HOME RESPIRATORY REHABILITATION PROGRAM

Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a slowly progressive disease of the airways that is characterized by a gradual loss of lung function. The term COPD includes chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive bronchitis, or emphysema, or combinations of these conditions. The symptoms of COPD can range from chronic cough and sputum production to severe disabling shortness of breath.
According to the World Health Organization, COPD was the fourth leading cause of death worldwide in 2000. It ranks fourth in the U.S. also and is projected to move to third place by 2020.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) states there are approximately 16 million adult Americans with COPD. This number includes about 14 million with chronic bronchitis and 2 million with emphysema. Many more may have COPD but not know it because the disease has not yet become symptomatic.
Emergency treatment and hospitalizations may be required for COPD patients experiencing an exacerbation. The rate of hospitalizations is higher in men than women and increases with age.
The direct and indirect costs of COPD to the U.S. in 2000 were estimated to be nearly $30.4 billion. Direct costs (expenditures for hospital care, physician and other professional care, home care, nursing home care, and drugs) accounted for $14.7 billion and indirect costs (lost earnings due to illness and lost future earnings resulting from death) were $15.7 billion.

Respiratory Care Consulting Services, Inc. has developed a Home Respiratory Rehabilitation Program which effectively mitigates the symptoms and severity of patients suffering from COPD.
The Home Respiratory Rehabilitation Program consists of home respiratory therapist visits. The program is a multi approach which includes: education, compliance, respiratory training, endurance training, respiratory procedures, and diagnostic testing. The program is designed to help patients with COPD and other respiratory diseases to better manage their disease at home. The program works closely with the patient’s physician to monitor compliance and effectiveness of the home treatment plan. The main goal of the Home Respiratory Rehabilitation Program is to decrease or eliminate hospitalizations and emergency room visits due to exacerbations.

Home Respiratory Rehabilitation Program consists of: