Articles tagged with: Advocacy

Pact Week Highlights 2023

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.  

 

Tips for Supporting Caregivers

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 »

 

AARC Advocacy Leads a Quick Response to Protect RT Programs and Students

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.

 

2023 Update: The New U.S. Congress and Its Effect on AARC Priorities

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.

 

AARC Conversations – Compact Licensure

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.

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AARC Works to Reform Access to Supplemental Oxygen

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.

 

Treating Smoking in Cancer Patients: An Essential Component of Cancer Care

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.

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Payment Updates Impacting Respiratory Care

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.

 

Understanding Changes to Pulmonary Rehabilitation

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.

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AARC Takes a Stand on Workplace Violence

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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Heading to the New Era

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