RC Week: Let the Planning Begin
The Metroplex Respiratory Team celebrates RC Week while showing off their ‘Super RT’ shirts. National Respiratory Care Week is October 22 – 28, and it’s our time to shine. Every year, hospitals and other health care facilities across the country and around the world use the occasion to draw attention to the wonderful work RTs […]
Read the post:RC Week: Let the Planning BeginAARC Congress Announces Claire Wineland as Keynote Speaker
Claire Wineland is an activist, inspirational YouTube personality and speaker, and founder of Claire’s Place Foundation, Inc. (Photo by Todd Westphal) The AARC announced that Claire Wineland, activist, inspirational YouTube personality, speaker and founder of Claire’s Place Foundation, Inc., will be the keynote speaker at AARC Congress, the 63rd International Respiratory Convention and Exhibition, to […]
Read the post:AARC Congress Announces Claire Wineland as Keynote SpeakerA Giving Spirit, RTs Volunteer Their Time
Randy De Kler, MS, RRT of Florida leads a service learning project with his students where they teach smoking prevention to middle school-aged children. Respiratory therapists are known for their caring hearts, and, for many, that spirit of giving extends beyond the walls of their hospitals and other facilities. They take their lung health expertise […]
Read the post:A Giving Spirit, RTs Volunteer Their TimeSummer Lobby Week Campaigns for RT Inclusion in Telehealth
The AARC Summer Lobby Week closes Friday, July 14. Contact your elected officials to share your opinion on the current telehealth bills. Our summer Virtual Lobby Week continues through Friday, July 14, 2017, so there is still time to reach out to your elected officials. Three telehealth bills have been introduced into the House of […]
Read the post:Summer Lobby Week Campaigns for RT Inclusion in TelehealthUSP 800: What RTs Need to Know
USP Chapter 800 takes effect July 1, 2018, and medical facilities are likely reviewing and implementing all of the precautions set forth in the chapter now in order to meet the new standards. Health care professionals who administer hazardous drugs (HDs) will come under new protections as of July 1, 2018. USP Chapter 800 will […]
Read the post:USP 800: What RTs Need to KnowTexas RTs Take on Intubations
Cross-training intubation skills at Texas Health Southwest in Fort Worth has proven successful with more than half of the RTs in the cardiopulmonary department now handling Code Blue intubations. At Texas Health Southwest in Fort Worth, CRNAs traditionally managed emergent intubations. This included paging them to the floor unit and pulling them away from the […]
Read the post:Texas RTs Take on IntubationsAdvocacy News: Respiratory Patients Need our Help
In compliance with certain statutory requirements, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently adjusted payment rates for rural/non-bid area providers of durable medical equipment, making them now subject to competitive bidding. This results in significant reductions impacting Medicare beneficiary access to needed equipment, especially oxygen. AAHomecare has asked for our help in a […]
Read the post:Advocacy News: Respiratory Patients Need our HelpMembers Share Input: Issue Paper and Position Statements Open for Review
Now through Oct. 31, 2018, AARC members will have the opportunity to share their input regarding a newly revised Position Statement as well as a new Position Statement and Issue Paper. The AARC publishes position statements and issue papers to promote patient safety, quality care, access to respiratory therapy, and cost control. The Position Statements […]
Read the post:Members Share Input: Issue Paper and Position Statements Open for ReviewHome Oxygen Patients Need More from RTs
In 2016, the AARC circulated a survey aimed at looking at the role of the respiratory therapist in pre- and post-discharge practices specific to COPD. Now the results are in, and according to AARC Executive Director Thomas Kallstrom, MBA, RRT, FAARC, who co-authored an abstract on the study that was presented at the recent American […]
Read the post:Home Oxygen Patients Need More from RTsAARC Advocates for Its Patients
The AARC has sent comments to the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders with copies to all Senators advocating for affordable and effective health care for patients with chronic respiratory disease. By now you are aware the House of Representatives passed a bill known as the American Health Care Act. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the […]
Read the post:AARC Advocates for Its Patients