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Patient Services
Pulmonary
Rehabilitation
Patients with lung disease often benefit from participation
in a specialized exercise and education program known as pulmonary
rehabilitation. Our program is part of the Comprehensive Lung Center,
located on the fourth floor of the Falk Medical Building. The Pulmonary
Rehabilitation program provides a thorough, six-week acute intervention
for patients with impaired lung function. The goal is to improve
patients’ overall function and increase their ability to perform
regular daily activities without experiencing shortness of breath.
View
a map of the location of the Falk Medical Building.
Smoking
Cessation
The
Division's physicians support the UPMC Wellness Program smoking
cessation intervention. This comprehensive program combines pharmacologic
therapy with behavioral medicine approaches to accomplish a successful
outcome and is modeled after a nationally recognized program developed
by PACCM physicians.
Smoking
factsheets
UPMC also
offers smoking cessation classes periodically throughout the year.
View complete class list.
Scheduling
an appointment
- Hours and
appointments
Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine maintains office
hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Physician visits
are by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, contact us
or use our online pre-registration form.
- Canceling
appointments
If you are unable to keep your appointment or are going to be
late, please call the office as soon as possible. This courtesy
allows us to better serve other patients.
- Emergencies
Preparing
for your appointment
For your first visit, please plan to arrive at least 20 minutes
before your scheduled appointment. This will allow us to obtain
the information needed to register you. To save time, use our online
forms to pre-register. Please be prepared to provide the following
information:
- personal
medical history
- family history
of medical problems
- complete
list of doses and kinds of medications that you are currently
taking, including over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, supplements,
and herbal medications complete list of any allergies to medications
- name and
telephone number of your pharmacy
- your insurance
identification card and any copayment fee that your carrier may
require
If you have
undergone prior testing of your lung disease, you may be asked to
bring a copy of your testing reports, and actual xrays and tissue
slides. This allows us to arrange a review by our specialists to
provide the most comprehensive approach to your problem.
Receiving
test results & prescriptions
- Test results
Your physician may ask you to contact the office a few days after
a test to discuss the results. Your physician will not contact
you if the results of your test are normal; however, if you wish
to know the results, you may contact us at 412-648-6161, and a
member of our staff will assist you.
- Prescriptions
When you see your physician, please ask for enough prescription
refills to last until your next appointment. If you find that
you do not have enough refills, call the office between 8 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to request your refill. We will
need to know the name of your medication, the dose, how often
you take it, the name of your physician, your health insurance
plan, and your pharmacy’s telephone number. Please do not
wait until you run out of medication to call the office.
Billing
We accept UPMC
Health Plan, as well as most Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
insurances, Medicare, Medicaid, Best Health Care of Western Pennsylvania,
Gateway, and many others. All copays will be collected on the day
of service. If you have questions about the health plans we accept
or about our payment policies, please contact our office.
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