March 6, 2022
Based on the new Medicare Fee Schedule, the national average spirometry reimbursement amount remains at historically high levels. The location with the highest Medicare spirometry reimbursement […]
February 20, 2021
With spring in the air, health care providers can expect to see significant increase in visits from allergy and asthma patients. People who have spring allergies […]
February 14, 2021
Ancillary services are an important way for physicians to drive revenue while improving care. The new Medical Economics 2020 Annual Physicians Report asked physicians which ancillary […]
October 14, 2020
While the FEV1/FVC ratio of < .70 in the current GOLD guidelines has long been the standard for confirming a COPD diagnosis, some have suggested other […]
June 15, 2016
Asthma is over-diagnosed in approximately 30% of adult North Americans; that is the abbreviated conclusion of a new Canadian study presented at the recent ATS 2016 […]
November 20, 2015
A new American Cancer Society study published in JAMA determined that although death rates for the majority of common diseases have declined, death rates from COPD […]