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1999 INDICES Author Index Bates, R. C. September, p. 94 August, p. 29 May, p. 46 September, p. 100 November, p. 75 October, p. 32 Berte, Lucia October, p. 37 Engert, Homer November, p. 44 November, p. 52 August, p. 38 December, p. 44 Blonshine, Susan Farrell, Helen C. January, p. 57 Cathcart, Marsha October, p. 53 January, p. 61 January, p. 30 February, p. 45 December, p. 26 Farrington, Kristi February, p. 51 November, p. 24 February, p. 55 Czervinske, Mike April, p. 27 August, p. 31 Formosa, Vince May, p. 54 September, p. 33 November, p. 38 June, p. 23 August, p. 35 Dubbs, William H. Giordano, Melaine October, p. 49 March, p. 23 February, p. 18 November, p. 34 April, p. 54 April, p. 17 May, p. 20 Branson, Richard D. Earl, Gary August, p. 13 February, p. 41 June, p. 14 September, p. 22 October, p. 58 Bueltel, Lisa M. Eicher, Jill December, p. 18 May, p. 46 January, p. 10 February, p. 10 Haider, Deborah Bunch, Debbie March, p. 8 May, p. 39 January, p. 18 April, p. 8 June, p. 31 February, p. 28 May, p. 10 September, p. 45 February, p. 58 July, p. 149 February, p. 64 August, p. 8 Harrell, Mike March, p. 14 September, p. 18 March, p. 45 March, p. 18 October, p. 8 May, p. 30 November, p. 10 Hilton, Tony June, p. 18 December, p. 12 March, p. 49 June, p. 44 July, p. 142 Eiken, Todd Hinkle, Mae Ann August, p. 20 May, p. 35 October, p. 64 80 AARC Times December 1999 1999 INDICES Author Index Bates, R. C. September, p. 94 August, p. 29 May, p. 46 September, p. 100 November, p. 75 October, p. 32 Berte, Lucia October, p. 37 Engert, Homer November, p. 44 November, p. 52 August, p. 38 December, p. 44 Blonshine, Susan Farrell, Helen C. January, p. 57 Cathcart, Marsha October, p. 53 January, p. 61 January, p. 30 February, p. 45 December, p. 26 Farrington, Kristi February, p. 51 November, p. 24 February, p. 55 Czervinske, Mike April, p. 27 August, p. 31 Formosa, Vince May, p. 54 September, p. 33 November, p. 38 June, p. 23 August, p. 35 Dubbs, William H. Giordano, Melaine October, p. 49 March, p. 23 February, p. 18 November, p. 34 April, p. 54 April, p. 17 May, p. 20 Branson, Richard D. Earl, Gary August, p. 13 February, p. 41 June, p. 14 September, p. 22 October, p. 58 Bueltel, Lisa M. Eicher, Jill December, p. 18 May, p. 46 January, p. 10 February, p. 10 Haider, Deborah Bunch, Debbie March, p. 8 May, p. 39 January, p. 18 April, p. 8 June, p. 31 February, p. 28 May, p. 10 September, p. 45 February, p. 58 July, p. 149 February, p. 64 August, p. 8 Harrell, Mike March, p. 14 September, p. 18 March, p. 45 March, p. 18 October, p. 8 May, p. 30 November, p. 10 Hilton, Tony June, p. 18 December, p. 12 March, p. 49 June, p. 44 July, p. 142 Eiken, Todd Hinkle, Mae Ann August, p. 20 May, p. 35 October, p. 64 80 AARC Times December 1999 1999 INDICES Horner, Henry Mitchell, Tracey August, p. 76 March, p. 41 February, p. 14 November, p. 108 July, p. 14 April, p. 12 August, p. 10 Sorenson, Helen M. Idicula, Idichandi November, p. 12 October, p. 20 October, p. 70 Mooney, Gaylene Stewart, Karen J. Idicula, Sindhu April, p. 20 October, p. 41 October, p. 70 Mottram, Carl Thornton, Eleanor Ivie, Lisa October, p. 46 February, p. 32 January, p. 112 Nelson, Steve van Drunen, Ron Jessen, Deborah November, p. 87 December, p. 75 September, p. 39 Op’t Holt, Timothy B. van Stralen, Daved Kallstrom, Thomas J. July, p. 7 March, p. 49 March, p. 10 December, p. 69 May, p. 16 Vaughn, Pat June, p. 10 Parsons, Susan Y. June, p. 57 September, p. 26 March, p. 38 October, p. 17 Waszak, Jean Blackmon December, p. 14 Perkin, Ronald M. November, p. 128 March, p. 49 December, p. 120 Kauffman, Garry August, p. 79 Perlman, Lauren West, Cheryl April, p. 30 January, p. 6 Kilroy, Matthew P. February, p. 6 November, p. 62 Petty, Thomas March, p. 6 December, p. 24 April, p. 6 King, Kathleen L. May, p. 6 December, p. 58 Robbins, David W. June, p. 6 June, p. 14 August, p. 6 Leidy, Katherine September, p. 8 February, p. 104 Robertson, Bonnie October, p. 6 March, p. 80 May, p. 43 November, p. 6 April, p. 80 December, p. 6 May, p. 25 Sclafani, Janet C. May, p. 96 January, p. 69 Widder, Nicholas A. June, p. 80 September, p. 51 January, p. 65 August, p. 104 December, p. 65 September, p. 136 Shangle, Denise October, p. 112 July, p. 17 Williams, Kris November, p. 30 May, p. 66 December, p. 22 Singleterry, Karen October, p. 56c March, p. 28 December, p. 32 Levine, Donna M. October, p. 53 Sittig, Steven E. Wilson, Barbara G. April, p. 51 February, p. 84 Metzgar, Ellen June, p. 35 July, p. 17 November, p. 81 Young, Tammy March, p. 49 Meyerson, Karen Smith, Gary A. July, p. 17 May, p. 78 AARC Times December 1999 81 I99Y9 INDICES AARC Activities and Resources AARC Shows RTS How to Build Grassroots Advo- HCFA Asks AARC To Appoint RT to Its Techni- cacy Network, June, p. 56. cal Expert Panel, January, p. 24. AARC Participates in Asthma Awareness AARC Congress ’98 Highlights: Oh, What a Activities, July, p. 149. Show!, January, p. 30. AARC Blue Ribbon Panel Forms Strategies To 1999 Association Goals, January, p. 35. Increase Recognition for Respiratory Thera- AARC Bylaws Revisions Pass Board, House, Janu- pists, July, p. 153. ary, p. 83. “How Have Respiratory Therapists Made a Dif- AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines Postedon ference in Patient Outcomes?” August, p. 16. National Guideline Clearinghouse’ Web 1999 Muse Study Shows Respiratory Therapists’ Site, February, p. 28. Positive Impact on SNF Patient Outcomes Documenting the Value of the RT: A Look at the and Medicare Cost Savings, August, p. 20. Outcome Studies Made Possible by the AARC Recognizes NBRC Recredentialing, AARC’s Million-Dollar Research Fund, August, p. 76. March, p. 23. Wanted: RTS to Serve AARC and Respiratory Ready for the Global Information Age, March, Care Profession, August, p. 79. p. 28. Million-Dollar Research Fund Update: AARC- ARCF Offers New Education Award, March, p. 62. Funded Study Accepted for Publication in Classified Ad Project Update: AARC Members Chest, October, p. 29. Report Job Opportunities, April, p. 54. The Year in Review: A Look at AARC Activities AARC Board Approves New Accreditation Stan- and Benefits, December, p. 26. dards; Initiates Redefinition of “Respiratory Nothin’ But Net! AARC Scores Major Victory in Therapy,” April, p. 57. Congress, December, p. 32. Respiratory Therapy Licensure, May, p. ro. Study Results: State Licensure Minimally Affects Updated on August, p. 82. RT Salaries, December, p. 44. Delaware RTs Visit Sen. Roth’s Office: RC Profes- Sputability in Respiratory Care, December, p. 120. sion Moves One Step Closer to Solving SNF Competency Problem, May, p. 25. 1998 Annual Report: AARC Activities and Alternate Sites Finances, May, p. 59. RC Departments Take Another Look at Pul- AARC Videoconference Highlights RTs’ Patient monary Rehabilitation as a Revenue Source, Assessment Skills, June, p. 18. January, p. 18. AARC Representative Serves on HCFA Panel for Richelle Hinson Shows the Benefits of Using RTS RehabilitatioJunn,e, p. 38. in Asthma Management Programs, January, AARC CPGs Take a New Direction, June, p. 44. p. 112. 82 AARC Times December 1999 1999 INDICES i Penny Plouff Demonstrates the RT’s Value in !! Patient Education Imperative for Older ! Providing Services “Incident to the !! Asthmatics, December, p. 14. ! Physician,” February, p. 104. !! ! RT Helps Hospice Patients Breathe Easier, May, !' ! p. 96. 1! Awards, Features, and Personalities ! Mari Jones Combines Respiratory Therapy and !i AARC Congress 98 Highlights: Oh, What a ! Nursing Skills to Help Pulmonary Patients, !1 Show!, January, p. 30. ! April, p. 80. !! Specialty Practitioners of the Year 1998, January, ! Arterial Blood Gases: Beyond Traditional '' p. 48. ! Analytes-Coagulation Studies, June, p. 23. !! RTS Make the Most of RC Week ’98, January, p. 78. ! AARC Representative Serves on HCFA Panel for !' Masimo Corporation Introduces SET“ Technol- ' RehabilitatioJunn,e, p. 38. 1! ogy for Pulse Oximetry, February, p. 23. ' RT Inventors Find Their “Muse” on the Job, July, !1 Egan Scientific Lecture Summary: Adult Respira- ! p. 142. !! tory Distress Syndrome, New Approaches ! RT Benny Boggs Improves Cost Containment !' to a Serious Illness, February, p. 41. ' Through Education, September, p. 136. !' RTs in Houston Help Deliver World-Famous ! Breathing Retraining: RT Looks to the Great !' Chukwu Octuplets, February, p. 58. ! Outdoors for “Inspiration,” October, p. 37. '! RTs Celebrate Black History Month Nationwide ! Entrepreneur Preston Doerflinger, RRT, Carves !1 in February, February, p. 64. ! Niche in Oxygen Services, October, p. 112. '! AARC Members Help in Relief Efforts for ! ' Tornado-lorn Areas, May, p. 66. ! Asthma !' Oklahoma RT Students Respond to Code Black ! Asthma Facts and Self Management, January, !! During Tornado Aftermath, June, p. 57. i p. 14. !! AARC Buyer’s Guide of Cardiorespiratory Care ! Quick-Reference Overview: What We Learned !i Equipment & Supplies, July, p. 25. ' About Asthma Last Year, January, p. 27. !' RT Inventors Find Their “Muse” on the Job, July, ! Asthma Pharmacology: Understanding the !1 p. 142. ! Leukotriene Modifiers, January, p. 61. !' 1999 Egan Lecture: Noted Researcher MartinJ . ' A Challenging Technique: Mechanical Ventilation !! Tobin, MD, To Speak! August, p. 72. ! of the Asthma Patient, January, p. 65. !! AARC Members To Select Top Companies: ! Respiratory Therapists Can Help Get the Bugs !' Zenith Award, September, p. 10. ! Out, February, p. 14. !i Jimmy A. Young Medalist: Jchn R. Walton — a 1 Asthma Management Program Provides Specia/ !! Visionary for Our Time, September, p. 94. ' Services to Impoverished Families, February, !! Respiratory Care’s Own “Patch Adams,” Wes ' p. 32. !! Flener, Brings Humor to Patients’ Hospital ! Use Caution When Surfing the Net for Asthma i! Stays, September, p. 100. ' Information, March, p. ro. !'' Vortran Medical Technology 1 Specializes in Inno- Planning an Asthma Awareness Event, April, p. 12. '' vative Devices, October, p. 24. ! Internet Asthma Resources (Part IT), May, p. 16. !! Breathing Retraining: RT Looks to the Great ! New Discoveries, New Drugs Help Fight Life- !' Outdoors for “Inspiration,” October, p. 37. ! Threatening Asthma, June, p. 10. !! Baldrige Program Improves Quality, Productivity, ! AARC Participates in Asthma Awareness !] and the Bottom Line, November, p. 52. ! Activities, July, p. 149. i! ! Managing Asthma During Pregnancy, August, !! Board/HOD Reports ! p. 10. 1! AARC Congress ’98 Highlights: Oh, What a ! Disease Management: A Role for the Respiratory '' Show!, January, p. 30. ! Therapist, September, p. 26. !! AARC Bylaws Revisions Pass Board, House, i Disease Management: A Role for the Respiratory '! January, p. 83. ' Therapist, October, p. 17. !' 1998 Annual Report: AARC Activities and i] Getting Ready for School: An Update on Ryan, !' Finances, May, p. 59. ! November, p. 12. '! Board Report: AARC Beefs Up PR Efforts To Pro- ! Developing a Community Asthma Program Using !! mote Respiratory Therapists, September, ! CQI Concepts, November, p. 62. !! p. 112. ' Breathing Lessons, November, p. 128. ' House of Delegates Summer Meeting Addresses AARC Times December 1999 83 1999 INDICES Membership Recruitment Issues, Alzheimer’s: Prognosis for an Old Disease, Octo- ' September, p. 114. |' ber, p. 70. ! !! Gerontology — a Vital Component in the Respi- ! Education !! ratory Therapist’s Formal Education, ! Richelle Hinson Shows the Benefits of Using RTs !! November, p. 24. ! in Asthma Management Programs, January, !! Patient Education Imperative for Older Asthmat- i p. 112. !! ics, December, p. 14. | In Eldercare, Knowledge Spells Advancement, |1 Interest and Training in Geriatrics Fall Short of ! February, p. 18. !! Need, December, p. 18. ! Egan Scientific Lecture Summary: Adult Respira- '! ! tory Distress Syndrome, New Approaches i! Government Controls ! to a Serious Illness, February, p. 41. |! Providers Scrutinized Now More Than Ever ! NBRC Prepares for a Monumental 1999, Febru- !! for Medicare Fraud and Abuse, January, ! ary, p. 84. !! p. 6. ! Penny Plouff Demonstrates the RT’s Value in Pro- I! 1999 State and Federal Issues for RTs, January, viding Services “Incident to the Physician,” !! p. 10. ! February, p. 104. !| Congress Tackles Health Issues in 1999, February, ! RT Educator Promotes Leadership in the Profes- ! p. 6. | sion, March, p. 80. !! Tobacco Settlement Pours Funding into States, ! AARC Videoconference Highlights RTs’ Patient |! February, p. 10. | Assessment Skills, June, p. 18. !1 Proposed FY2K Federal Budget and Respiratory ! Strategies for Providing Effective Education for |! Therapy Issues, March, p. 6. | Older Patients, October, p. 58. !! Impact of the Interim Payment System on Home ! Gerontology — a Vital Component in the Respi- !! Health, March, p. 8. 1 ratory Therapist’s Formal Education, 1! PPS for SNFs Is Here To Stay, April, p. 6. ! November, p. 24. !! State and Federal Issues Currently Affecting Res- ' NBRC Gears Up for Computerized Testing, !1 piratory Therapy, April, p. 8. | November, p. 108. !1 AARC Asks All Therapists To Contact Members ! Patient Education Imperative for Older Asthmat- !! of Congress, May, p. 6. ! ics, December, p. 14. !! Respiratory Therapy Licensure, May, p. 10. ! Interest and Training in Geriatrics Fall Short of ! Updated on August, p. 82. ! Need, December, p. 18. |!' Delaware RTs Visit Sen. Roth’s Office: RC Profes- ! ! sion Moves One Step Closer to Solving SNF ! Gerontology !!' Competency Problem, May, p. 25. i International Year of Older Persons, January, p. 17. !! HCFA Stalls on Issuing National Coverage Poli- ! In Eldercare, Knowledge Spells Advancement, !! cies, June, p. 6. ! February, p. 18. !! Congress to Debate Merits of Drug Benefit, ' RTs Can Guard Older Adults from Crime, April, ! August, p. 6. ! ! .17. !| Direct Reimbursement for Respiratory Thera- | Celebrate Older Americans Month 1999, May, ' pists, August, p. 8. ! ! p. 20. ! Respiratory Therapy Issues Affected by HCFA ! Special Considerations in Caring for the Older ! Regulations, September, p. 8. | ! Patient, June, p. 14. ! Greater Access to Services Possible with Telemed- ! ! Congress to Debate Merits of Drug Benefit, ! icine, September, p. 18. ! 1 August, p. 6. ! Congress Considers Issues on SNF Payments, ! ! Arthritis: Causes and Treatments, August, p. 13. ! Respiratory Therapy Competency, October, ! ! Flu and Pneumonia: What You Need To Know To ! p. 6. ' | Help Your Older Patients, September, p. 22. ! States’ Commitment of Funds to Reduce Tobacco ! ! Programs and Services for Older Adults: Can We ! Use Wanes, October, p. 8. ! ! Do More for Less? October, p. 20. ! Congress Ponders Medicare Changes While ! 1 Strategies for Providing Effective Education for ' HCFA Continues to Issue Regulations, ! Older Patients, October, p. 58. !i November, p. 6. ' AIDS and the Older American: The Unexpected !' HCFA Proposes Home Health PPS, November, ! Plague, October, p. 64. !! p. 10. 84 AARC Times December 1999 1999 | NDICES Government Affairs Year-End Report to the Proposed Rules for Home Health PPS Published, Membership, December, p. 6. December, p. 12. Proposed Rules for Home Health PPS Published, Ambulatory Oxygen in Remote and High Places, December, p. 12. December, p. 24 Nothin’ But Net! AARC Scores Major Victory in Congress, December, p. 32. International Respiratory Care AARC Congress ’98 Highlights: Oh, What a Health Care Trends Show!, January, p. 30. Asthma Management Program Provides Specia/ Ready for the Global Information Age, March, Services to Impoverished Families, February, p. 28. p- 32. ISO 9000 Industry Standards Promote Quality Egan Scientific Lecture Summary: Adult Respira- and Safety in the Clinical Setting, Novem- tory Distress Syndrome, New Approaches ber, p. 38. to a Serious Illness, February, p. 41. Therapists at Satilla Regional Demonstrate Value Interviews by Performing Arterial Line Insertions, Gordon A. Wong. Vortran Medical Technology 1 March, p. 14. Specializes in Innovative Devices, October, Using Data to Improve Patient Outcomes, March, p. 24. p. 18. Stephen L. Walston. Does Reengineering Work?, Creating a Comprehensive Smoking Cessation December, p. 38. Program, May, p. 46. AARC CPGs Take a New Direction, June, p. 44. Licensure Greater Access to Services Possible with Telemed- 1999 State and Federal Issues for RTs, January, icine, September, p. 18. p. 10. Growing Quality Systems for Health Care, NBRC Prepares for a Monumental 1999, November, p. 34. February, p. 84. ISO 9000 Industry Standards Promote Quality Respiratory Therapy Licensure, May, p. 10. and Safety in the Clinical Setting, Novem- Updated on August, p. 82. ber, p. 38. Reaching the NBRC: Mail, Fax, Phone, or NCCLS GP26-A: A Quality System Model for Internet, May, p. 78. Health Care Services, November, p. 44. AARC Recognizes NBRC Recredentialing, Baldrige Program Improves Quality, Productivity, August, p. 76. and the Bottom Line, November, p. 52. i NBRC Gears Up for Computerized Testing, Does Reengineering Work?, December, p. 38. November, p. 108. Nothin’ But Net! AARC Scores Major Victory in Home Care Congress, December, p. 32. Penny Plouff Demonstrates the RT’s Value in Pro- Study Results: State Licensure Minimally Affects viding Services “Incident to the Physician,” RT Salaries, December, p. 44. February, p. 104. Impact of the Interim Payment System on Home Managed Care Health, March, p. 8. Asthma Management Program Provides Specia/ Multisystem Assessment: Developing an Effective Services to Impoverished Families, February, Care Plan for the Tracheostomized Individ- p- 32. ual, March, p. 45. Multisystem Assessment: Developing an Effective RTs Can Help Patients Prepare to Travel with Care Plan for the Tracheostomized Individ- CPAP, June, p. 31. ual, March, p. 45. Melissa Weimer Blazed Trail for RTS in Home Care, June, p. 80. Management Home Oxygen for Adults: Selection of Appropriate Using Data to Improve Patient Outcomes, March, Oxygen Delivery System, September, p. 51. p. 18. Entrepreneur Preston Doerflinger, RRT, Carves “Out of the Box Thinking” Lands York Sleep Niche in Oxygen Services, October, p. 112. Disorders Lab in Local Hotel, May, p. 30. HCFA Proposes Home Health PPS, November, Equipment and Facility Considerations: Establish- p- 10. ing a Sleep Disorders Center, May, p. 35. AARC Times December 1999 1999 INDICES Signs of the Times: Update on Nocturnal NPPV, Congress Tackles Health Issues in 1999, February, May, p. 39. Correction printed in August, p. 6. p- 4. Tobacco Settlement Pours Funding into States, “How Have Respiratory Therapists Made a February, p. 10. Difference in Patient Outcomes?” August, Proposed FY2K Federal Budget and Respiratory p. 16. Therapy Issues, March, p. 6. Does Reengineering Work?, December, p. 38. Impact of the Interim Payment System on Home Health, March, p. 8. Multicompetency in Allied Health PPS for SNFs Is Here To Stay, April, p. 6. Professions Delaware RTs Visit Sen. Roth’s Office: RC Profes- RC Departments Take Another Look at Pul- sion Moves One Step Closer to Solving SNF monary Rehabilitation as a Revenue Source, Competency Problem, May, p. 25. January, p. 18. HCFA Stalls on Issuing National Coverage Poli- Therapists at Satilla Regional Demonstrate Value cies, June, p. 6. by Performing Arterial Line Insertions, AARC Representative Serves on HCFA Panel for March, p. 14. RehabilitatioJunn,e, p. 38. Creating a Comprehensive Smoking Cessation Congress to Debate Merits of Drug Benefit, Program, May, p. 46. August, p. 6. Breathing Retraining: RT Looks to the Great Direct Reimbursement for Respiratory Thera- Outdoors for “Inspiration,” October, p. 37. pists, August, p. 8. 1999 Muse Study Shows Respiratory Therapists’ Pediatrics Positive Impact on SNF Patient Outcomes Defining Pediatric Subacute Care: They’re Not and Medicare Cost Savings, August, p. 20. Just Little Adults, March, p. 49. Kate Welch Crusades for Medicare Payment for Complex Skills Required for Resuscitation of RT Services, August, p. 104. Newborns, April, p. 30. Proposed Rules for Home Health PPS Published, Specialized Practice: Neonatal Mechanical Venti- December, p. 12. lation Support, April, p. 51. Managing Asthma During Pregnancy, August, Skilled Nursing Facilities p. 10. PPS for SNFs Is Here To Stay, April, p. 6. Ensuring Quality Care for Infant Tracheostomy Delaware RTs Visit Sen. Roth’s Office: RC Profes- Patients: Part 1, August, p. 31. sion Moves One Step Closer to Solving SNF Ensuring Quality Care for Infant Tracheostomy Competency Problem, May, p. 25. Patients: Part 2, September, p. 33. 1999 Muse Study Shows Respiratory Therapists’ Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Making CPX Positive Impact on SNF Patient Outcomes Testing a Positive Experience for the Pedi- and Medicare Cost Savings, August, p. 20. atric Patient, October, p. 46. Kate Welch Crusades for Medicare Payment for Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation with Nitric RT Services, August, p. 104. Oxide, October, p. 53. At Community Multicare SNF, RTs Prove Their Getting Ready for School: An Update on Ryan, Worth, October, p. 32. November, p. 12. Nothin’ But Net! AARC Scores Major Victory in Congress, December, p. 32. Protocols A Step-by-Step Approach to Assessing Your Pro- Sleep Studies tocol Program, April, p. 20. “Out of the Box Thinking” Lands York Sleep Dis- orders Lab in Local Hotel, May, p. 30. Reimbursement Equipment and Facility Considerations: Establish- Providers Scrutinized Now More Than Ever for ing a Sleep Disorders Center, May, p. 35. Medicare Fraud and Abuse, January, p. 6. Signs of the Times: Update on Nocturnal NPPV, 1999 State and Federal Issues for RTs, January, May, p. 39. Correction printed in August, p. 4. p. 10. CPAP, Bi-Level Positive Pressure, and Oxygen RC Departments Take Another Look at Pul- Titration: Sleep Lab Therapies, May, p. 43. monary Rehabilitation as a Revenue Source, The Pros and Cons of Split-Night PSG Testing, January, p. 18. August, p. 29. 86 AARC Times December 1999 1999 INDICES Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: Integrating Humidification: An Historical Perspective, July, CPAP Technology into a Patient's Lifestyle, p. 14. September, p. 45. Aerosol Delivery Devices: New Ways To Deliver So Now You're in Charge of Sleep, October, p. 41. Inhaled MedicationJsu,ly , p. 17. Portable Polysomnography, Sleep Testing: Quality Arterial Blood Gas Analysis: Answering Age-Old Aspects of Sleep Studies in the Home, Questions, August, p. 35. November, p. 75. Quality Control Issues in Mechanical Ventilation, Clinical Utility of Nocturnal Oximetry: A August, p. 38. Regional Experience, December, p. 75. Alphabet Soup: Back to the Heart of Mechanical Ventilation, September, p. 39. Subacute Care Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: Integrating Ventilation Issues in Subacute Care: Compactness CPAP Technology into a Patient's Lifestyle, and Portability of Devices Reign, March, p. 38. September, p. 45. Assessment and Monitoring: Patient Monitoring | Gas Analyzers in PFT: CO, O,, CO, — What Are in the Subacute Setting, March, p. 41. the Quality Control Recommendations, Defining Pediatric Subacute Care: They're Not October, p. 49. Just Little Adults, March, p. 49. Ventilator Data Management: Data Collection and Interpretation of the Clinical Picture, Success Stories November, p. 81. Asthma Management Program Provides Specia/ Ser- Automated Systems Management: Ensuring the vies to Impoverished Families, February, p. 32. Integrity and Accuracy of Patient Data, Therapists at Satilla Regional Demonstrate Value November, p. 87. by Performing Arterial Line Insertions, Point-of-Care Testing, December, p. 48. March, p. 14. Review and Update: Cystic Fibrosis and Its Treat- “Out of the Box Thinking” Lands York Sleep Dis- ment Today, December, p. 58. orders Lab in Local Hotel, May, p. 30. Update: Ventilators and Their Management, RT Inventors Find Their “Muse” on the Job, July, December, p. 65. p. 142. Clinical Applications of Carbon Dioxide Monitor- At Community Multicare SNF, RTS Prove Their ing, December, p. 69. Worth, October, p. 32. Judy Tietsort, RN, RRT, a Pioneer in Cutting- Transport Edge Respiratory Care, November, p. 30. Using the Automated External Defibrillator: Developing a Community Asthma Program Using Resuscitation, May, p. 54. CQI Concepts, November, p. 62. Transport Monitoring: Mobile Patient Assess- Jodee Nelson, CRT, Experiences Publication in ment, June, p. 35. Prestigious Journal, December, p. 22. Technology Assessments and Methods: Bronchial Provocation Talk Shop Online Challenges, January, p. §7. in Rea 1me... Never-Ending Task: Clearing the Airways, January, p. 69. Technology Advances: Pulse Oximetry, February, Visit AARC Pp. 45. ONLINE’S CHAT Expanding the Knowledge Base: New Applica- tions of Capnography, February, p. 51. Room! Core Competency: Arterial Blood Gas Analysis, February, p. 55. Don’t miss out on this Airway Inflammation Studies: Nitric Oxide — A Diagnostic Tool?, April, p. 27. great new feature: Quick Extubation Strategies: Weaning Post- http:/Awww.aarc.org/ Operative Heart Patients, June, p. 27. Ventilator Monitoring: Understanding the members_area/chat Essentials of Waveform Analysis, July, p. 7. AARC Times December 1999 87