Category: Practice Management

Practice Management

Incannex Meets with FDA in Pre-IND Meeting for Sleep Apnea Drug Candidate

Incannex characterized the pre-investigational new drug application (pre-IND) meeting about IHL-42X as “highly constructive.”

Practice Management

‘Why The Sleep Industry Must Back Claims-Based Marketing With Better Data’

Colin Lawlor, CEO of SleepScore Labs, writes for Forbes about the perils of claims-based marketing in the sleep industry.

Practice Management

Which Costs More: CPAP or Oral Appliance Therapy?

A recently presented abstract on obstructive sleep apnea therapies has results that may surprise you.

Money

Medicare Panel Recommends Increasing Payments for Inspire Therapy to Ambulatory Surgical Centers

CMS will review the panel’s recommendations, and the final rules will be published later in 2021.

Laws & Regulations

Hospital System that ‘Falsely Diagnosed’ Sleep Apnea to Pay $1M Settlement

Cincinnati.com: The US Attorney's Office alleges that Mercy Health made medically unnecessary claims for machines used to treat sleep apnea.

FDA

FAQs on the Philips CPAP, BiPAP, and Ventilator Recall

The FDA has provided answers to frequently asked questions related to the Philips CPAP, BiPAP, and ventilator recall.

Marketing

Seattle Children’s Expanding Sleep Medicine Program

In this Q&A, Maida Chen shares details on Seattle Children’s expanding Sleep Medicine Program, such as what makes it unique.

Human Resources

‘APRT’ Expands Respiratory Therapist Scope of Practice

RT Magazine: The nation’s first APRT master’s program recently graduated its first group of licensed advanced practice respiratory therapists.

Continuing Education

New Edition of the Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine Released

An authoritative and comprehensive guide to the practice of sleep medicine, the latest edition of the book the Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, is now available for purchase.