Signals are being given that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are nearing sleep apnea testing regulations for truckers. Everyone is concerned about safety, but none of the interested parties wants another regulation that is just going to be a nuisance costing more money and posing greater risk liability. … [Read more...] about Sleepy Drivers
Home Sleep
Brand Takes Center Stage – Sleep Solutions Becomes NovaSom
Sleep Solutions may have changed its name to NovaSom and moved the company from California to Delaware, but the company’s intense focus remains the same. More than a year after taking the reins at the largest national service provider of home sleep tests, Richard Hassett, MD, believes the time is ripe for a change. Specifically, the CEO of Sleep Solutions has decided to … [Read more...] about Brand Takes Center Stage – Sleep Solutions Becomes NovaSom
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
1-800-SLEEPLAB Ramping Up
A renewed commitment to a nationwide phone reference (1-800-SLEEPLAB) is just one of many projects on the Sleep Group Solutions (SGS) docket. Rani Ben-David, president of SGS, North Miami Beach, Fla, has an ambitious goal in the form of 1-800-SLEEPLAB, a work in progress that seeks to be the largest directory in the ever-growing sleep world that includes neurology, cardiology, … [Read more...] about 1-800-SLEEPLAB Ramping Up