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

Affiliations

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

Thomas M Fuhrman et al. Chest. 2014 Feb.

. 2014 Feb;145(2):210-213.

doi: 10.1378/chest.13-2517.

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

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Comment in

Counterpoint: Should Medicare allow respiratory therapists to independently practice and bill for educational activities related to COPD? No.
Courtright K, Manaker S. Courtright K, et al. Chest. 2014 Feb;145(2):213-216. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-2520. Chest. 2014. PMID: 24493503 No abstract available.
Board of medical advisors supports HR 2619.
Papadakos PJ. Papadakos PJ. Chest. 2014 Aug;146(2):e61-2. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-0586. Chest. 2014. PMID: 25091767 No abstract available.
Response.
Courtright K, Manaker S. Courtright K, et al. Chest. 2014 Aug;146(2):e62-e63. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-0691. Chest. 2014. PMID: 25091768 No abstract available.