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"Personal
Oximeter Use"
(less than 10 minutes)
Nov '09
What
do you recommend? (POC)
Oct.
3, 2009
How
to Match POCs to Patients' Need
Jul 01, 2009
Medicare Rule on Paying for Oxygen Vexes Patients
By AMY MERRICK June 2009
Recommendations" American
Association for Homecare for reform of the Medicare oxygen
benefit
June 12, 2009
Legislation of
Medicare Oxygen Policy.
HOPP Act H.R. 2373
May 25,
2009
OXYGEN IN OUR LIVES
May 13, 2009
Apr.
2009
Washington Updates
Apr. 20, 2009
National COPD Call-In Day is April 21, 2009
Please mark your calendars for
the first ever National COPD Call-In Day! On Tuesday,
April 21st, please join patients, advocates and others as
we contact Senators about the need for a COPD program at
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Everything Respiratory™
Feb. 2009
CMS Publishes
Billing Requirements for Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment
Jan. 2009
How does Medicare pay for oxygen and
oxygen equipment?
Jan. 2009
"Vicious Circle" Theory in COPD
Flare-ups
Dec 2008
Described by UB Researchers in New England Journal of
Medicine
"From Both Ends
of a Stethoscope"
By Thomas L. Petty, MD
COPD Awareness began on the day that Tom Petty entered the
University
Colorado Medical School in 1954. Dr. Tom takes us
from his student days, through the development of Long
Term Oxygen Therapy (LTOT). He introduces us to some of
his many patients and takes the reader along on his
adventures--including a brush with foreign intrigue.
His own experiences as a patient serve as the basis of the
final chapters; ‘What Went Wrong With Medicine?’ and ‘How
to Thrive and Survive With Medicine Today’.
To order a signed copy contact:
TLPdoc@aol.com Tel:
303.996.0868
Or send a check for $17.00 for a postpaid & signed copy
to:
Thomas L. Petty, MD 899 Logan St. Denver, CO 80203
or goto
http://drtompublishing.com/
Sponsors
CAIRE, Inc.
is the leading respiratory care products provider for the
home health care market. We manufacture a full line of
Liquid Oxygen Reservoirs and Liquid Oxygen Portables.
CAIRE combines product expertise and consulting to bring a
unique approach to the home respiratory and long-term care
market.
Oxy-View, Inc. become LTOTnet
Sponsor
Oxy-View, Inc., Englewood, Colorado provides
innovative oxygen therapy eyeglass frames. Oxy-View oxygen
therapy eyewear provides oxygen users with a fashionable
way to improve their appearance, disguise their oxygen
delivery and improve oxygen therapy compliance. Oxygen
patients who wear eyeglasses or hearing aids will
appreciate the comfort and style of the Oxy-View frame,
since it eliminates the nasal cannula tubing over the
ears. Oxy-View frames deliver flow rates up to 5
liters per minute and are compatible with most oxygen
delivery systems.
Descriptions of each of LTOT Network
Sponsors with links.
Jan 3, 08
- Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2007 (Introduced
in House) Mar
12, 2008
>>
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.621
>>
http://www.aarc.org/advocacy/
Senate
Bill S.1484 A bill to amend part B
of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the
Medicare treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment
to that in effect before enactment of the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005.
Mar 12, 2008
>>
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:s.01484:
>>
http://www.aarc.org/advocacy/
Feb 4,
08
Comparison of Three
Portable Oxygen
Concentrators on Exercising Patients
August 12, 2008
Oxygen cap: Providers paint bleak
picture of future
HMENews - Newswire
Dec
20, 2008
http://www.hmenews.com/index.php?p=article&id=hm200811c5zql3
Oxygen cap: Industry lobbies;
providers appeal; CMS releases
more details - By Theresa Flaherty Managing Editor -
Nov 24, 2008
Special Oxygen Alert!!!
November 3, 2008
Alarming New Oxygen Rules Released by Medicare
Oxygen cap details:
They're on the way?
October 28, 2008
By Theresa Flaherty Managing
http://www.hmenews.com/index.php?p=article&id=hm200810KQDkNj
The Durable Medical
Equipment Competitive Bidding Program
July 16, 2008
Medicare changes worry
patients, oxygen suppliers
Mar 7,
08
By
LARRY LIPMAN, Cox
News Service
CMS looks to limit
patient contact
Feb 5,
08
CMS's proposed
changes to the DMEPOS Supplier Standards have raised some
eyebrows among industry attorneys for what looks like a
drastic attempt to reduce a provider's ability to market
to Medicare beneficiaries.
Medicaid Competitive
Bidding
It could be
as big a threat as Medicare competitive bidding and
Florida legislators are leading the way.
Jan 22, 08
HME ‘at stake’ in 2008
With the House of Representatives and the
Senate eyeing cuts to home medical equipment.
Jan 22, 08
Events Page
Apr.
2009
Washington Page
The Senate will finalize work on the Fiscal Year 2008
Labor-Health and Human Services and Education
Appropriations bill
AARP Announces Next
Steps On Medicare Bill
July 12. 2008
Send a letter to the following
decision
maker(s)
regarding the MDI Transition!:
June 11, '08
Support CDC Program to Address COPD,
the Nation's 4th Leading Killer
April 16, 2008
- Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2007 (Introduced
in House) Mar
12, 2008
>>
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.621
>>
http://www.aarc.org/advocacy/
Senate
Bill S.1484 A bill to amend part B
of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the
Medicare treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment to
that in effect before enactment of the Deficit Reduction
Act of 2005. Mar 12,
2008
>>
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:s.01484:
>>
http://www.aarc.org/advocacy/
Clinician's Page
A specific home care program
improves the survival of patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
receiving long term oxygen therapy (LTOT). April
2009
Assessing patients on long term O2
therapy (LTOT) Mar.
2009
LTOT Looks for Answers
Jan. 6, 2009
Long-term oxygen therapy trial set to start patient
recruitment
The start of the Long-term Oxygen Therapy Trial has been
delayed, but its
lead researchers expect the study to be fully operational
by the beginning
of 2009.
More to know about COPD: Disputing the myths about an
underdiagnosed disease
Jan 16, 08
This condition is often missed or misunderstood.
Experts urge more awareness and newer diagnostic tools.
>>
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2008/01/07/hlsa0107.htm
Assessment of Oxygenation-
Not So Easy!
Only the
measurement of blood oxygen is a truly reliable way to
determine adequacy of oxygenation.
Dec 23, 07
Videos Page
NEW VIDEO LINK - COPD In The Summer - in the smog in
Canada
Patient's Page
Tour of Respiratory System
Take a tour of the
respiratory system to see how this process occurs.
http://copd.about.com/od/copd/ig/Respiratory-System.--RW/
Oxygen safe products
Oct 14, '08
Kent L. Christopher, MD,RRT, FCCP,
FAARC
Oxygen and Air
Travel
Oct 2, '08
by
Joseph Lewarski, BS,RRT,FAARC
>>http://www.hmetoday.com/issues/articles/2008-07_07.asp?mode=print
10 Tips on Talking to Your Doc
from COPD Digest, Summer 2004
by Dr. Robert A. Sandhaus
Sept 30, 2008
Article by the
foremost expert on COPD. September
2, 2008
Dr. Petty was given a special award for his
contributions to the pulmonary and critical care medicine
at the annual American College of Chest Physicians
conference in Chicago in 2007.
Oxygen on the Go!
August 30,
2008
Smaller, lightweight oxygen devices give patients new
freedom.
Be a Smart Patient
August 3, 2008
The Cleveland Clinic offers these suggestions on how to be
a smart patient:
Effect of Exercise on 24-Month
Weight Loss Maintenance in Overweight Women
August 2, 2008
Caution to Oxygen Users
Terry deBruyn, RRT,
Nonin Medical, Inc. Mar 7,
08
A Patient's Perspective of
POC's,
Mar 7,
08
Portable Oxygen
Concentrators By Roxlyn G. Cole
The Health Effects of Secondhand
Smoke
July 9, 2008
Involuntary and Far from Innocuous:
Check out "Your Personal
Oximeter: A Guide for Patients by
Dr. Petty by Thomas L. Petty, M.D."
July 9,
08
EFFORTS announcements
June 17,
08
Flying with oxygen - Education
June 17,
08
Resources for Patients - History
May 21,
08
Caution to Oxygen Users,
Mar 7,
08
Terry deBruyn, RRT,
Nonin Medical, Inc.
A Patient's Perspective
of POC's,
Mar 7,
08
Portable Oxygen
Concentrators By Roxlyn G. Cole
Best Hospitals 2007 Specialty: Respiratory Disorders
U.S. News has ranked 192 hospitals in 17
specialties.
Jan 23, 08
Become an Expert
in Spirometry
Jan 23, 08
Spirographic indices: an overview with 14
sections.
>>
http://www.spirxpert.com/indices.htm
The Interactive Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve
Jan 23, 08
An informative article for Patient Education.
COPD: Learn More, Breathe
Better - Breathing Better with a COPD Diagnosis
Jan
17, 08
Proper moisture prevents
sickness during dry winter
Jan 16, 08
Travelers with Disabilities and
Medical Conditions
Transportation Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
Jan 10, 08
BEFORE YOU BUY HOME
OXYGEN THERAPY EQUIPMENT
Jan 10, 08
TOOLS FOR LIVING WITH LTOT
Dec
23, 07
A Message
from NHLBI:
Introducing
“COPD Learn More Breathe Better
Update
Dec
23, 07
Payers Page
CMS Communications Sent July 18, 2008:
CANCELLED - ACCREDITATION Deadlines FOR DMEPOS
Competitive Bidding
The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers
Act of 2008 was enacted on July 15, 2008. This new law has
delayed the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment,
Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive
Bidding Program. As a result of this delay, the
special accreditation deadlines previously established for
the second round of the program have been cancelled.
Specifically, prior to enactment of this new law,
suppliers must have been accredited or have applied for
accreditation by July 21, 2008 to be eligible to submit a
bid for the second round of competitive bidding and must
have obtained accreditation by January 14, 2009 to be
eligible for a second round contract. Both of these
deadlines have been cancelled and no longer apply.
The deadline of September 30, 2009 that was previously
established by which all DMEPOS suppliers must be
accredited is still in effect.
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DMEPOSCompetitiveBid/04_Announcements_and_Communications.asp
Review
Board Page Dec
23, 07
Feb.
4, 2008
The American College of Chest Physicians at the CHEST
conference in Chicago gave tribute to Dr. Petty. The video
does load slowly, but you don't want to miss it.
http://www.chestfoundation.org/videos/web_small/PettyMovie.mov
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