Montage Articles
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. [...]
This issue of Montage brings fresh perspectives and stories from the sleep medicine community as we celebrate the AASM’s 50th anniversary. We look back at the 1970s and the organization’s origins, honoring trailblazers like Dr. Thomas Roth, the second AASM president. Inside, Dr. [...]
The sleep medicine phrenic nerve stimulation codes became effective Jan. 1, 2024. They were created because of advances in phrenic nerve stimulation technology, improved diagnostic precision, and recognition of clinical needs in sleep medicine, all of which facilitated reimbursement and payer clarity. The [...]
By Makayla Cordoza, PhD, RN; Steven Holfinger, MD, MS; Shalini Paruthi, MD, FAASM; Sachin Shah, MD, MS; Cameron Barber, DO; Evin Jerkins, DO; Jennifer Y. So, MD; Navin Verna, MD, FAASM; Sharon Schutte-Rodin, MD, FAASM; on behalf of the AASM Emerging Technology Committee With [...]
By Chenlu Gao, PhD, and Michael K. Scullin, PhD Most Americans observe daylight saving time (DST) with biannual adjustments in clocks. While DST was initially introduced to save energy and provide more evening light, its unintended negative effects have been increasingly recognized. For [...]
By Kate Robards, senior writer Every day, more than 45,000 flights transport 2.9 million passengers to their destinations. Behind the scenes, over 14,000 air traffic controllers work in 520 control towers, ensuring safe takeoffs, landings and flight paths across the U.S. However, air [...]