Clinical Resources Articles
These sleep medicine articles include updates about coding and reimbursement, new practice guidelines, and telemedicine. To view our case study of the month, visit the AASM sleep medicine case studies page.

CMS expands Medicare coverage for telemedicine due to COVID-19

On March 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced expanded Medicare telemedicine coverage that will enable beneficiaries to receive a wider range of health care services from their doctors without having to travel to a health care facility. Medicare will temporarily pay [...]

2021-01-18T18:30:27-06:00March 18th, 2020|COVID-19|

COVID-19 information for sleep medicine clinicians

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is responding to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help sleep clinicians and accredited sleep facilities address the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). As much as possible, the AASM also will attempt to address questions of specific relevance [...]

2021-01-18T18:32:02-06:00March 14th, 2020|COVID-19|

Introducing the new and improved JCSM website

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is proud to announce the redesign of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine website! As the official, peer-reviewed journal of the AASM, JCSM is a monthly, online publication featuring original scientific investigations, reviews, case reports and commentaries applicable [...]

2020-01-23T16:16:38-06:00January 17th, 2020|Clinical Resources, Featured|

Download new sleep apnea payer policy scorecards

Revised policies for seven payers were recently reviewed by the AASM Payer Policy Review Committee, which develops and continues to revise payer policy scorecards to evaluate how effective payer policies are at establishing appropriate coverage for diagnostic sleep testing services. The committee also seeks [...]

2020-01-17T16:54:45-06:00January 17th, 2020|Clinical Resources, Featured|
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