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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 [...]
On July 12 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule that addresses changes to the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) as well as proposed policies for Year 3 of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). A CMS fact sheet [...]
Set your practice apart from your competition by including the AASM Accredited Facility Member logo in your promotional materials. Stand out from the crowd by including the logo on your website, letterhead and marketing collateral. Read the Trademark Policy Overview to learn more about [...]
The Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) is accepting recommendations for a keynote speaker, invited lecturers, and lunch session speakers for the SLEEP 2019 annual meeting, which will be held June 8 - 12 in San Antonio, Texas. To nominate a speaker for consideration by [...]
Dear AASM members, We urgently need your help to ensure sleep medicine has a voice and representation in the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates. The AASM needs to be able to represent our specialty at two influential bodies which impact how all clinicians [...]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are requesting input from the public on how to address any undue regulatory impact and burden of the physician self-referral law (section 1877 of the Social Security Act), [...]
The American Medical Association (AMA) has released a stakeholder survey that is open to both current AMA members and non-members, including practicing and retired physicians, students and residents, health care executives, and non-physician providers. The survey, which takes approximately five minutes to complete, largely [...]
DARIEN, IL - A variety of treatment options may be effective for nightmare disorder in adults, according to a position paper from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). The position paper reports that image rehearsal therapy is useful for the treatment of nightmare [...]
BALTIMORE – Today, Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch became the 33rd president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) board of directors. Kirsch assumed the role during SLEEP 2018, the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS), which is a [...]
DARIEN – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) today issued a health advisory warning of the significant role insufficient or poor sleep may have on the development of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia and a leading cause of death in [...]