Articles tagged with: Advocacy
September 28, 2023
Pact Week Highlights 2023
Formally known as Advocacy Week or PACT Week, the Annual Respiratory Care Fly-In was a time for respiratory therapists to come together in Washington, D.C. to fight for their patients and profession. This year’s Fly-In met in Washington, D.C., Sept. 26–27, 2023.
September 21, 2023
Tips for Supporting Caregivers
Tips for Supporting Caregivers Sept. 21, 2023 You can give your chronic lung disease patients the best care possible while they are in the hospital. You can teach them how to use their inhalers and take their medications when they get home. Your discharge planning process can be state-of-the-art. But if you fail to turn... Read more »
April 19, 2023
AARC Advocacy Leads a Quick Response to Protect RT Programs and Students
AARC and CoARC responded quickly to the DOE, opposing the expanded definition of third party servicers. Read more.
February 13, 2023
2023 Update: The New U.S. Congress and Its Effect on AARC Priorities
Join us for a live webinar on Feb. 23 to discuss how the new Congress will impact respiratory care. Webinar is free and open to members only.
December 8, 2022
AARC Conversations – Compact Licensure
AARC staff discusses the hot topic of compact licensure. Take a quick listen of what they have to say and the laws surrounding the topic.
August 11, 2022
AARC Works to Reform Access to Supplemental Oxygen
AARC and other groups came together and crafted the “Pillars of Oxygen Reform.” These Pillars address how Congressional leaders could reform oxygen billing and reimbursement to enhance patient access.
August 2, 2022
Treating Smoking in Cancer Patients: An Essential Component of Cancer Care
Tobacco Control Monograph #23 has released. This series provides scientific reviews of tobacco use to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality.
July 20, 2022
Payment Updates Impacting Respiratory Care
This is the time of year when CMS releases proposed payment rates and policies for the upcoming calendar year for services paid under the physician fee schedule and the hospital outpatient prospective payment system. These rules often include policies that impact respiratory care.
June 22, 2022
Understanding Changes to Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Read and learn more about recent changes to Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Stay in the know for your patients.
June 20, 2022
AARC Takes a Stand on Workplace Violence
AARC supports the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act of 2022 introduced on June 7, 2022.
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