Resources

MD Spiro wants to keep you informed regarding resources that relate to the products we offer. Below are some useful and helpful resources for your practice.

ASTHMA & COPD

• SpiroSafe Filter Media Specs
• Reimbursement Spirometry Complete
• Reimbursement Review Patient Spirometry (30 day period)
• Reimbursement Bronchodilator Responsiveness
• Reimbursement Inhalation Bronchial Challenge Testing – 94070
• Reimbursement Inhalation Bronchial Challenge Testing – 95070
• Reimbursement for Maximum Voluntary Ventilation
• Reimbursement for Respiratory Flow Volume Loop
• Reimbursement for Bronchodilator Demonstration Evaluation
• How to Correct Spirometry Test Errors
  DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-135
• Spirometry Testing ICD – 10 (Codes)
• NLHEP Quality Grades
• Office Spirometry Guide
• Simple Office Spirometry for Primary Care Practitioners
  Thomas L. Petty, M.D. and Paul L. Enraight, M.D.
• Spirometry Interpretative Tree
• FEV6 is an Acceptable Surrogate for FVC in the Spirometric Diagnosis of Airway Obstruction and Restriction
  Maureen P. Swanney, Robert L. Jenson, David A. Crichton, Lutz E. Beckert, Lauren A. Cardno, and Robert O. Crapo
• COPD Pocket Consultant
  COPD Foundation Guide to COPD Diagnosis

DIGESTIVE DISORDERS

• General Guidelines for Breath Hydrogen Testing
• Reimbursement Breath Hydrogen Testing
• Breath Hydrogen Frequently Asked Questions
• Cleaning Recommendations for H2 Check
• Exhaled Hydrogen Test Results Form
• H2 Testing Patient Information Sheet
• H2 Testing ICD-10 Codes

CO POISONING

• Cleaning Recommendations for Breath CO Monitors
• CO Monitor Comparison
• Breath CO Frequently Asked Questions

SMOKING CESSATION

• CDC – Tobacco Use Causes Cancer Throughout the Body
• How High is Your CO?
• Reimbursement for Smoking Cessation Counseling 3 – 10 Minutes
• Reimbursement for Smoking Cessation Counseling 10+ Minutes
• Cleaning Recommendations for Breath CO Monitors
• CO Monitor Comparison
• Spirometric “Lung Age” Estimation for Motivating Smoking Cessation
  James F. Morris, M.D. and William Temple
• How to Get Paid for Smoking Cessation Counseling
  February 2012 AAP News
• Low Cost Carbon Monoxide Monitors in Smoking Assessment
  M.J. Jarvis, M. Belcher, C. Vesey, C. D. S. Hutchinson
• Tobacco Free Life!
• ALA Guide to Assessing Smoking Cessation Coverage in Health Plans

RESPIRATORY MUSCLE STRENGTH

• MicroRPM Cleaning Recommendations
• Respiratory Muscle Training Courses for the MedSLP

Video of SafeBreath™ Filtered CO Mouthpiece