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The Drone Effect |
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by Paula G. Williams, MA, CRTT, RPSGT |
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Sleep deprivation impacts every level of society, and personal responsibility must be assumed in order to avoid the effect it has on behavior |
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Fatty Acid Oxidation Defects as a Cause of SIDS |
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by Jamal A. Ibdah, MD, PhD |
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Most fatty-acid-oxidation disorders are amenable to therapy by diet modification, and early recognition may prevent catastrophic illness |
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Pediatric polysomnography |
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by Patrick Sorenson, MA, RPSGT |
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Accurate diagnosis and treatment of pediatric sleep disorders can yield children who are healthier, happier, and more productive |
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Digital vs Analog Polysomnography |
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by Tom Smalling, MS, RRT, RPFT, RPSGT, and Russell Rozensky, RRT, CPFT, RPSGT |
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Technology drives the answer as the equipment and techniques used for sleep recordings become more sophisticated |
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Reimbursement Part II: Monitoring your money |
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by Michael J. Breus, PhD, ABSM |
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Monitoring your money efficiently includes designing a fee schedule, monitoring claims, defining reasons for a denied claim, and identifying incorrectly paid claims |
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CPAP Therapy Used in the Treatment of OSA |
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by Sean Tunis, MD, MSc; Jeffrey Shuren, MD, JD; Francina C. Spencer; Joseph Chin, MD, MS; and Jacqueline Sheridan |
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CPAP will be covered under Medicare in adult patients with OSA under new criteria |
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