We will be focusing our ongoing “Future of Sleep Medicine” process on a critical evaluation of healthcare reform, examining issues like the electronic medical record, pay for performance, workforce needs and accountable care organizations. Over this next year, we will be taking a very careful look at our Standards of Practice process and our center accreditation standards. As healthcare reform looms large, the AASM – as the leader in the field of sleep medicine – needs to stay ahead of the curve by anticipating changes and being nimble in improving our standards as necessary. The staff, along with the AASM committees, are constantly reviewing these standards. As the field has grown, so has the AASM staff, by leaps and bounds, to stay ahead of the required changes. The AASM has set the standards for sleep medicine since its inception many years ago: Practice parameters center accreditation standards for physicians, which eventually morphed into the American Board of Sleep Medicine ASTEP, an education program for sleep technologists DME accreditation out-of-center sleep testing accreditation the list goes on.īut all of these processes require constant evaluation and re-evaluation to keep them current. My thoughts for this week center around STANDARDS. Hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable 4th of July. Guiding Principles for Industry Support.Young Investigators Research Forum (YIRF).Accredited Sleep Technologist Education Program (A-STEP).Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants (APRN PA).
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