Point: Should Medicare allow respiratory therapists to independently practice and bill for educational activities related to COPD? Yes.
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Tampa, FL.
Thomas M
TM
Fuhrman
White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Freeport, ME. Electronic address: aransonr@comcast.net.
Robert
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Aranson
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