Author Articles
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CHIME Statement on Call to Delay Meaningful Use Stage 3
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) applauds Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) for calling on the Obama…
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Telehealth for Dementia Patients
The nursing profession has seen many changes in the 21st century and continues to find new and innovative…
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The PE-PH Link
Results from a retrospective cohort study presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2015 International Conference in Denver…
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Treatment of Returning Modern War Veterans
It is important that VA, vet center and other mental health practitioners recognize that the skills and experience…
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Psychological Assessment of Veterans of War
Once the clinician gains an overall sense of the veteran’s level of psychosocial functioning, a broader assessment of…
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Helping Modern Day Soldiers – Identifying War Zone Stressors
Soldiers returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars share the same grievances of all warriors throughout history, such…
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What You Need to Know About C. Difficile
This article appeared in the August 2015 issue of ADVANCE. 1. Lessa FC, Mu Y, Bamberg WM, et al.…
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UNC Earns Pulmonary Hypertension Association Accreditation
The UNC Pulmonary Hypertension Program has been awarded accreditation as a Pulmonary Hypertension Comprehensive Care Center by the…
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New Low-CPAP Anti-Snoring System Receives FDA Clearance
inSleep® Health announced it has received 510(K) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company’s…
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Are You Sleep Savvy? Quiz 14
The following questions are indicative of what you will find on the BRPT Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (RPSGT) exam.…
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2015 Salary Survey Results
We had nearly 1,000 respiratory care and sleep medicine professionals participate in our 2015 salary survey, and it’s…
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Philips Ventilator Helps Reduce Hospital’s COPD Readmissions 97%, Data Shows
With more than 15 million adults in the U.S. living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hospitals…