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Advanced Center for Sleep Disorders “Graduates” Three Employees to Continue their Medical Training
This fall, three employees of the Chattanooga-headquartered Advanced Center for Sleep Disorders...
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Medical Specialist Shortage May Impact Access to Sleep Medicine Services
A white paper by Merritt Hawkins finds a growing shortage in the United States of specialists...
PAs Successfully Fight Sleep Disorders
A physician assistant details her 6 weeks with a pulmonologist treating patients for sleep disorders, reports Physician’s Practice. At our sleep center, I consulted patients, ordered in-lab sleep studies, diagnosed...
Read MoreCertificates, Credentials & Degrees – Do You Know the Difference?
The BRPT and the AAST have joined forces to educate the healthcare arena, including practitioners in the sleep field, and to eliminate the misconception between credentialing and certificate programs as well as the incorrect use...
Read MoreThe Trouble With Visas for Foreign Physicians in North Texas
Strict requirements, long wait times, and a limited number of visas make recruiting foreign physicians tough in a physician-strapped region, reports D magazine. Dr. Arun Badi, a native of India, came to the United States in 1999...
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Why and How You Should Add Neurodiagnostics to Your Sleep Center
Integrating EEG provides clinical, technical, staffing, and financial advantages. By Kathryn...
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Nursing Agency in Portland Warns of Health Effects of Sleep Apnea in Honor of National Sleep Awareness Month
An Oregon nursing agency is urging sleep apnea awareness during National Sleep Awareness Month,...
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For Backlogged Labs, Outsourced Sleep Scoring Services Help Ease the Load
When a sleep tech is on vacation or a referral source unexpectedly sends over a high volume of new...
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Sleep Review Salary Survey 2015
Sleep medicine practitioners are making the same, or slightly less, than they made in 2014. Here are the median salaries for sleep professionals by title in 2015.
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First Ever Fundamentals of Sleep for Nurses Course Pilots in San Antonio
Sleep for Nurses and the Texas School of Sleep Medicine & Technology are presenting the Fundamentals of Sleep and Associated Disorders for Nurses, a continuing education course for nurses from varying specialty areas.
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Roles for APRNs/PAs in Your Sleep Center
Advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants have an increasingly expanding place on multidisciplinary sleep medicine teams and can play a vital role in patient care and education.
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The Case for Hiring an Attorney as Your Billing Specialist
Just as a PSG can diagnosis a patient’s sleep disorder and CPAP utilization can assist with the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, hiring a qualified attorney to serve as a billing specialist for a sleep lab or DME company can assist in identifying regulatory compliance concerns and provide advice on documenting areas of concern related to billing and claims submission.
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In Dental Sleep Medicine, Establishing Team Member Roles
From the receptionist and billing coordinator to the hygienist and dental assistant, every employee should play an integral role in the screening and managing for potential patients who might not know they suffer from obstructive sleep apnea.
Read MoreNational Sleep Therapy Trains CPAP Patients Using iPad App
Clinicians at National Sleep Therapy (NST) are providing every new patient with a training session that employs an iPad, under the guidance of a respiratory therapist (RT). NST co-founder and president Eric Cohen, the engineer...
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Sleep Center Director, Sleep Physician, RPSGT Salaries All Up in 2014
Sleep Review’s 2014 Salary Survey shows a welcome upward trajectory. Most titles show increases compared to our 2013 survey.
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Staffing Firm Releases Physician Salary Calculator
National staffing firm, Jackson & Coker, has released its 2014 Physician Salary Calculator—a...
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7 Rules for Growing Sleep Service Offerings
Treating only garden-variety OSA will stunt success. Whether you want to launch a PAP adherence program or a cognitive behavioral therapy group, apply these strategies for sustainable growth.
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