Reduce the number of cylinders in your inventory.  Because of the reason listed above your inventory of cylinders doesn’t need to be as large when filling in-house.
4. Reduce your dependence upon a supplier.
5. Have 24/7 availability of oxygen.  Even in a crisis situation you will have the ability to refill oxygen.
6. Eliminate supplier loss and abuse of cylinders.
7. Eliminate supplier transaction, transportation, fuel surcharge, and other hidden fees.
8. Eliminate delays in getting cylinders back from your supplier.
9. Build your asset base with valuable equipment.
10. Regain control over your cylinder inventory.