New Hampshire Proposed Regulations Addressing the Licensure of Sleep...
The New Hampshire Respiratory Care Practice Act contains statutory language which allows the state Respiratory Care Board (“Board”) to have “the authority” to adopt rules specifying the scope of...
View ArticleNew York Drowsy Driving Legislation Would Amend State Traffic Laws
Under the two bills, a person who falls asleep while driving or is proven to be without sleep for 24 or more consecutive hours would be considered by state law to be fatigued.
View ArticleOregon Introduces Bills Punishing Drowsy Drivers with Fines, Imprisonment
Under both bills, drivers could face hefty fines and even prison time for accidents due to driving while fatigued.
View ArticleOffice of the Inspector General to Require Fraud and Abuse Compliance Programs
The HHS Office of the Inspector General issued a regulatory announcement on February 2 of its intent to finalize new Medicare and Medicaid enrollment standards that will establish procedures to better...
View ArticleNIH Releases 2011 Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards
The notice indicates that NIH has been allocated a budget of $30.9 billion, which is nearly one percent less than the total fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget authority level of $31.2 billion. As a result,...
View ArticleAASM Working to Have Sleep Testing Included in the “Welcome to Medicare” Benefit
The AASM has been working with legislators in Washington, D.C., on a draft bill that would incorporate sleep disorders testing into the "Welcome to Medicare" benefit, which allows individuals entering...
View ArticleViewpoints: Innovations in obstructive sleep apnea care
By Atul Malhotra, MD Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has major cardiometabolic and neurocognitive consequences and is estimated to affect up to 1 billion people worldwide. The expectation that all of...
View ArticleSomnus Therapy
Summary Somnus reportedly uses a two-fold approach with both CBT-I and acceptance commitment therapy (ACT). The course is customized based on self-identified sleep problems (trouble falling asleep,...
View ArticleMedical malpractice incidents are more severe during daylight saving time
DARIEN, IL – Medical malpractice incidents are more severe during the months of the year when daylight saving time is observed in the U.S., according to a new study that examined three decades of...
View ArticleDigital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: Platforms and characteristics
Sachin Shah, MD, MS; Sharon Schutte-Rodin, MD, DABSM, FAASM; Shalini Paruthi, M.D.; Ambrose Chiang, MD, FAASM; Makayla Cordoza, PhD, RN, CCRN-K; Kevin Gipson, MD; Evin Jerkins, DO; Eric J. Olson, MD on...
View ArticleA sleep scientist’s journey from melodies to moon missions
Erin Flynn-Evans, PhD, MPH, director of the Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory at NASA Ames Research Center, discusses her journey from music therapy aspirations to guiding astronauts’ sleep on future...
View ArticleRead Montage magazine issue one of 2024
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View ArticleSleepio
Summary Sleepio is a web based and iOS/android based application that provides digital CBT-I. Subjects complete online baseline and ongoing questions that allow Sleepio to build a 6 week program that...
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Talking Sleep | Neurotransmitters, insomnia pharmacotherapy and mental health
Season 6 | Episode 5 DR. CHRIS BOJRAB, GUEST We know that CBT-I is the gold standard treatment for insomnia, but it remains inaccessible for many due to cost or the limited availability of trained...
View ArticleAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine announces first recipient of autoscoring...
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates Philips RS North America LLC, which has earned stage-specific autoscoring software certification from the AASM. Its software, Sleepware...
View ArticleElection of AASM leaders is now open
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) invites all eligible voting members to participate in the 2024 – 2025 leadership election and proposed bylaws update. Online voting will be open through...
View ArticleAASM invites public comment on draft guideline for the Treatment of Restless...
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is inviting public comment on drafts of a clinical practice guideline on the Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder and...
View ArticleCase Study of the Month – March 2024
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View ArticleBiden signs legislative package including physician payment update
On March 8, President Biden signed into law a legislative package that includes an increase of 1.68% to Medicare physician payment, effective immediately, through the end of 2024. In November 2023, the...
View ArticleSleep Medicine Weekly Insider – March 9, 2024
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