Articles by: Steve Bowden
March 24, 2015
Good Press: AARC Members in the News
Mike Shoemaker John Herbert Veena Erinjeri Joe Buhain Tony Garberg Karen Schell’s aid mission to Ghana is covered in this article on the KU Medical Center website. Karen got involved in the country after networking with Lisa Trujillo, who has been leading trips into Ghana for the past ten years. Along the way, these RTs... Read more »
Steve Bowden
March 3, 2015
Good Press: AARC Members in the News
Jonathan Brady Scott Anne Geistkemper Dawn Lesley Fielding Shanen Lazenby Emily Nottingham Deryl Gulliford JoJo Miller and Josh Harasty share some great information about the profession in this video on the New York Times website. “We are the Batman of their health care system,” Josh was quoted as saying. Duane Quinion is congratulated on receiving... Read more »
Steve Bowden
February 17, 2015
Good Press: AARC Members in the News
Rita Edwards Charlie Friderici Sharon Tucker Heather Esparza Frank Salvatore Kathleen Smith-Wenning Lera Foster Amber Dixon Jayne Matoian Rita Edwards talks about her hospital’s new lung cancer screening program in this article on mainlinehealth.org. Rita serves as a lung health navigator at the facility. Vicki Walters’ recent election to president of the Kentucky Society for... Read more »
Steve Bowden
January 22, 2015
Good Press: AARC Members in the News
Debra Szymanski’s RT program is noted for earning the CoARC Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapist Credentialing Success Award for the third year in a row in this article in the Press and Guide out of Dearborn, MI. “It is a great honor to be recognized as a premiere program in the United States for three straight... Read more »
Steve Bowden
December 29, 2014
Take a Break and Celebrate “You!”
This year’s awards ceremony at AARC Congress 2014 was all about celebrating the people and events that have impacted our profession in 2014. And much of it was about all of us—a celebration of respiratory therapists everywhere. Here are some short video clips we used during the awards program. Watch them any time you need... Read more »
Steve Bowden
December 26, 2014
Medicare Payment for Pulmonary Rehab Gets a Boost in 2015
Update on Pulmonary Rehab CPT Codes Effective January 1, 2015, the payment rate for hospital outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation programs for Medicare beneficiaries who meet the guidelines for moderate, severe, and very severe COPD (CPT Code G0424) will be $52.35. This is a substantial increase over the past two years which saw rates hover between $39... Read more »
Steve Bowden
December 17, 2014
Request for Abstracts at AARC Congress 2015
Abstracts Submission Deadline: May 1, 2015 AARC Congress is an international respiratory education meeting that attracts more than 6,000 attendees annually. Preparing for this annual event takes considerable effort with planning that begins more than 1 full year before the meeting. The AARC invites you to submit Abstracts from original studies for presentation at the Congress’ Open Forum.... Read more »
Steve Bowden
November 20, 2014
Kate Makes the Case
Kate Makes the Case is a short video that explains some of the ways AARC can support you and help you be a better respiratory therapist. Enable cookies to see embeded content.
Steve Bowden
November 20, 2014
New Co-sponsors Result from Lobby Day
New co-sponsors have signed on to HR 2619 since AARC PACT members made their visits early this month. Original bill sponsor, John Lewis (D-GA) has been joined by these fellow Democrats: Bruce Braley (IA), Gene Green (TX), Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ) Ed Pastor (AZ), Mark Pocan (WI), Nick Rahall (WV), and Bennie Thompson (MS). In addition,... Read more »
Steve Bowden
November 20, 2014
Respiratory Therapist Human Resource Survey
Are you curious about how your salary compares with that earned by other therapists? Did you ever wonder how many therapists are involved in special procedures like conscious sedation and emergency intubation? The AARC’s 2020 Respiratory Therapist Human Resources Study will answer these questions and many others that relate to the respiratory therapist workforce. Take... Read more »
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