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On Nov. 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to modernize and clarify the regulations that interpret the Medicare physician self-referral law (often called the “Stark Law”). According to CMS, the final rule creates new, permanent exceptions to [...]
The holiday season provides us an opportunity to celebrate; it also allows time for us to self-reflect. Many of you know the story of how Thanksgiving in America started sometime in the 1600s when the first harvest of the pilgrims was celebrated. Why celebrate? [...]
DARIEN, IL – A study found a significant increase in the number of online search queries for “insomnia” between April and May 2020, when governments across the U.S. and around the world implemented stay-at-home orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Results show there [...]
A record-breaking 165 physicians were matched with a sleep medicine fellowship training program on Oct. 28 during “Match Day” for the 2021 appointment year. The number of matched fellows is an 11.5-percent increase over last year. Each fellow will join one of 86 sleep [...]
DARIEN, IL – As we approach flu season, adults with obstructive sleep apnea may want to take extra precautions. A study published online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is the first to find that patients with sleep apnea [...]
As I paused recently to appreciate the beautiful fall colors changing, it reminded me that change is happening everywhere, continuously. We change as part of the natural evolution of life. As I was reflecting on change, my mind wandered to our field of sleep [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is calling for online abstract reviewers for SLEEP 2021. All reviewers must be able and willing to complete reviews during the upcoming holiday season (December – early January). If you are interested in volunteering to serve as a [...]
On behalf of all individual and facility members, the AASM submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Oct. 5 in response to the CMS 2021 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program proposed rule, which was published [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the sleep medicine field in many ways. Through it all, the AASM has been quick to adjust to provide our members with timely support, resources, and lasting value. We are all in this together and together we will continue [...]
The U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently conducted a review of $1.1 billion in Medicare-allowed charges for about one million monthly noninvasive ventilator rental units billed under the Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS) code E0466 from 2016 to 2018. In its September [...]