As we approach the end of 2021, I want to highlight some of the progress we have seen in the last few months through various AASM initiatives. While this fall has been challenging in numerous ways for our members and our patients, there have [...]
Besides enjoying a tasty meal, Thanksgiving time allows us to reflect upon things that we are thankful for. It also gives us time to spend with friends, family, and loved ones as we enter the holiday season and the end of the year. This [...]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 physician fee schedule final rule earlier in November. The AASM has analyzed the publication and provides the following highlights for sleep clinicians. A separate analysis of the Quality Payment Program final rule will [...]
On Nov. 12, the Food and Drug Administration issued a news release with updated findings related to the June recall of certain Philips Respironics ventilators and positive airway pressure machines due to potential health risks related to polyester-based polyurethane sound abatement foam used in [...]
On Sept. 21, the Congressional Sleep Health Caucus held its first briefing for legislative staff. The virtual briefing focused on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed legislative staff to learn about the importance of sleep health from several sleep experts. Patient concerns, [...]
The AASM is now accepting applications for the 2022 class of AASM Fellows. In recognition of the important role that members of the sleep team play in advancing sleep care, the AASM has expanded eligibility for the prestigious Fellow standing to include members in [...]
On July 1, 2021, the U.S. departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Treasury, and Labor, along with the Office of Personnel Management, released an interim final rule related to surprise billing, which was outlawed by the “No Surprises Act,” signed into law as [...]
On July 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 proposed rule summarizing proposed revisions to the physician fee schedule (PFS) and Quality Payment Program(QPP). AASM’s health policy team performed an analysis and found that several of the proposed [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is preparing to discontinue its AASM SleepTM telemedicine service in one year. New subscriptions will no longer be accepted after Sept. 30, 2021. Current subscribers will continue to be able to use SleepTM, purchase minutes, receive support, and [...]
Philips has posted an assortment of online resources that sleep clinicians can use to help patients with sleep apnea who are transitioning to the new DreamStation 2 positive airway pressure machine due to the recall of first-generation DreamStation devices. Philips previously announced that it [...]