American HomePatient

What American HomePatient does

American HomePatient (AHOM) is a diversified home healthcare provider founded in 1983 and headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. The company operates more than 50 service center locations across the Western and Southwestern United States, delivering respiratory therapy, home medical equipment, wound care, enteral nutrition, and related services to patients with chronic conditions. Its core offerings span ten service lines: sleep therapy (CPAP), oxygen therapy, ventilator therapy, wound care (negative pressure wound therapy), disease management, durable medical equipment (DME), enteral therapy, home INR testing (via affiliate mdINR), nebulizer therapy, and affiliated mail-order pharmacy. The company complements these services with a Patient Portal (hosted on Lincare infrastructure) that supports health record access, supply reordering, medication refills, and bill payment.

The underlying technology is centered on durable medical equipment and clinical service delivery rather than software: CPAP/BiPAP devices, oxygen concentrators, nebulizers, ventilators, wound vac systems, and enteral feeding pumps are provisioned, maintained, and clinically supported through the field network. Field staff and hospital liaisons coordinate patient discharge and equipment setup, while reimbursement specialists manage third-party billing. Differentiators include 24/7 emergency support, one-referral multi-line coverage, registered-dietitian-managed enteral programs, and affiliate channels (mdINR, DME Supply USA, Go2POC, CPAP Supply USA) that extend service breadth.

Revenue is generated primarily through insurance reimbursement from Medicare, managed-care plans, and private insurance, supplemented by direct patient billing and affiliate-driven cash-pay transactions. Customer acquisition is sales-led: hospital discharge planners, case managers, and referring physicians drive referrals via fax and field-liaison relationships, with patients onboarded through local branches for ongoing recurring therapy and consumable supply. AHOM operates as part of the Lincare family of businesses, sharing patient portal, billing, and back-office infrastructure, which positions it within a larger strategic healthcare services organization but does not publicly disclose its specific ownership or financial structure.

Name

American HomePatient

Legal name

AHOM

Website

https://ahom.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

American HomePatient (AHOM) is a diversified home healthcare provider founded in 1983, operating 50+ service centers across the Western US that deliver respiratory therapy, home medical equipment, wound care, and enteral nutrition to chronically ill patients under Medicare and managed-care reimbursement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (621610), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Respiratory & Sleep Therapy Providers (DME-Integrated) (HLAFAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Ventilation, Oxygen Therapy & Respiratory DME Clinical Management (HLAKANAM), Home Respiratory & Ventilator Care (Skilled) (HLADAFAI), Home-Based Chronic Disease Management (Skilled) (HLADAFAL), Cardiac & Pulmonary Clinical Home Health (e.g., CHF/COPD) (HSABACAI), Home Health Remote Patient Monitoring & Virtual Nursing Providers (HLAFAEAN)

Keywords

• Home healthcare services
• Respiratory therapy equipment
• Home medical equipment
• Durable medical equipment
• Enteral nutrition therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Brentwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services and Medical Equipment Provision: American HomePatient provides home healthcare services and medical equipment to patients with chronic respiratory conditions and other healthcare needs. Revenue is generated through insurance reimbursement from Medicare, managed care plans, and private insurance, as well as direct patient billing for services not covered by insurance.
2. Affiliated Pharmacy Services: Affiliated pharmacy serves cities and hometowns across America providing FDA-approved pharmaceuticals for nebulizer therapy through mail order.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

American HomePatient (AHOM) is a diversified home healthcare provider founded in 1983 that supplies home medical equipment and clinical respiratory therapy services. The company delivers CPAP/BiPAP sleep therapy, oxygen therapy, ventilator therapy, wound care, enteral nutrition, nebulizer therapy, home INR testing, durable medical equipment, and affiliated pharmacy services to patients with chronic respiratory and other conditions across the Western United States. It also operates a patient portal for digital health record access, supply reordering, and bill payment.

Product overview

American HomePatient (AHOM) is a diversified home healthcare provider founded in 1983, offering a comprehensive suite of respiratory care therapies and services across multiple locations in the Western United States. The company operates as a service-based organization rather than a single unified software product, providing ten distinct therapy and equipment services: Sleep Therapy (CPAP devices), Oxygen Therapy, Ventilator Therapy, Wound Care, Disease Management, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Enteral Therapy, Home INR Testing, Nebulizer Therapy, and Pharmacy services. These services are complemented by a Patient Portal for digital access to health records and billing. The company tailors each therapy regime to individual patient needs and prescriptions, with clinical expertise, education, and customer service as core differentiators. AHOM is part of the Lincare family of businesses and works with affiliated entities to expand service offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sleep Therapy (CPAP/BiPAP) CPAP/BiPAP equipment, setup, and ongoing therapy support for patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. Tailored to individual prescriptions and supported by respiratory therapists, free shipping, and returns.
• Oxygen Therapy Home oxygen supplies, training, and education tailored to patient routine, illness, and prescription. Includes 24/7 emergency support and equipment provision for chronic respiratory patients.
• Ventilator Therapy Non-invasive ventilator equipment and clinical support for ventilator-dependent patients, with educational assistance for caregivers to maintain as much normalcy as possible.
• Wound Care In-home wound care using negative pressure wound therapy (wound vacs), industry standard pumps, supplies, and 24/7 support to treat and heal acute and chronic skin injuries.
• Disease Management Programs that help patients manage chronic respiratory conditions and reduce exacerbations that can lead to hospitalization or unscheduled doctor visits.
• Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Durable medical equipment including Tracheostomy, Urological, and Wound Care supplies that help patients maintain mobility and meet healthcare needs at home.
• Enteral Therapy Full line of enteral nutrition services for infants, pediatrics, and adult tube-fed patients, managed by registered dietitians and nutritionists from referral through discontinuation.
• Home INR Testing In-home PT/INR testing and monitoring through affiliate mdINR, allowing patients to check coagulation levels at any location with provider remote monitoring.
• Nebulizer Therapy Nebulizer therapy that aerosolizes respiratory medications for direct deposition in the airways to treat COPD, asthma, and other respiratory diseases.
• Pharmacy Affiliated pharmacy providing FDA-approved pharmaceuticals for nebulizer therapy through mail order, serving cities and hometowns across America.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• mdINRcoreTechnology or IntegrationAmerican HomePatient partners with mdINR for home INR testing services. Through this affiliate relationship, patients can check PT/INR levels at any location and time, reducing frequent provider visits. The affiliate enables providers to remotely monitor patient INR results and make necessary therapy adjustments.
• DME Supply USAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDME Supply USA is an affiliate provider offering durable medical equipment products for direct purchase. Patients may obtain DME products through American HomePatient centers if covered by insurance, or purchase directly from DME Supply USA.
• Go2POCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGo2POC assists patients in transitioning to portable oxygen concentrators. The partnership helps patients regain independence with a range of oxygen equipment options available for purchase.
• CPAP Supply USAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCPAP Supply USA is a retailer of CPAP supplies and respiratory products. The company provides expert advice and understanding of patient needs, complementing American HomePatient's service offerings.
• LincarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican HomePatient is part of the Lincare family of businesses. AHOM patients have access to and can register for the Lincare patient portal. Lincare serves as the parent company providing shared services and infrastructure across the family of businesses.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• ResMed: ResMed is a leading manufacturer of CPAP devices, ventilators, and cloud-based sleep and respiratory care software used by sleep apnea and COPD patients. While not a direct care provider, it supplies the core CPAP/BiPAP devices that AHOM distributes and supports.
• Encompass Health: Encompass Health operates inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and a home health segment. While primarily post-acute facility-based, its home health division overlaps with AHOM's chronic respiratory patient population and referral sources.
• Amedisys: Amedisys is a national home health and hospice provider delivering skilled nursing and therapy services in the home. While not a respiratory/DME specialist, it competes for the same chronic-disease patient referrals and increasingly integrates with DME partners like AHOM.

Direct peers

• Apria Healthcare: Apria is a national home medical equipment and respiratory therapy provider offering oxygen, CPAP, ventilators, and DME — directly comparable to AHOM's core service portfolio and referral-driven GTM motion.
• Viemed Healthcare: Viemed is a home respiratory provider specializing in non-invasive ventilation and home ventilation management, serving COPD and neuromuscular disease patients via hospital referral channels — overlapping AHOM's ventilator therapy line.
• Lincare Holdings: Lincare is the parent company of American HomePatient and one of the largest US providers of home respiratory therapy, DME, and infusion services. Overlap is direct — both serve oxygen, CPAP, ventilator, and DME patients through a similar service-center-plus-referral model.
• Rotech Healthcare: Rotech provides home respiratory therapy (oxygen, CPAP, nebulizers) and DME across the US through a service-center model with hospital referral relationships, mirroring AHOM's footprint and product mix.

Broad incumbents

• AdaptHealth: AdaptHealth is a large national DME and home medical equipment provider offering sleep, oxygen, DME, and diabetes supplies across the US; a broader incumbent with significant overlap in sleep and respiratory therapy categories served by AHOM.
• Owens & Minor (Byram Healthcare): Byram Healthcare, part of Owens & Minor, is a national DME distributor focused on urological, ostomy, wound care, and DME supplies — overlapping AHOM's DME and wound care service lines through similar payer and provider channels.

Emerging players

• Quipt Home Medical: Quipt is a growing home medical equipment provider focused on respiratory therapy (CPAP, oxygen, ventilators) with an active roll-up strategy — an emerging consolidator pursuing the same regional DME/respiratory model as AHOM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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