Your March 2012 issue of AARC Times is now online. In this issue, you’ll find an interview with AARC President Karen Stewart, MSc, RRT, FAARC on the AARC’s plans for this year and beyond. In the article beginning on page 30, President Stewart notes, “We will continue to push to get the Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative (H.R. 941) passed in Congress so that a respiratory therapist can work and get recognized by Medicare for their services in a physician’s office as an extender. We continue to reach out to patients with pulmonary needs, and this would be especially helpful in underserved communities and rural areas.”
This edition of AARC Times also features articles related to patient safety you’ll want to read, beginning with the article by Frank Sandusky, HCMBA, RRT, titled “‘Speak Up’ To Prevent Medical Errors” on page 26. Then on page 38, AARC Associate Executive Director Douglas S. Laher, MBA, RRT, discusses the AARC’s two new Patient Safety Checklists on intra-hospital transports. Be sure to check out these important checklists on pages 40-41 and share them with your colleagues to promote safe patient care.