Assessing respiratory status from a distance.
Home care professionals are increasingly required to manage patients with chronic respiratory conditions. Under PPS, an even stronger mandate requires that every intervention be timely, necessary, valuable, cost effective, and lead to positive patient outcomes. This article focuses on the cost benefits, tools, and interventions available that enhance the ability to assess respiratory status "from a distance."
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index