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Submit Stark Law comments HHS and CMS are requesting input from the public on how to address any undue regulatory impact and burden of the Stark Law. AASM members are encouraged to take action by submitting individual comments. Learn more Help secure AMA representation [...]
Editorial: Change in sleep medicine An editorial by AASM Immediate Past President Dr. Ilene Rosen provides a brief update describing how the board of directors is addressing the physician pipeline, patient access, advocacy, new technology and strategic research. Read editorial New position paper: Adult [...]
Read the new President’s Report Download the new President’s Report from Dr. Ilene Rosen for updates from the most recent board meeting, including a summary of the board’s decisions and a report of the committees and task forces. Download report AASM leadership election results [...]
Awards The American Academy of Sleep Medicine awards recognize leaders who have made singular contributions to the AASM and the fields of sleep medicine and sleep and circadian research. The AASM board of directors selects the recipients based on the recommendations of the [...]
Diwakar Balachandran, MD, FAASM MD Anderson Cancer Center Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine An AASM member since 2002, Dr. Dwakar Balachandran specializes in pulmonary and sleep medicine. After learning about the tie between cancer-related fatigue and sleep, Dr. [...]
Montage | Summer 2018 (Volume 3, Issue 2) What’s in this issue? This issue of Montage features articles focused on strategies to improve patient access to care in the field of sleep medicine. Millions of people in the U.S. have [...]
DARIEN, IL – Sleep clinicians and scientists from around the world will present new research and discuss the most recent developments in clinical sleep medicine and circadian science at SLEEP 2018, the 32nd annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS), June [...]
DARIEN, IL – Getting insufficient sleep and working while fatigued have become commonplace in the modern 24/7 workforce, with more than 37 percent of workers sleep-deprived. Over-worked and over-tired employees experience cognitive declines and present employers with heightened safety risks and increased economic costs. [...]
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has formed a new patient-focused membership organization, the American Alliance for Healthy Sleep (AAHS), which is inviting both health care providers and patients with sleep disorders to become members. Millions of Americans have a [...]
Patient Acceptance Fact Sheet Applicable Accreditation Standards Facilities must maintain a Policy and Procedures Manual that addresses patient acceptance policies for in-center testing. Written policies for patient acceptance must include: Adherence to all applicable, current AASM guidelines: Age [...]
Quality Assurance Fact Sheet Applicable Accreditation Standards Facilities must have a medical quality assurance program that addresses the following indicators: A process measure for OSA; An outcome measure for OSA; An outcome measure for another sleep disorder (e.g. [...]
Quality Measures Promoting high quality care in sleep medicine has always been a focus of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), which accredited the first sleep center in 1977 and began developing evidence-based practice standards about 25 years ago. Today more [...]
Dialogue with a Doctor Quality Measures Webinars The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), in collaboration with the American Thoracic Society, presents a 7-part live webinar series on the implementation of quality measures. Register today to hear recognized leaders discuss the benefits, [...]
Public Safety The Public Safety Committee identifies safety risks related to sleep, fatigue and circadian misalignment and develops strategies to advocate for and promote improved regulatory oversight, awareness, alertness, and overall safety. Access resources created by the Public Safety Committee including FAQs [...]
Coding FAQs Diagnostic Sleep Testing (16) ICD-10 (17) Office Visits (3) Telemedicine (8) Treatment and Management (4) Scope of Practice (2) Dental (2) Diagnostic Sleep Testing [Return To Top] Home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) [...]
Frequently Asked Questions Table of Contents Quality Assurance Interpretation and Diagnosis HSAT Requirements Subcontracting Scorers Miscellaneous Standards Questions Accreditation Process/Policies General Questions Quality Assurance For the Facility Quality Assurance program, facilities must have a [...]
Sleep Facility Accreditation Who Should Apply? AASM offers accreditation to comprehensive sleep centers that have a clinic, where patient evaluation and management occurs, and a laboratory, where diagnostic testing is administered through in-center sleep testing and home sleep apnea testing (HSAT). [...]
Sleep clinicians and scientists from around the world will present new research and discuss the latest developments in clinical sleep medicine and circadian science at SLEEP 2017, the 31st annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS), June 4-7, 2017, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston.
Sleep clinicians and scientists from around the world will discuss current practices in sleep medicine and the latest findings in sleep and circadian research at SLEEP 2016, the 30th anniversary meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS), which will be held June 11-15 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) urges the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to reinstate coverage for diagnostic sleep studies and continuous positive airway pressure therapy, known as CPAP, for adult Medicaid patients.
AASM Spokesperson Nitun Verma, MD, is a member of and spokesperson for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and is board-certified in sleep medicine.
AASM Spokesperson Raman Malhotra, MD, is a member of the board of directors of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and is board-certified in sleep medicine and neurology.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the 2015 AASM Young Investigator Award recipient and the three honorable mention designees, each of whom was honored for presenting outstanding research in Seattle at SLEEP 2015.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has updated its educational slide sets, making them easily accessible by putting all 11 sleep topics on individual flash drives. These slide sets serve as the foundation for a teaching curriculum on recognizing and treating sleep disorders.
Read an excerpt from AASM President Dr. Nathaniel Watson’s address to the membership at the AASM General Membership Meeting on Monday, June 8, at SLEEP 2015 in Seattle.
A new study suggests that children with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) have poorer sleep and more daytime sleepiness in comparison to healthy children.
American Academy of Sleep Medicine spokesperson Shalini Paruthi, MD, is a member of the AASM and is the co-director of the Sleep Medicine and Research Center at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis.
Sleep clinicians and scientists from around the world will discuss current practices in sleep medicine and the latest findings in sleep and circadian research at SLEEP 2015, the 29th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS), which will be held June 7-10 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.
The development of new quality measures by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine is the first step to help evaluate the quality of care for five common sleep disorders, reports Medscape in an online article posted March 31.
The March issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine includes a special section with new quality measures developed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) as part of its strategic plan to promote high quality patient-centered care.
Today the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) published new quality measures for five common sleep disorders, which represents a landmark achievement in the promotion of high quality, patient-centered care in the medical subspecialty of sleep medicine.
A new study shows that many adolescents with excessive daytime sleepiness consistent with a clinical diagnosis of narcolepsy test positive for marijuana, emphasizing the importance of drug screening when interpreting diagnostic sleep studies for teens.
