We are excited to announce Health iPASS, a new check-in and payment kiosk, at all Colorado Allergy & Asthma Centers (CAAC) locations beginning April 9th, 2018! Health iPASS offers a clear, easy, convenient way for you to check in for your appointment.  You can now view your insurance eligibility benefits in real-time and take care… Read more »

Food allergy is an immune system reaction that occurs soon after eating a certain food. Even a tiny amount of the allergy-causing food can trigger signs and symptoms such as digestive problems, hives or swollen airways. Those reactions are also referred to as IgE mediated reactions. Whereas food intolerance can be due to not having enough of an enzyme to break… Read more »

By: Lacey Sanchez, NP-C Have you heard about the rare meat allergy that can cause anaphylaxis? Here are the facts. Tick Bite Allergy It’s called Alpha-gal allergy or Mammalian Meat Allergy (MMA) and it’s an unusual meat allergy condition. The allergy develops after a bite from the Lone Star tick. This tick is typically found… Read more »

By: Nicole Rae, PA-C Personal Experience Not only do I currently get to work at Colorado Allergy and Asthma Centers, but I can attest to the great care I received as an elementary student. As a former allergy shot patient myself, I can declare that allergy shots changed my life! I was able to go… Read more »

Over the last 11 months, we have dissected health insurance plans and issues to enable you to make better healthcare decisions. We have decided as a final post, we would compile those topics. 1. Understand how having health insurance benefits you. If you don’t already have health insurance coverage and are debating if you should… Read more »

By: Kelly Hersh, N.P. Give it your best shot We are now officially into cold and flu season, and many of us will be getting the flu vaccine at a flu clinic, pharmacy or doctor’s office. While this recommendation to get a booster vaccine yearly is pretty straight forward, many people are confused about the… Read more »

If you have health insurance, hopefully you better understand it as a result of the other installments in our Understanding Your Insurance Series. We now want to take a look at what you need to do to find your doctor if you don’t already have one. How do you go about doing that? We will… Read more »

By: Katherine Tsai, MD and Lacey Sanchez, NP-C Even though seasonal influenza (flu) viruses can be detected all year long in the United States, they are most common during the fall and winter. The height of the flu season is October through March. Now is the time to receive your Flu shot before the end… Read more »

Time for another installment from our Understanding your Insurance series! As we gear up for Open Enrollment, we thought it might be good to know what to consider when changing health insurance plans or carriers. Can you afford your new deductible? When reviewing plan options, it may be enticing to go for a plan with a… Read more »

Now that we’ve covered the basics of health insurance in our eight prior installments of our Understanding Your Insurance Series, we thought it might be time to dig a little deeper. What is a specialist, and why would I need to see one as opposed to my regular doctor? To understand what a specialist is,… Read more »