Last week, a notification to American Academy of Sleep Medicine members from AASM President Patrick Strollo, MD, warned physicians that the 2011 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule would reduce payments for physician services unless Congress takes
Read MoreThe impact of upper GI conditions, like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and functional dyspepsia, on sleep was explored in a new study related to sleep dysfunction presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s (ACG) 75th A
Read MoreDiscovery of novel genes and brain areas associated with sleep deprivation may have implications for improved management of brain function. Researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science and SRI International have published a study detail
Read MoreCMS published its interim final values for sleep testing on November 2, 2010, as part of Medicare’s Final Part B Physician Fee Schedule for 2011. Although the sleep code values are to be effective January 1, 2011, CMS is offering the publi
Read MoreEver wonder why some people breeze along on 4 hours of sleep when others can barely function? It may be in our genes, according to new research and an accompanying editorial published in the October 26, 2010, print issue of Neurology, the medica
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