The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released the 2024 National Impact Assessment of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Measures Report. The CMS impact assessments are released every three years, with this being the fifth report in the series beginning [...]
Season 6 | Episode 6 DR. LISA WOLFE, GUEST While CPAP devices are similar across manufacturers, there are more significant differences in the advanced modalities of ventilatory support. Dr. Lisa Wolfe is well known for her granular knowledge of mechanical ventilation, including noninvasive [...]
Summary Somnio Insomnia Therapy is an online, self-directed, 8-session course focused on improving the user’s sleep pattern and sleep environment, identifying and adjusting lifestyle habits, learning to recognize and change negative beliefs and thoughts, reinforcing positive beliefs and thoughts, and learning techniques that help [...]
Summary This is a consumer 6-week program designed to improve sleep using a combination of CBT-I deliverd via an app, and a nearable REST device that assesses sleep quality/ times using radar. The program creates a customized sleep/wake schedule, and provides access to a [...]
Summary Stellar Sleep is based on CBT-I. Daily lessons are reportedly adjusted to the user’s specific needs. Users enter data and Stellar Sleep uses an intelligent algorithm to analyze the sleep patterns and adjust the bedtime automatically. There also are lessons on relaxation techniques [...]
Summary Mayo Clinc CBT-I is an educational, self-guided CBT-I program. Users complete the 7 self-paced educational CBT-I modules over 2-6 weeks. Users also keep a bedside paper sleep log, manually calculate sleep efficiency, and adjust sleep times. Claimed Capabilities/Measurements Offered through Mayo Clinic, the [...]
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. Webinar: Adapting to Philips product changes Register to attend this free, multi-society webinar at 2 p.m. CDT on Monday, [...]
On March 8, President Biden signed into law a legislative package that includes an increase of 1.68% to Medicare physician payment, effective immediately, through the end of 2024. In November 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a physician fee schedule [...]
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. First AASM-certified autoscoring software The AASM congratulates Philips RS North America LLC, which has earned autoscoring software certification from [...]
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates Philips RS North America LLC, which has earned stage-specific autoscoring software certification from the AASM. Its software, Sleepware G3 with Somnolyzer v4.0.2.0, is the first to be certified through the pilot program, which [...]