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. Register for Sleep Medicine Disruptors Explore the innovations that will change the landscape of the sleep field by registering [...]
Talking Sleep Season 5 | Episode 14 Embracing Alternative Practice Models Dr. Sahil Chopra and Dr. Andy Berkowski, GUESTS The practice of sleep medicine is extremely diverse. While there are many who are a part of academic institutions, others have chosen private practice. [...]
The AASM joins the American Medical Association (AMA) in strongly supporting the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 2474), a bipartisan measure now pending in the 118th Congress, which would provide the crucial link between the Medicare physician payment schedule and the [...]
The AASM has been reaching out to Blue Shield of California leadership over the past two months regarding the payer’s denial of reimbursement for positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy when a device with only one respiratory monitoring belt is used in performing the patient’s [...]
As the summer season comes to a close, hitting “reset” on routines is the perfect way to prepare students to go back to school. When it comes to sleep, practice certainly makes perfect. According to a recent survey from the American Academy of Sleep [...]
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. AASM sunsets scorecards, shifts payer focus AASM has sunset its initiative to evaluate coverage policies for diagnostic sleep testing [...]
The AASM has sunset its initiative to evaluate coverage policies for diagnostic sleep testing services, and the AASM Payer Policy Review Committee is now shifting its focus to other areas of need, including payer coverage of medications for patients with hypersomnia, payer requirements for [...]
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. Oral orexin agonist trial results published Results were published of the first phase 2 trial that studied an oral [...]
Talking Sleep Season 5 | Episode 13 Navigating the Ethics of Disclosure in RBD Dr. Alon Avidan, GUEST In this episode of Talking Sleep, our guest Dr. Alon Avidan, helps us better understand the ethics of disclosure in REM sleep behavior disorder. A [...]
Summary The Nox A1s is a wireless polysomnogram system capable of performing level I (PSG), II (unattended PSG), or III (HSAT) studies. For research use only, it can be self-applied by the patient to gather home PSG recordings (Nox Self-Applied Somnography, Nox SAS). The [...]