http://www.thepulsartriyo.com/pulse-oxygen/can-someone-tell-me-what-the-5-percent-rule-that-qualifies-a-pt-for-oxygen-in-the-home-according-to-medicare Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:04:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.thepulsartriyo.com/pulse-oxygen/can-someone-tell-me-what-the-5-percent-rule-that-qualifies-a-pt-for-oxygen-in-the-home-according-to-medicare/comment-page-1#comment-2516 Dave Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:49:59 +0000 http://www.thepulsartriyo.com/pulse-oxygen/can-someone-tell-me-what-the-5-percent-rule-that-qualifies-a-pt-for-oxygen-in-the-home-according-to-medicare#comment-2516 You have to document a Saturation of 88% or less on room air while sleeping for approval for O2 @ night. You must show a Saturation of 88%or less during the day for continuous oxygen. This has been a pet peeve of mine for a long time. If your Saturations are less than 90% you are already in danger. To wait until it's <88%, I believe, too late. But you can't fight the system. God bless.<br><b>References : </b><br> You have to document a Saturation of 88% or less on room air while sleeping for approval for O2 @ night. You must show a Saturation of 88%or less during the day for continuous oxygen.
This has been a pet peeve of mine for a long time. If your Saturations are less than 90% you are already in danger. To wait until it’s <88%, I believe, too late. But you can’t fight the system.
God bless.
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