Season 6 | Episode 20
DR. FADY JAMOUS AND RAY ANTHONIJSZ, GUESTS
The AASM is introducing a new service-based accreditation model and updated Standards for Accreditation, which will take effect in January 2025. Based on feedback from members and accredited programs, this accreditation model provides greater flexibility to accommodate all practice types, making it easier to manage, add, and remove accredited services. Changes to the Standards for Accreditation were also made to remove barriers and promote administrative and operational efficiencies in sleep practice management. In this episode, AASM Accreditation Committee Chair Dr. Fady Jamous and AASM Director of Accreditation Ray Anthonijsz help explain some upcoming changes to AASM accreditation programs.
Fady Jamous, MD, joined Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in 2005. He has been the sleep lab director since 2014 and previously served as assistant director of the intensivist program. Dr. Jamous is also a professor of medicine at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. He is chair of the AASM Accreditation Committee.
Ray Anthonijsz, RPSGT, is the director of accreditation at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, where he has worked for nine years.
Resources
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Webinar: Updates to AASM accreditation. Video recording. Sept. 30, 2024.
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine. AASM announces streamlined fees for new service-based accreditation model. Aug. 21, 2024.
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine. A new era of AASM accreditation is here. May 21, 2024.
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Overview of New Model of Accreditation. May 2024.
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Standards At-a-Glance: Standards for Accreditation. May 2024.
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine. AASM Standards for Accreditation. Updated January 2025.
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Accreditation Process and Policies. Revised January 2025.
