Pulmonary Rehab Out of Reach for MillionsÂ
A Yale-led study reveals geographic regions where this type of care is most lacking and illustrates the potential for telemedicine in helping to bridge this gap.
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40% of Seniors with COPD Have Poor Access to Pulmonary Rehab
In metropolitan areas 72.8% of Medicare beneficiaries with COPD had a pulmonary rehab center within 10 miles, compared with 38.2% in micropolitan and 17.1% in small town and rural areas.
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Telehealth Pulmo Rehab Program Cut 30-day COPD Readmissions
Pulmonary rehabilitation delivered to COPD patients via telehealth videos helped reduce 30-day all-cause COPD readmissions by 11.9%.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Which Patients Benefit? Which Patients Are Eligible?
Eligibility criteria for pulmonary rehabilitation vary across the country, but legislation now before Congress might help standardize them.
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Implementing a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, implemented a pulmonary rehabilitation program resulting in a reduction in the overutilization of the primary physician clinic and a 29% cost savings for the year post-pulmonary rehabilitation.
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Exercise Physiology on the Riverfront
Two professors from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center’s School of Allied Health Professions gave their students a firsthand experience they would not forget.
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Haywood Regional Medical Center Pulmonary Rehab Program
Haywood Regional Medical Center’s cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program offers a hospital-based fitness center, which provides patients with supervised aquatic exercises, education, and confidence.
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