Race and Ethnic Variations in Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Depend on Whether Severity or Frequency is Measured
Race/ethnic variation in excessive daytime sleepiness
High Blood Pressure Prevalent Among NFL Players
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
Section Members: Attend Your Section Meeting at SLEEP 2009
Section Meetings at SLEEP 2009
SLEEP 2009: Program Directors Invited to Fellowship Training Committee Forum
Fellowship Training Committee Forum
Legislation in Minnesota Addresses Sleep Technology Issues
Senate Bill 685 (SF 685), Senate Bill 1447 (SF 1447) and House Bill 1276 (HF 1276)
First Coast Service Options Introduces New LCD for Jurisdiction 9
First Coast Service Options New LCD for Jurisdiction 9
SLEEP 2009: AASM to Host Sleep Technologist Issues Committee Forum
AASM Sleep Technologist Issues Committee Forum
Preregistration for SLEEP 2009 Now Closed
Preregistration for SLEEP 2009 is now closed.
Committee Outlines Options for Financing Heath Care Reform
Health care reform
HHS and DOJ Form New Fraud Team
Medicare and Medicaid fraud
NEJM Publishes New Study on Work Hours
Medical resident work hours
COI Disclosures for SLEEP 2009
SLEEP 2009 COI
Sleep Apnea Awareness Bill Introduced in the House
Recently Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) introduced House Resolution 384, "Sleep Apnea Awareness."
Expand Your Knowledge of Behavioral Sleep Medicine through Webinars
A series of webinars focusing on topics related to behavioral sleep medicine
Administration Places Focus on Health Care Reform This Week
Updates on health care reform
New Resource: Board Review for the Sleep Specialist Course Archive CD-ROM
The archived CD-ROM includes MP3 audio files of the speaker presentations.
Legislation Passes in Georgia that Provides Exemption for Sleep Technologists
House Bill 509 establishes exemption language for sleep technologists in the Georgia Respiratory Care Act.
AASM and AAST Send Open Letter to State Respiratory Care Society Presidents
Letter to the presidents of the state respiratory care societies.
SLEEP 2009: Make Plans to Attend 7th Annual Discovering the Secrets of Sleep Fundraising Dinner
Attend the 7th Annual Discovering the Secrets of Sleep fundraising dinner on Sunday, June 7, 2009.
Current Payment Formula Requires Cuts in Physician Payments
No legislative change will require a 21% reduction in physician payments in 2010.
OIG Receives Boost in Federal Fraud and Abuse Funding and Actions
"Program integrity" initiatives to increase oversight and eliminate fraud and errors in federal programs, including Medicare and Medicaid
Administration to Address Health System Reform
The big news story for the year for health care professionals and the health care industry will be health system reform.
D.C. Mayor Signs PSG Practice Act
On Tuesday, May 5, Washington, D.C. Mayor Fenty signed bill 18-33, The Practice of Polysomnography Amendment Act of 2009.
Legislation in Maryland Postpones Deadline for PSG Licensure
SB 433 postpones the deadline for sleep technologists to obtain a license to perform polysomnography from October 1, 2009, to October 1, 2011.
Register for the Last Board Review Study Session
The new Board Review Study Session webinar series