Officials at the Orange County, Calif-based Judy & Richard Voltmer Sleep Center make sleep health a priority throughout the many specialties at Hoag Memorial Hospital. Even in the population-dense region of Southern California, sleep labs used to be rare. When compared to 2011, sleep apnea awareness in the 1980s significantly trailed other conditions. Officials at Hoag … [Read more...] about California Dreaming
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WatchPAT™ Spearheads Breakthrough of At-Home Testing
New CPT release along with pricing any day between now and 31 October. • In October 2010, the American Medical Association to announce a new CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) code for at-home testing of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which will go into effect January 1, 2011. • Home testing and diagnosing of OSA will now become uniformly reimbursable for all … [Read more...] about WatchPAT™ Spearheads Breakthrough of At-Home Testing
Somté Features Holter-Type Sleep System
When engineers from Australia-based Compumedics developed the Somté, they knew cardiology was likely to play a growing role within sleep medicine. With this in mind, they developed a Holter-type sleep system that earned a 2006 Frost & Sullivan award for Technology Leadership. Combining home sleep diagnostics with the optional capability for Holter ECG monitoring and pulse … [Read more...] about Somté Features Holter-Type Sleep System