Sleep Diagnosis and Therapy

Official Publication of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy

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WatchPAT™ Spearheads Breakthrough of At-Home Testing

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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

Sleepwalking Parasomnia Lawsuit – Man awarded 10 million Euro

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A businessman has been awarded 10m euro damages - the highest libel award in the history of the Irish state - after an incident in which he sleep-walked naked. Donal Kinsella, 67, from Dunleer, County Louth, took the case against his former employer, Kenmare Resources. The company published a press release insinuating he made inappropriate advances to a colleague in Africa. Mr … [Read more...] about Sleepwalking Parasomnia Lawsuit – Man awarded 10 million Euro

SleepView

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SleepView provides a monitor for home recording of sleep and a web portal for access to registered polysomnographic technologists and board-certified sleep physicians who provide scoring, professional interpretation and treatment recommendations.   Request More Information … [Read more...] about SleepView

School of Dental Medicine Plans to offer Panacea for Sleep Disorders

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The reported 27 percent of college students plagued by sleep disorders may have found unlikely saviors: their dentists. More and more students have been suffering from sleep problems, and dentists at Tufts are learning the solution to some of these disorders. The Dental Sleep Medicine Program at the School of Dental Medicine, first offered as a course in the Fall 2009 … [Read more...] about School of Dental Medicine Plans to offer Panacea for Sleep Disorders