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The AASM invites qualified members to nominate themselves to be considered for positions that will be opening in 2019 on the AASM Nominating Committee. There will be 1 opening for a two-year term as an at-large member of the Nominating Committee, which is responsible [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule, "Classification of the Positive Airway Pressure Delivery System," effective Oct. 19, 2018, that reclassifies the positive airway pressure (PAP) delivery system, moving it from Class III into Class II. PAP delivery systems [...]
Sleep ISR is expanding! The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is looking for physicians and technologists who are willing and able to participate on the Gold Standard Panel for pediatric Sleep ISR records. We are actively looking for people to fill a [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is calling for online abstract and session proposal reviewers for SLEEP 2019. Reviewer volunteers are asked to submit a CV, as well as the volunteer interest form. Session proposal reviewers must be available to review in the first [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is a National Obesity Care Week champion, supporting this nationwide effort to raise awareness of obesity, its treatments, weight bias, and access to care, while ensuring that the relationship between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is [...]
The AASM appreciates your support this past year, and we look forward to your continued commitment in 2019. Together we represent a significant voice and as a group, we make a positive difference in the field of sleep medicine. Membership renewals for the 2019 [...]
The AASM Payer Policy Review Committee recently developed new scorecards for eight payer policies, focusing on diagnostic testing for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults. The committee evaluated the insurers’ policies and assigned a score based on nine criteria, aligned with the AASM’s Clinical [...]
The AASM recently submitted comments in response to the policy revisions proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program. Many of the revisions in the 2019 proposed rule, released by CMS [...]
Dear Carolina Members: As Hurricane Florence approaches the coastal Carolinas, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) board of directors is deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of our colleagues. A dangerous Category 4 hurricane, Florence is expected to be one of the [...]
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has issued a request for proposals to establish for the field of sleep medicine a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) that meets the criteria established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). [...]