The VGM Group brings its National Competitive Bidding Seminar to Medtrade Spring Tuesday, May 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Long Beach Convention Center. The event will be part of the pre-show conference program.
Respiratory Management caught up with Joe Randall, senior vice president, Nielsen Business Media, to find out about the educational offerings that will take centerstage at Medtrade Spring.
Already, local coverage determinations (LCDs) regarding home sleep testing have been released, though the LCDs that will impact respiratory providers aren’t expected until May or June, according to industry sources.
In September, the Dallas-Fort Worth Business Group on Health (DFWBGH), a non-profit employer coalition, studied Southwest Airlines' employees and found a strong need for increased awareness, diagnosis and management of COPD. The purpose of the study was to enhance the awareness and management of COPD.
Last week Folio magazine's e-newsletter, which serves the publishing industry, reported that Nielsen Business Media, producers of the Medtrade shows, laid off several employees as part of a restructuring plan to reduce the workforce by 10 percent.
Allergy and asthma specialists from around the country gathered at the end of March to begin implementing The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program's (NAEPP) Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma.
Responding to the need for focused information, Respiratory Management is conducting an online survey specifically about home care respiratory therapists.
A decision last week could give hope to providers located within competitive bidding areas: San Diego Federal Judge Thomas Whelan ordered the injunction of Medicare's bidding program for clinical laboratories.
Men whose wives share the bed are more likely to use CPAP, according to a study published in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM).
