Our new weekly effort seeks to bring you five industry stories from major news outlets that have an impact on the health care industry as a whole or the way you conduct your business. Following are this week's five that you don't want to miss.

Westlake, OH (Feb. 12, 2015)—Applied Home Healthcare Equipment LLC announced the introduction of the OxyGo Wearable Portable Oxygen Concentrator product line in U.S. and Canadian health care markets.

LAS VEGAS (Feb. 12, 2015) —The biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Magazine, honor HME products that are particularly suited for retail sale. The purpose of the competition is to promote and recognize products that contribute to providers' bottom lines though cash sales.

CHICAGO (Feb. 11, 2015)—A new editorial published in JAMA by Northwestern Medicine experts strongly questions the use of several hospital quality measures by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in its pay-for-performance programs.

WASHINGTON (Feb. 6, 2015)—The National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) has formulated comments in response to a lengthy notice of proposed rulemaking to improve the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), published in December 2014 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).