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Coronavirus conversation with sleep clinic medical director Dr. Clete Kushida
On March 20, 2020, AASM Public Safety Committee Chair Dr. Indira Gurubhagavatula and Vice Chair Dr. Shannon Sullivan talked with Dr. Clete Kushida, medical director of the Stanford Sleep Clinic in California, to discuss how his team is managing patient care and promoting employee safety during the COVID-19 outbreak. The [...]
In Memoriam: Mark Mahowald, MD (1937 – 2020)
The AASM regrets to announce the passing of longtime AASM member and sleep medicine leader Mark Mahowald, MD, on March [...]
CMS expands Medicare coverage for telemedicine due to COVID-19
On March 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced expanded Medicare telemedicine coverage that will enable beneficiaries to [...]
AASM advocates for CMS waiver for in-person PAP follow-up
Today the American Academy of Sleep Medicine submitted a request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, urging CMS [...]
AASM advocates for CMS waiver for in-person PAP follow-up
Today the American Academy of Sleep Medicine submitted a request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, urging CMS to issue a Section 1135 waiver of the positive airway pressure (PAP) requirements for in-person clinical re-evaluation. A waiver is necessary to help reduce potential exposure to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) [...]
Proposed FAA study and federal legislation address aircraft noise and sleep
A new information collection proposal by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and a bill recently introduced in the U.S. House [...]
Department of Energy proposes data collection on household CPAP use
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) within the Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a notice and request for comments [...]
AASM announces 2020 High School Video Contest
Please share the following information with your teenage patients and encourage them to enter the 2020 AASM High School Video [...]
Artificial intelligence could enhance diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders
DARIEN, IL – Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve efficiencies and precision in sleep medicine, resulting in more patient-centered care and better outcomes, according to a new position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Published online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, the [...]
Survey: 55% of US adults feel tired after spring daylight saving time transition
DARIEN, IL — The start of daylight saving time means many will lose an hour of sleep – and 55% [...]
Study suggests later school start times reduce car crashes, improve teen safety
DARIEN, IL — A study published online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that [...]
Older undiagnosed sleep apnea patients need more medical care
DARIEN, IL – Older adults with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea seek more health care, according to a study published in [...]
AASM congratulates top JCSM reviewers of 2019
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates top reviewer Lourdes M. DelRosso, MD, and the other reviewers who made the greatest contributions in 2019 to the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, which is the official peer-reviewed publication of the AASM. The top reviewers were identified by Editor-in-Chief Nancy Collop, MD, based on [...]
In Memoriam: Mark Mahowald, MD (1937 – 2020)
The AASM regrets to announce the passing of longtime AASM member and sleep medicine leader Mark Mahowald, MD, on March [...]
Cast your vote in the AASM leadership election
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine invites all eligible voting members to participate in the 2020 - 2021 AASM leadership [...]
In Memoriam: Sleep medicine pioneer Helio Lemmi, MD (1938-2019)
The AASM regrets to announce the passing of longtime AASM member and sleep medicine pioneer Helio Lemmi, MD. In 1998 [...]
Springing ahead to daylight saving time causes increase in fatal car crash risk
Fatal car crashes increase six percent in the U.S. in the week following the change to daylight saving time, with risks highest in the morning and in locations in the western portion of a time zone, according to a study by the University of Colorado Boulder. The authors estimate that 28 [...]
Deep learning model can identify sleep stages
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have developed a deep learning model they claim can identify sleep stages as [...]
Sleep research in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine: Top 10 of 2019
These articles published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine in 2019 received the most online pageviews. As the official, [...]
Watch the SLEEP 2019 keynote address by Amita Sehgal, PhD
In San Antonio, Texas, on Monday, June 10, 2019, Amita Sehgal, PhD, presented the keynote address, “Using Small Animal Models [...]
Coronavirus conversation with sleep clinic medical director Dr. Clete Kushida
On March 20, 2020, AASM Public Safety Committee Chair Dr. Indira Gurubhagavatula and Vice Chair Dr. Shannon Sullivan talked [...]
CMS announces relief for clinicians and facilities participating in quality payment program in response to COVID-19
On Monday, March 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid announced relief for clinicians, providers and facilities participating in Medicare [...]
Digital treatment for insomnia receives FDA clearance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the first prescription-based digital therapeutic for the treatment of chronic insomnia in [...]
AASM congratulates top JCSM reviewers of 2019
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates top reviewer Lourdes M. DelRosso, MD, and the other reviewers who made the [...]
Private payers announce coverage for testing and treatment of COVID-19
Many private payers have shared announcements regarding coverage of testing and treatment for COVID-19. Some policies include: Waiving co-pays for [...]
Submission deadline for 2019 CMS Quality Payment Program is March 31
Eligible clinicians and groups can submit Quality Payment Program (QPP) data, including data for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), [...]
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