Medicare Now Reimburses Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea Therapy
CMS recently expanded Medicare coverage for electronic positional OSA devices. This could help your patients with early-stage sleep apnea.
CMS recently expanded Medicare coverage for electronic positional OSA devices. This could help your patients with early-stage sleep apnea.
Advanced Brain Monitoring Inc has been issued new patents covering the assessment of treatment efficacy resulting from supine sleep restriction by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and by the Australian Commissioner of Patents.
Positive airway pressure is the gold-standard for obstructive sleep apnea therapy, but an alternative therapy, when indicated, can literally be a lifesaver.
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Read MoreThe traditional “tennis ball technique” for treating positional obstructive sleep apnea has poor long-term compliance. A new breed of technology may change this.
Read MoreThe US Food and Drug Administration cleared and approved these products in the sleep medicine space between January 1 and October 13, 2014. Products likely to be cleared or approved (per the manufacturer’s guidance) between October 11, 2015 and April 30, 2015 are described in the pipeline section.
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