Quality healthcare – making the right choice!
COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is a disease that develops over time and causes obstruction of the airways in your lungs, as well as limits the flow of air both to and from your lungs.
Accepted Insurances
Affiliated with the following major insurance companies:
- AARP
- BCBS-NJ
- Cigna
- GHI
- Great West
- Health Net
- QualCare
About COPD
Lung Cancer Screening
The USPSTF recommends annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography in adults aged 55 to 80 years who have a 30 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years…
Screening
Should be discontinued once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem that substantially limits life expectancy or the ability or willingness to have curative lung surgery. (B recommendation)
Approval: February 5, 2015
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services approves coverage of low-dose computed tomography (CT) lung cancer screening for approximately 4 million at-risk* patients.
- Age 55-77
- Asymptomatic
- 30-pack year history
- Current or former smoker in last 15 years
Virginia A. Moyer
MD, MPH, on behalf of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force*, Screening for Lung Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement; published via www.annual.org on 31 December 2013.
Patient Education
It is our pleasure to provide you as much health-related information as we can, for which we list a number of site links at the bottom of this page. Your care and well being is our greatest concern, and we want your visit with us to be as comfortable as possible. In addition, our highly qualified staff is available to assist you if you have special needs.
Our COPD disease management includes
- General information about COPD.
- Direct observation of inhaler techniques.
- A review and adjustment of outpatient COPD medications.
- Smoking cessation counseling.