Results of two recent studies may provide respiratory therapists with some flexibility in treating their acute respiratory distress syndrome patients, according to Timothy A. Mullen, RRT, in an article titled ''Beyond ARDS Net: A Two-Study Review Shows a Reduction in Mortality.'' Behind the scenes, he shows how the debate over use of low tidal ...

  Needless to say, most gamers didn't seem impressed when Nintendo president Satoru Iwata introduced the prototype for the new Wii Vitality Sensor on June 3. But perhaps respiratory professionals might be a little more excited with its potential.   The sensor is basically a pulse oximeter that would attach to the Wii game system, ...

The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) demonstration program proved to be a great success for the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services. Medicare already has recouped nearly $1 billion from providers in the five states where the program was launched in 2005. And with tough times hitting everyone -including CMS - the government health care ...