Register for upcoming webinars to learn about MIPS
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) required the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a Quality Payment Program, which comprises two participation tracks: Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and the Merit-based Incentive Payment [...]
President Trump issues executive order to reform health plans
As Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate have stumbled in their attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Donald Trump moved on Tuesday, Oct. 12, to rollback components of the ACA via executive order. [...]
Access your 2016 PQRS and QRUR feedback reports today
The final payment adjustment under the Value Modifier (VM) and corresponding Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is underway. On Sept. 18, 2017, CMS released the 2016 PQRS feedback reports and 2016 Annual Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs). The [...]
President Trump names Eric Hargan acting HHS secretary
Following the high-profile resignation by former Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, MD, over his misuse of public funds for chartered flights, President Trump has tapped Eric Hargan to be acting secretary of the HHS. [...]
AASM advocates for research funding in National Defense Authorization Act
In collaboration with the Sleep Research Society (SRS), the AASM has called upon the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Committee on Armed Services and the Senate Committee on Armed Services to continue to support the Congressionally Directed [...]
AASM releases position statement on home sleep apnea testing
DARIEN, IL – A new position statement published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) describes the appropriate clinical use of a home sleep apnea test (HSAT). An HSAT is a medical assessment that can be ordered by [...]
Online event will engage general public in sleep deprivation learning experience
The University of Michigan is hosting a new “Teach-Out,” Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies, which begins Monday, Oct. 23. The free, online learning experience is open to participants from around the world. You are encouraged to share this [...]
MIPS reporting as easy as 1-2-3
MIPSwizard is an easy to use online tool to help MIPS-eligible clinicians quickly and easily participate in the MIPS program. Similar to online tax preparation software, MIPSwizard helps guide clinicians through a few easy steps to rapidly collect, validate [...]
Join the American Medical Association to support the sleep specialty
Twenty years ago the American Medical Association (AMA) granted the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) a seat in its House of Delegates. For two decades this position has given us a platform to represent the interests and needs [...]
FDA approves Remedē implantable device to treat central sleep apnea
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the approval of a new treatment option for patients who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe central sleep apnea. The Remedē System is an implantable device that stimulates a nerve [...]
Read new Scoring Manual FAQs
Subscribers to the online AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events now have access to a new FAQs document. On the AASM website go to “My Account” and then select “Subscriptions.” After you select the Scoring [...]
AASM endorses AMA letter stressing flexibility in MACRA implementation
The AASM has signed onto an American Medical Association (AMA) letter urging Congress to pass legislation to prioritize flexibility in the implementation of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). Current [...]
AASM members share expertise and insight with news media
Recent news coverage of sleep-related topics has included the expertise and insight of American Academy of Sleep Medicine members who have helped raise awareness of the importance of healthy sleep: Alcibiades Rodriguez, MD, spoke to CBSN about healthy [...]
Submit your clinical case for the new Case Book of Sleep Medicine
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is now accepting case submissions for the new Case Book of Sleep Medicine, a learning companion for the ICSD-3. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to educate others about sleep medicine by sharing your [...]
Michel Jouvet: Sleep research pioneer (1925 – 2017)
Sleep research pioneer Michel Jouvet died on the night of Oct. 2 to 3 at the age of 91 years, according to obituaries published in La Croix and Ouest-France. In the late 1950s, Jouvet’s neurological research on cats [...]
FDA warns parents to never use infant sleep positioners
This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a safety alert and re-issued a consumer update reminding parents and caregivers to avoid putting babies in sleep positioners. Also called “nests” or “anti-roll” products, these positioners can [...]
HHS Secretary Price resigns amid chartered flight controversy
On Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Tom Price, MD, tendered his resignation to President Donald Trump after stirring public outrage by amounting over $400,000 in publicly funded chartered flights just over nine [...]
Nobel Prize awarded for circadian rhythm discoveries
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden announced today that it has decided to award the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of [...]
SLEEP 2018: Call for online session proposal reviewers
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is calling for online session proposal reviewers for SLEEP 2018. Session proposal reviewer volunteers are asked to submit a CV, as well as the volunteer interest form. Session proposal reviewers must be available [...]
Membership renewal is open for 2018
Stay connected in 2018 as a member of the premier medical society for sleep medicine professionals. Renew your AASM membership now to enjoy uninterrupted access to the professional development resources and educational opportunities that will equip to you [...]
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute seeks sleep patients for Merit Review panel
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is inviting patients who have a sleep disorder to serve on its Merit Review panel, which reviews research applications for PCORI funding. PCORI is an independent nonprofit that funds research to give people [...]
Booker brings sleep apnea screening debate to U.S. Senate
On Sept. 28, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced S. 1883, a bill that would require the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, to publish a final rule requiring the “screening, testing, and treatment” of sleep disorders for commercial vehicle [...]
AASM members share expertise and insight with local and national news media
Recent news coverage of sleep-related topics has included the expertise and insight of AASM members who have helped raise awareness of the importance of healthy sleep by talking to news outlets such as The New York Times and local [...]
Apply now for the 10th annual AASM Young Investigators Research Forum
Young investigators in clinical and translational sleep medicine research can now apply for the 10th annual AASM Young Investigators Research Forum, which will be held April 18-20, 2018, in Bethesda, Maryland. Successful applicants will be selected based on past [...]
A brand new day for the AASM
Today the American Academy of Sleep Medicine unveiled a new logo to coincide with the launch of the completely redesigned AASM website. Approved recently by the board of directors, the logo represents a rebranding of the AASM. When the [...]