Dear Respiratory Colleagues, This week we celebrate hard-working and dedicated Respiratory Therapists, here in the State of New Jersey and throughout our country. Your loyalty to the Respiratory Therapy profession testifies of who we are and what our high calling is. To validate our commitment, we received confirmation this past Thursday that Congressman Robert Andrews […]
Medicare’s Competitive Bidding and the Respiratory Community
With the winds of healthcare ever blowing, the respiratory community continues to be impacted by many changes, particularly in the home care arena. This past year, Medicare’s Competitive Bidding program commenced on July 1. This affected most areas of the country, and in New Jersey, with the exception of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Mercer […]
NJSRC 2013 Elections
by Narciso Rodriguez BS, RRT, NPS, ACCS, RPFT, AE-C All Active and Life members of the New Jersey Society for Respiratory Care are encouraged to vote for the candidates running for 2013 board officers and director positions in the NJSRC leadership on an online secure web site. Mail-in ballots will be available as requested. This […]
Licensure: The Performance-Based Competency Assessment (PBCA)
by Kenneth Capek, MPA, RRT Any views or opinions presented above are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the licensure board. Mr. Capek presently serves as chairman of the NJ State Licensure board. The background The mission of the board is to protect the public by restricting the provision […]
Smoking – Still a Problem, New Treatment Methods
by Kenneth Capek, MPA, RRT According to the CDC, 19% of Americans still smoke. Approximately 1200 people die from smoking related disease every day. Smoking is still the main cause of COPD and the number one cause of death among smokers is heart disease. Smoking will kill one-half of all smokers who smoke over 25 […]
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