AASM Clinical Sleep Medicine Articles | Recent Medical Updates

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|

APSS statement: COVID-19 and SLEEP 2020

UPDATE - April 24, 2020: Today the APSS suspended registration for SLEEP 2020 while continuing contract negotiations with the city of Philadelphia on a plan to host the SLEEP meeting there in a future year. Assuming these negotiations are successful, SLEEP 2020 will be [...]

2021-01-18T18:32:55-06:00March 7th, 2020|COVID-19, Professional Development|

OIG report highlights the most common reasons for Medicare polysomnography overpayments

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a report, Medicare Payments to Providers for Polysomnography Services Did Not Always Meet Medicare Billing Requirements, which summarized a review of Medicare claims for CPT codes 95810 and 95811 [...]

2020-02-14T17:37:05-06:00February 14th, 2020|Clinical Resources|

The submission window for the 2019 CMS Quality Payment Program is open

Eligible clinicians and groups can now submit Quality Payment Program (QPP) data, including data for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for performance year 2019. All program participants will be able to submit data until [...]

2020-02-10T14:55:20-06:00February 7th, 2020|Clinical Resources|

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|

AASM releases updated version of sleep scoring manual

On Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, the AASM released the AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events, Version 2.6. Based on the recommendations of the AASM Scoring Manual Committee, the AASM Board of Directors approved several changes in this update to the [...]

2020-01-23T16:13:39-06:00January 10th, 2020|Clinical Resources, Featured|

Sleep medicine news: Top 10 headlines from 2019

The close of 2019 ended an eventful year for the field of sleep medicine that included FDA warnings and new device and drug approvals; growing interest in sleep care from CVS and Walgreens pharmacies; a new clinical practice guideline and updates to the AASM [...]

2020-01-03T18:10:31-06:00January 3rd, 2020|Clinical Resources, Featured|

FDA approves lemborexant for treatment of insomnia

Eisai Inc., the U.S. pharmaceutical subsidiary of Eisai Co., Ltd., announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Dayvigo (lemborexant) 5 mg and 10 mg for the treatment of adult patients with sleep-onset insomnia and sleep maintenance insomnia. According to Eisai, the [...]

2020-01-07T18:57:44-06:00December 23rd, 2019|Clinical Resources, Featured, Industry|

Health Canada warns that modafinil may cause fetal harm

Health Canada, a federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, issued a letter to health care professionals in June, warning them about the risk of congenital anomalies when modafinil is used during pregnancy. Modafinil is indicated to improve wakefulness in [...]

2020-01-07T21:40:36-06:00December 20th, 2019|Clinical Resources, Featured, Industry|

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