Montage Articles
By Kevin Postol, DDS, president of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Advances in technology have impacted awareness, diagnosis and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Wearables now provide patients with insights into whether they may be at risk for sleep apnea. [...]
By Kate Robards, senior writer Physicians spend a substantial amount of time on documentation, often more than they spend with their patients. An article published in JAMA Network Open found that primary care visits average about 30 minutes, while physicians typically spend 36 [...]
By the Coding and Reimbursement Advisory Committee Remote monitoring services refer to the use of digital technologies to collect, transmit and analyze health data from patients outside of traditional health care settings, such as in their homes. These services enable health care professionals [...]
By Kate Robards, senior writer In December 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved tirzepatide (Zepbound) as the first medication indicated for treating moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults who also have obesity. This landmark approval, backed by data from the [...]
Each issue of Montage highlights timely ideas, clinical insights, and member voices that reflect the evolving field of sleep medicine. In this issue, Dr. Judette Louis brings sleep into the maternal health conversation, and patient advocate Matt Horsnell shares a viewpoint on holistic [...]
Hypoglossal nerve stimulation for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) became a viable clinical option following its FDA approval in the United States in 2014. Sleep medicine providers will typically bill codes 95970, 95976 and 95977, which are used for the programming and analysis [...]
By Kate Robards, senior writer When Yash and Sanjay Malhotra, 17 and 14, respectively, walk into an elementary school auditorium, the energy is palpable. As founders of Kids Talk Sleep, a nonprofit they launched to teach children the value of healthy sleep habits, the [...]
By Drs. Mattina Davenport, Scott Ryals, Trung Le and Vidya Krishnan, on behalf of the AASM Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee Artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly highlighted as a potential tool to enhance population-level sleep health and address gaps in sleep [...]
By Monica Prasad Mallampalli, PhD There is enough scientific evidence to support the fact that women’s sleep is different than men’s. For example, women tend to have shorter sleep duration, more slow wave sleep and longer sleep latency compared with men. Sleep in [...]
With each issue of Montage, we aim to capture the dynamic conversations shaping sleep medicine — spotlighting new ideas, celebrating our members and exploring the evolving landscape of patient care. In this issue, we focus on topics that affect both clinicians and patients. [...]