vs. Competitors
See How KONK Compares To Your Other Options
Konk ☺
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Diagnosis and Prescription
1-2 days
$39
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- Easy informatic assessment
- Customer commitment: About 10 minutes
- No test hook-up
- No re-testing
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Equipment Arrival
1 week
$1065
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- Next day dispatch
- Direct to home
- Tracked shipping
- Insured delivery
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Live Support
Immediate
$95
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- One-on-one sessions
- 45mins with Respiratory Therapist
- 7 Sleep Coach Sessions
- 90 Days of Support
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Total
10 days from diagnosis
$1199
Telemed Competitor
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Diagnosis and Prescription
21 days
$189
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- Pre-test consult
- Mandatory overnight sleep study
- Post-test consult
- At least one night commitment
- About 10% require retest; about 25% of single night studies miss the diagnosis
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Equipment Arrival
1 week
$1117
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- Standard shipping
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Live Support
Not offered
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- No human support
- Customers given video link
- No live interaction
- Support ends with purchase
- Low compliance is a high price
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Total
28 days
$1406+
Traditional Sleep Lab
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Diagnosis and Prescription
2-9 months
$300-$3000
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- Copays for sleep doc before and after study
- Long wait times for specialty consult and sleep lab appointment
- High coinsurance and deductibles passed on to the patient
- Some docs and insurance require two overnight tests
- Home tests often repeated in lab, viewed as “screening”
- Single night studies miss 25% of patients
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Equipment Arrival
1-2 months
$800-$1500
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- Prior authorization takes weeks to months
- Insurance may not accept study results
- Generally outsourced to a third party not affiliated with doctor
- Equipment rented, not owned
- Insurance can take back your device if you are not considered compliant
- You do not get your money back if device repossessed
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Live Support
Variable
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- Arranged by distributor
- Often no support at all
- Commonly a 15-minute “overview”
- Physicians do not participate in therapy on-boarding
- Half of patients give up
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Total
3-9 months
$2100 (average)