AASM analysis of the 2025 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the 2025 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule. This AASM analysis highlights changes in physician payment and sleep medicine reimbursement, specific Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code updates, revisions [...]
CMS finalizes a pulmonology care Merit-based Incentive Payment System Value Pathway
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the finalized 2025 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs), including a new pulmonology care MVP, which was developed by the AASM in collaboration with several other [...]
Talking Sleep | A guide to OSA endotyping
Season 6 | Episode 23 DR. DANNY J. ECKERT, GUEST In this episode of Talking Sleep, host Dr. Seema Khosla welcomes Danny J. Eckert, PhD, a sleep and respiratory physiologist and professor at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. [...]
Doctors are ‘sleeping’ on discussing this important health factor with patients
DARIEN, IL - A 2024 survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine reveals that 51% of Americans have never discussed their sleep with a health professional. The AASM advises that talking about sleep concerns can help doctors identify [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – November 16, 2024
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. Combo drug therapy for sleep apnea A study in the Annals of the [...]
Case Study of the Month – November 2024
The AASM Case Study of the Month for November is about a 65-year-old male physician who presented to the sleep clinic for evaluation of sleep apnea and dream enactment behavior. OSA was diagnosed more than 15 years ago, [...]
Read Montage magazine issue four of 2024
Welcome to this issue of Montage, where we highlight advancements in sleep medicine driven by our members. Dr. John Winkelman and Dr. Andy Berkowski present essential updates on a new clinical practice guideline for restless legs syndrome and [...]
Medicare introduces HCPCS code G2211 for office and outpatient evaluation and management services
In the 2021 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added a new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code, G2211, as a reimbursable service. This code reflects visit complexity and increases [...]
NFL players tackle sleep problems on and off the field
By Kate Robards, Senior Writer While football players tackle intense physical demands on the field, many also wrestle with sleep disorders that quietly undermine their health and performance. Aaron Taylor, a former NFL offensive guard, knows this firsthand. An [...]
Advancing sleep health with bicultural care
In this interview, Cinthya Pena Orbea, MD, discusses the importance of providing bicultural care at her new clinic, which is designed to address the unique barriers Hispanic patients face in seeking treatment for sleep disorders. She shares her insights [...]
Summary of new clinical practice guideline for RLS and PLMD
By J. Andrew Berkowski, MD, and John W. Winkelman, MD, PhD The AASM recently released an updated version of its clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD). New [...]
New guideline provides treatment recommendations for restless legs syndrome
DARIEN, IL - A new clinical practice guideline developed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine provides updated recommendations for the treatment of restless legs syndrome. The guideline reflects the latest scientific evidence and recommends significant changes in the [...]
CMS provides support for clinicians affected by recent hurricanes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Merit-based Incentive Payment System automatic extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy will be applied to MIPS eligible clinicians who were affected by Hurricanes Milton, Helene, or Francine. For those [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – November 9, 2024
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine.Review of diagnostic wearables for OSATo help clinicians comprehend the nine wearable devices that have [...]
Talking Sleep | RLS clinical practice guideline update
Season 6 | Episode 22 DRS. JOHN WINKELMAN AND ANDY BERKOWSKI, GUESTS In this episode of Talking Sleep, Drs. John Winkelman and Andy Berkowski discuss the updated AASM clinical practice guideline for the treatment of restless legs syndrome [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – November 2, 2024
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. CMS posts physician fee schedule final rule CMS announced the release of the final rule with changes [...]
Proposed HIPAA Security Rule update under review by OMB
The proposed update to the HIPAA Security Rule is now under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It aims to strengthen the safeguards for electronic protected health information by enhancing requirements for HIPAA-regulated entities to better [...]
AASM presents amended bylaws for membership review
Several amendments to the current Bylaws of the AASM have been recommended by the Governance Committee. The amended bylaws are being presented to the AASM membership for a 60-day comment period prior to a vote by the Board of [...]
AASM seeks nominees for the 2025 – 2026 Board of Directors
The AASM invites qualified members to nominate themselves or encourage others to be considered for seats that will open in 2025 on the AASM Board of Directors. To qualify for service on the AASM Board of Directors, nominees must [...]
AASM seeks nominees for the Leadership Development Committee
The AASM invites qualified members to nominate themselves to be considered for a position that will be opening in 2025 on the AASM Leadership Development Committee. There will be one opening for a three-year term as an at-large member [...]
Neurovalens launches Modius Sleep for chronic insomnia
On Oct. 28, 2024, Neurovalens announced it launched its first product, Modius Sleep, an FDA-cleared, physician-prescribed medical device intended to treat chronic insomnia in adults. About Modius Sleep Modius Sleep is a portable, battery-operated neurostimulation device worn on the [...]
Caffeine, naps and exercise: How Americans fight daytime sleepiness
DARIEN, IL - To combat the 3 p.m. slump, many Americans turn to caffeine and siestas to help them stay energized and focused. In fact, new survey data from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine reveals that nearly half [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – October 26, 2024
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. SLEEP 2025 abstracts & session proposals The submission site is open for SLEEP [...]
House members urge action on 2025 Medicare fee schedule payment cuts
On Oct. 11, a bipartisan group of 232 members of the U.S. House of Representatives submitted a letter to their leadership, calling for urgent action to address the scheduled 2.8% cut to the Medicare payment conversion factor for 2025. [...]
Talking Sleep | Should PAP be a tool for the obstetrician?
Season 6 | Episode 21 DR. LOUISE O'BRIEN, GUEST There was a recent consensus statement from the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology on the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of [...]