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Fall Sleep Seminar
I was just wanting to tell others if you are still trying to get CEC's, there will be a Sleep seminar on September 16th-18th,16th is check in, 17th & 18th meetings. The meeting will be in Branson…
Started by Charli Beth Evans Jun 2.
My Sleep Apnea surgery 9 Replies
In July of 2001 I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea, I used a Remstar CPAP, and later a REMstar Series M CPAP from 2001 to 2008. I travel a lot by Air and it is a supreme Hassle to get your CPAP through…
Started by Randy Bray. Last reply by Randy Bray May 18.
New Medicare guideline
So, I haven't gotten all the details, but from what I am understanding, as of October 1st, the person doing a medicare patient has to be either an RT or RPSGT... anyone else hearing about this? I am…
Tagged: PSGT, RPSGT, RRT, medicare
Started by Leslie Scott Sep. 30, 2009.
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Comment by Scottsdale Sleep Center on March 4, 2010 at 3:33pm
- Hello! We're new around here...we're a sleep lab in Scottsdale, AZ with 4 beds. I'm a RN working at the lab and we also have a RPSGT who will be making posts. We'll comment more once we figure this site out! =)
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Comment by Leslie Scott on December 10, 2009 at 3:00am - Well, I finally took my test on Dec. 5. Figuring I will hear sometime after the window closes on 12/12. The waiting is what is killing me!!!
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Comment by D. W. Conn on September 22, 2009 at 10:33am -
Sleep professional with sleep apnea.
To other sleep workers. I find self treatment or advice difficult. When I am with a patient algorithms play 90 to nothing in my head. When it comes to sleep or apnea issue for me everything stops. I go straight to mortality and co morbidity.
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Comment by D. W. Conn on September 20, 2009 at 1:05pm
- Hi folks I have worked in Sleep,,,well since Noah sailed the Ark. Been a sleep radio show host, television health reporter, patient advocate and night time polysomnographer. I continue to learn and there is so very much i do not know.
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Comment by Leslie Scott on September 13, 2009 at 6:03am
- I have been eligible for my boards since May, but been trying to come up with the funds... between vacation and back to school stuff, looks like I'm finally going to be sitting for them in December as well.
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Comment by Leslie Scott on September 13, 2009 at 6:00am
- Wow... glad so many people have joined. I have not been real active, but did just change my email address to my work address... so I will actually see my emails now. I've been an RT for over 25 years, will have my 1 year anniversary in the sleep lab in about 3 weeks... I tease my patients that I am the walking text book of sleep disorders... I have them all :) I've done hospitals, rehab and homecare before starting at the sleep lab. I am excited that we are expanding this next month to become a 4 bed lab, so I will have people to bounce stuff off from. Glad to see you all here!
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Comment by Jim Nadolny, BS, CRT on June 29, 2009 at 11:22am - I am an RT with over 20 years of experience in the treatment of Sleep Apnea. 13 of those years I spent as an RT in the homecare setting. Nice to be here!
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Comment by Rock Hinkle on June 1, 2009 at 7:53am - I recently just left a 10 bed IDTF for a 6 bed hospital based lab.
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Comment by Sherry A Tatum on June 1, 2009 at 5:58am -
Yeppers Rock!
We have a 6 bed lab, but are currently using 4 for quite sometime
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Comment by Rock Hinkle on June 1, 2009 at 5:10am
- I too was a bartender before sleep. I live in indy. You 2 part of the same lab?
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Yup, if you've got insurance, your insurance dictates which local DME providers you can use.
Just because you bought your CPAP elsewhere does NOT mean that your insurance contracted providers can't or won't provide your masks and other accessories.…
Linda, thanks your your help. When I call Apria, I wil ask them why they did not offer me a payment plan.
Good luck!
Hi Candace,
Apria is giving me a payment plan for 10 months, after that I will buy it if I still need it. In the mean time, all of the folks here are so helpful they told me the best cpap to get and low and behold, Apria did not give me a newer mode…
Linda, I read your question re: CPAP Machine and Apria. I also am not impressed with them. I have Kaiser and Kaiser will not pay for my equipment. Apria says that I have to pay all costs up front. Are you on a payment plan with Apria. I have severe…
First, let me say, Thank you for going to bat for us. I think you are doing a fantastic job in spreading OSA awareness and providing us with OSA a place to go for support. Apparently there is no connection between a college degree and intelligence,…
You hit the nail on the head. I had a similar experience last year with another organization, The Alzheimer's Association. I ask for permission to pass out a flyer, "Does Sleep Apnea Cause Alzheimer's Disease?," at one of their annual meetings regar…
Then she should say that... Say anything other than the falsehood that the connection between OSA and heart disease isn't sufficiently proven.
"Respironics recommends that new patients purchase their devices, masks and initial accessories from a homecare company that can provide an individualized patient equipment set-up, clinical and after-sale support, and a program to assist patients wi…
Maybe you should be the communications director for the AHA ;-).
I believe that individuals should be free to make decisions for themselves. This goes for the patients and the providers. The patient is free to decide what to do and who to pay for what services. The provider is free to decide what services he offe…
I'M NOT A 100% SURE OF THE NAME OF MY MASK I THINK IT'S CALLED A PROFILE LITE IT HAS A THICK GEL CUSHION ON THE FORHEAD PIECE AND THE ALL AROUND THE MASK. I STILL END UP WITH RED MARKS ON THE BRIDGE OF MY NOSE AND FOREHEAD BUT THEY FADE IN AN HOUR O…
by no means am i suggesting that this one person believes one thing or another. rather, she is the director of marketing and communications for the AHA. it is her job to communicate the organization's viewpoints to the public, and that's what she wa…
HEY, I read the funny e-mails! HAH, I'm heading north tomorrow...
I received my machine in March with a nasal pillow mask. I switched to a full face mask because I was breathing thru my mouth.I was struggling with getting used to wearing the mask, finally got to the point of wearing it every night.I could not get…
Ah ha, BirdShell!!! You can ignore me, but we managed to lure you out of your hiding place w/this thread, eh??
Too bad too. Danielle, Ashley, Nicole and I are all meeting at La Placita in Saginaw for lunch tomorrow. I'll be thinking of you!!!! Nico…
I agree with your advice,Mike.Once I was treated for a sinus infection,I had replaced everything .Also, it is a good idea to use saline to cleanse the sinuses at least twice daily . You may look into the use of a Nettie Pot,,,,that can throughly cle…
I tried wearing a band aid on the bridge of my nose the other night and it helped, but not enough. Most of the "solutions' that I've found end up causing to much air to leak. I started wearing the bandana (folded in several layers and tied like a he…
I have to comment! I ran Jump Rope for Heart (JRFH) activities/fundraisers in my classes for years. (For more information: http://www.aahperd.org/jump/ and http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2360 This is a good condensation of t…
I've beeb using Sleep Strip for years. It's a good screening test that correlates pretty well with formal sleep studies. It won't give you a number, but rather ranges from none, to mild, moderate or severe. You still need a doctor's prescription. Ty…
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