Category: Laws & Regulations

Laws & Regulations

Medical Errors Increase Following Spring Change to Daylight Saving Time

Preliminary results show that over an 8-year period, adverse events following the time change in both the spring and fall.

Laws & Regulations

Wearable Restless Legs Syndrome Therapy Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

Noctrix Health aims to treat RLS symptoms with its wearable neuromodulation platform that targets specific peripheral nerve fibers in a manner that is comfortable to wear to sleep.

Laws & Regulations

Mylan Launches Generic of Nuvigil Tablets

Mylan NV on June 1 announced the US launch of Armodafinil tablets, 50 mg, 150 mg, 250 mg, a generic version of Cephalon’s Nuvigil. Mylan received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its...

FDA

FDA: CPAPs May be Used to Support Patients with Respiratory Insufficiency During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak

In a letter to health care providers dated March 20, the US Food and Drug Administration advises the following.

Patient Rights, Privacy

Mother of Child with Sleep Apnea Pleads for People to Take Social Distancing Seriously

Kaylee Proctor's 2-year-old has dysphagia and sleep apnea, raising his mother's fears during the coronavirus pandemic, reports WAFB9.

Medicare & Medicaid

CMS: Oral Appliances Made from Digital Scans Now OK for Medicare Beneficiaries

After requests from dental sleep medicine practitioners, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Fraud & Malpractice

Medical Malpractice Insurer: Inadequate Pre-Op Assessments Create Risks for Anesthesiologists

When reviewers identified inadequate histories and physicals, 67% of those patients were found to...

Financial

You Can No Longer Sign Patients Up for Deferred Interest Medical Credit Cards in California

Effective this July, sleep subspecialists and dental sleep medicine practitioners can no longer give patients pre-filled applications or in any way help patients sign up for CareCredit or similar cards in their offices.

Commercial Transportation

Wearable Tech That Tells Drowsy Truckers It’s Time to Pull Over

Biometric sensors are getting lighter, cheaper and more accurate, and could help warn drivers before they become too fatigued, reports The New York Times. New wearable technology monitors the drivers but in a more subtle way,...