Point: Should Medicare allow respiratory therapists to independently practice and bill for educational activities related to COPD? Yes

Chest. 2014 Feb;145(2):210-213. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-2517.

Authors

Thomas M Fuhrman¹, Robert Aranson²

Affiliations

¹ Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Tampa, FL.
² White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Freeport, ME. Electronic address: aransonr@comcast.net.

PMID: 24493502
DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-2517

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Fees and Charges
Health Services / economics
Home Care Services / economics
Humans
Medicare / economics*
Patient Education as Topic / economics
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / economics
Physical Therapists / economics
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / therapy*
Respiratory Therapy / economics*
United States