Clinical Resources Articles
Updates about coding and reimbursement, new practice guidelines, and telemedicine
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is inviting public comment on a draft clinical practice guideline for the treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure (PAP). The public comment period is open beginning Saturday, Oct. 14, and ending Wednesday, Nov. [...]
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 System (MIPS) program. Two webinars [...]
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 2016 PQRS feedback reports indicate [...]
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 and submit their results to [...]
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 located in the chest that [...]
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 Manual subscription, you will be [...]
Harvard professors exploring how to improve value in health care have found that by spending more time talking patients through procedures beforehand, physicians can cut down on recovery costs and avoid costly complications later on.
DARIEN, IL – Today the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) introduced the AASM SleepTM app, a mobile app that directly connects patients to sleep medicine professionals and accredited sleep centers through the AASM SleepTM telemedicine system. The app provides patients convenient access to [...]
A survey of 1,003 doctors by recruitment firm Merritt Hawkins indicates that the concept of a single-payer health care system is a polarizing issue among physicians.
Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC has given sleep facilities in its region (Jurisdictions JE and JF) a 90-day extension to become compliant with the requirements listed in its local coverage determination (LCD) policy, Polysomnography and Other Sleep Studies (L34040).