How Is the Coronavirus Impacting Sleep Medicine Professionals?
Due to COVID-19, Sleep Medicine Professionals Turn to Telemedicine, Mail-Order Services to Manage Patients; Some Facilities Close, While Others Remain Mostly Business-as-Usual.
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Author: Sree Roy
Itamar Medical, BetterNight Join Forces to Offer Referred Patients Home-Based Virtual-Care Sleep Solution
This agreement is designed to simplify the process by which both sleep and non-sleep referring physicians, such as cardiologists, can refer their patients for sleep apnea testing with WatchPAT through Itamar Medical and BetterNight’s platforms providing a full care pathway.
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NextGen Diaphragm Pacing Transmitter for Central Sleep Apnea Earns FDA Approval
Avery Biomedical Devices has earned FDA approval for its next-generation diaphragm pacemaker transmitter, Spirit, and indications for use include chronic respiratory insufficiency due to central sleep apnea.
Read MoreCMS: Clinicians Have “Maximum Flexibility” in Determining Patient Need for CPAP During Coronavirus Pandemic
Medicare will cover non-invasive ventilators, respiratory assist devices, and continuous positive airway pressure devices based on the clinician’s assessment of the patient.
Read MoreDental Journal Issue Focuses on Sleep-Breathing Disorders
The April issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association highlights the dentist’s role in sleep-related breathing disorders.
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