CMS fact sheet offers guidance to avoid improper PAP therapy payments
To help providers of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy avoid improper payments and denials due to insufficient documentation, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Learning Network (MLN) recently posted a fact sheet, "Provider compliance tips for [...]
AASM leaders to participate in FDA workshop on devices for sleep-disordered breathing in adults
AASM President Dr. Ilene Rosen and President-Elect Dr. Douglas Kirsch are among the sleep medicine leaders scheduled to participate in the FDA workshop, “Study Design Considerations for Devices including Digital Health Technologies for Sleep Disordered Breathing in Adults,” which [...]
AASM thanks members for record-setting response to call for volunteers
The AASM thanks all of our members who responded to the 2018 call for volunteers by expressing interest in serving on a committee. We received a record-setting response this year and are currently reviewing the submitted volunteer interest forms [...]
Cast your vote in the 2018 AASM leadership election
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine invites members to participate in the 2018 AASM leadership election by voting for candidates for the AASM Board of Directors and the AASM Nominating Committee. Online balloting is open through Friday, March 23, [...]
Online event will engage general public in sleep deprivation learning experience
The University of Michigan is hosting the return of its popular “Teach-Out,” Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies, beginning Monday, March 12. Participants can join the more than 16,000 who have contributed to the conversation, and the return of [...]
“Sleep Works for You” Twitter chat is Monday, March 12
On Monday, March 12, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) will be participating in the “Sleep Works for You” Twitter chat, which will emphasize the importance of healthy sleep for work [...]
Apply to participate in MIPS study and receive full credit for 2018
MIPS-eligible clinicians participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) as an individual or as part of a group can apply to participate in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) study to evaluate the burdens associated with [...]
Report of the President from the January 2018 board meeting
Before presenting my update from the Jan. 19-20 meeting of the AASM board of directors, I’d like to thank all of you who have renewed your 2018 AASM membership. There is a lot happening at the AASM, and your [...]
Radio media tour highlights link between sleep apnea and heart disease
For American Heart Month, AASM President Dr. Ilene Rosen recently conducted a radio media tour in support of the National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project’s “Sleep Apnea Hurts HEARTS” public awareness campaign. Dr. Rosen did interviews with 10 radio stations [...]
AASM posts sleep apnea testing policy scorecards for three payers
The AASM has posted scorecards for the diagnostic sleep apnea testing policies of AIM Specialty Health, UnitedHealthcare and eviCore. The scorecards are the first to be developed by the AASM Payer Policy Review Committee, which is responsible for encouraging [...]
In Memoriam: Sleep researcher Serge Daan
Sleep researcher Serge Daan passed away on Feb. 9, 2018, according to an announcement from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Daan is remembered for his seminal work in chronobiology, sleep research, psychiatry, physiology, ecology and behavioral biology. [...]
Young Physicians Corner
Dr. Meghna Mansukhani, a previous Medical Director of several sleep labs in Minnesota and now a consultant for Mayo Clinic, has been an active member of the AASM since 2010 and is currently vice chair of the [...]
NoteZzz
Read more about upcoming events, resources for your practice or patients, and fun facts about sleep. Upcoming Event: SLEEP 2018 Organized by the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC, SLEEP is the premier world forum [...]
Meet Your Members
Nancy Redeker, PhD, RN Yale School of Nursing; Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing An AASM member since 2007, Dr. Nancy Redeker is the director of the NIH-funded Yale Center for Sleep Disturbance in Acute & Chronic [...]
In this Issue
With a new brand, a new website, and a new year, the AASM has undergone quite a few stimulating changes for 2018. We decided to carry that excitement into Montage by giving it a fresh, updated design [...]
Sleep Habits Around the World
Defined as a customary practice or a routine of behavior, a habit is something we all develop at one point or another. When it comes to sleep, habits become particularly interesting, depending on your geographic location, and customary [...]
News and Updates
Read more about news and updates in the sleep field ranging from findings of interest in popular sleep journals to sleep articles shared in the media. See what AASM members have also been featured in local news! [...]
Introducing the American Alliance for Healthy Sleep
This January, the AASM introduced a new patient-focused membership organization, the American Alliance for Healthy Sleep (AAHS), which is devoted to partnering patients with sleep disorders, providers, and the public to improve the lives of patients with [...]
360 Degrees of Sleep Awareness
After opening in 1991 with just two beds and two technologists, the Indiana Sleep Center has grown into a sleep center that is accredited by the AASM with eight beds, a staff of multiple sleep physicians and [...]
Adherence to sleep apnea treatment affects risk of hospital readmission
DARIEN, IL – A study of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) suggests that non-adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is significantly associated with increased 30-day hospital readmissions. Results show that non-adherent patients were three times more [...]
President Trump signs the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 into law
President Trump recently signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, a spending package that significantly impacts health care and marked the end of an hours-long federal shutdown. The federal government will be funded according to the spending [...]
Submit a late-breaking abstract for SLEEP 2018
The Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) is now accepting late-breaking abstract submissions for presentation at SLEEP 2018 in Baltimore this June. Late-breaking abstracts include high quality, emerging data found between December 2017 and March 2018. Submissions will be accepted [...]
Volunteer to serve on an AASM standing committee
Expand your professional knowledge, network with colleagues and contribute to the sleep medicine field by volunteering to serve on an AASM standing committee. A diverse slate of committees enables you to engage your professional interests within the AASM. [...]
AASM invites public comment on draft actigraphy guideline
The draft guideline is no longer available. View and download the final clinical practice guideline below. Use of Actigraphy in the Evaluation of Sleep and CRSW Disorders Guideline | Review The American [...]
Trump budget signals continued focus on health care reform
On Feb. 12 President Donald Trump released his budget for fiscal year 2019, which largely serves to outline his agenda for the coming year. If enacted the budget would amount to $4.4 trillion in federal spending. While important in [...]