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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to remove two AASM-stewarded obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) measures from the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program for the 2021 payment year (and future years). The measures proposed for removal are: 276 – Sleep [...]
On Aug. 31, the last day of California’s legislative session, the Golden State’s Senate and State Assembly passed a bill to delay middle school and high school start times to begin no earlier than 8:30 a.m. The bill, SB328, was introduced in 2017 with [...]
The AASM joined almost 170 organizations in signing on to a comment letter from the American Medical Association (AMA) in response to the Evaluation and Management (E/M) coding, reimbursement, and documentation guideline revisions proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The [...]
In response to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) request for input on how to address any undue burden of the Stark Law, the AASM submitted comments recommending exceptions for the provision of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea [...]
The AASM collaborated with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) to provide comments to the American Medical Association (AMA) expressing our disagreement with the decreased work RVUs for the three home [...]
Revisions and amendments to the AASM bylaws have been adopted by AASM voting members, with 96 percent of participating members approving the amended and restated bylaws. The AASM Board of Directors identified and recommended the changes to better align with the overall strategic direction [...]
Dear AASM members, I am writing again to be sure you are aware of the importance of reclaiming our delegate in the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD). Having a delegate will enable the AASM to represent and amplify the voice of [...]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the Proposed Rule for the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. HSAT Codes Within the Proposed Rule are the CMS recommendations for relative value units (RVUs) for three sleep medicine home sleep apnea test (HSAT) [...]
These articles that have been published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine in 2018 received the most online pageviews from Jan. 1 – June 30: 1. Medical Cannabis and the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Position Statement [...]
DARIEN, IL – Actigraphy can be a useful clinical tool for the evaluation of adult and pediatric patients with suspected sleep disorders, including circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, according to a clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). The guideline, which [...]