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Dear NYSSRC Members, The NYSSRC Board of Directors and AARC have approved the changes below which were proposed by the NYSSRC Bylaws committee earlier this year. The final required step for these new bylaws to take effect is that they must be voted on by you! Please review the changes Continue Reading →
Narendra DK, Hess DR, Sessler CN, Belete HM, Guntupalli KK, Khusid F, Carpati CM, Astiz ME, Raoof S. Abstract Mortality related to severe-moderate and severe ARDS remains high. We searched the literature to update this topic. We defined severe hypoxemic respiratory failure as PaO2/FiO2 < 150 mm Hg (ie, severe-moderate and severe ARDS). Continue Reading →
The Western Region announces their 2017 Teaching Day. Join us Wednesday, October 25 at Rochester General Hospital, Twig Auditorium (1425 Portland Ave, Rochester, NY). The program begins promptly at 8:00 am. 6 CRCE credits will be requested from the AARC. The program is co-sponsored by Monaghan Medical and Philips Healthcare. Speakers Patrick Continue Reading →
Eileen Luley Saves Two at Atlanta Airport Eileen Luley, director of Rome Memorial Hospital’s Cardiopulmonary Services department, put her respiratory expertise into effect recently when she was directly responsible for saving two lives within the span of less than 30 minutes at a Atlanta, Ga. airport. Luley spends her time Continue Reading →
We need your help in order to help our respiratory patients! In compliance with certain statutory requirements, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently adjusted payment rates for durable medical equipment in non-competitive bid/rural areas based on competitive bid pricing, resulting in significant reductions which are impacting Continue Reading →