Advocacy
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CMS decision positively impacts the future of home ventilation coverage
CMS recently released a decision on coverage for noninvasive ventilation devices for patients with COPD, a process that CHEST has been closely involved in.
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For the neuromuscular disease community, ventilation coverage victory doesn’t carry over
Patient advocate Spero Koulouras said he believes CMS home ventilation coverage criteria for patients with disorders such as ALS are still ambiguous enough that private insurers have interpreted them to deny and delay coverage.
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Intersection of American Heart Month and Black History Month offers chance to highlight disparities in care
Marcus St. John, MD, said health system-wide checklists can combat implicit bias and help ensure all patients receive appropriate care.
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White ribbons around CHEST HQ raise awareness for lung cancer screening and early detection
During the month of November, CHEST displayed white ribbons around its headquarters in Glenview, Illinois, to raise awareness for lung cancer screening and early detection.
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Bringing trainee wellness to the forefront: Researching the impact of reflection in medical training
Before the spread of COVID-19, and increasingly during the pandemic, Ilana Krumm, MD, noticed a burgeoning focus on wellness for trainees and how to combat burnout in the medical space. […]
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Nurse practitioners as advocates for health policy and patient care
In the intricate tapestry of health care, the roles of advanced practice registered nurses, also known as nurse practitioners (NPs), have evolved beyond the confines of clinical settings. Once solely […]
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Making invisible problems visible
For Erika Mosesón, MD, a pulmonologist and ICU doctor, advocacy for clean air and climate action started small: signing petitions and writing letters. Even as she attended conferences and learned […]
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Tackling the massive threat of climate change
Soon after moving to Pittsburgh for my pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship in 2014, I began noticing a theme: So many of my patients expressed a sense that the […]
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Gen Z is hooked on vaping
Pulmonologist Evan Stepp, MD, FCCP, has a teenage daughter who doesn’t smoke or vape – as far as he knows, Stepp will admit – but the statistics on youth smoking […]