Home oxygen therapy
Autor: | Walter J. O'Donohue |
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Rok vydání: | 1990 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Home Nursing Home oxygen therapy medicine.medical_treatment MEDLINE 030209 endocrinology & metabolism 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Medicare Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S Reimbursement Mechanisms 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Oxygen therapy medicine Humans Medicare reimbursement Medical prescription Intensive care medicine business.industry Oxygen Inhalation Therapy Reimbursement Mechanism General Medicine medicine.disease United States Prescriptions Lung disease Medical emergency business |
Zdroj: | Postgraduate Medicine. 87:59-61 |
ISSN: | 1941-9260 0032-5481 |
DOI: | 10.1080/00325481.1990.11704552 |
Popis: | Long-term oxygen therapy can be a lifeline for patients with chronic lung disease. Recent changes in Medicare reimbursement criteria have made it imperative that physicians understand all aspects of the treatment. In this article, Dr O'Donohue describes the indications for and benefits of home oxygen therapy and discusses prescribing problems and physician responsibility. |
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