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Established in 1975 as the Association of Sleep Disorders Centers, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is the only professional society that is dedicated exclusively to the medical subspecialty of sleep medicine. As the leading voice in the field of sleep medicine, the AASM sets standards and promotes excellence in health care, education and research.
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AASM Accreditation
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OOUTSOURCING SCORED PSGS
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Breaks in a Hospital based 4 bed 2 tech SLeep Lab
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Medicare NCD (lcd) Elimination of 4% Hypopnea rule
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Separate NPI numbers for practice and sleep studies
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Preview: BCBS of Massachusetts is now telling us that even though we are a physician owned sleep center, where we see patients, we need a separate NPI number to bill for sleep ...
 
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 Sleep Deprivation


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Michael B. Russo, MD

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The AASM Sleep Deprivation Section explores the effects of reduced sleep duration on behavior and physiology. Various causes of sleep deprivation are studied including experimentally-induced deprivation as well as the effects of sleep disorders that restrict or disrupt sleep.



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