The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Sunday, September 13, 2026
By José Domingos From Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) laws to the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare industry is highly regulated. In an ever-evolving healthcare landscape, significant regulatory updates occur rapidly and frequently. The COVID-19 pandemic has served to highlight this trend, often requiring organizations to shift focus […]
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), a nonprofit accreditation organization with deeming authority from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has been selected as the preferred accrediting organization of the Oceti Sakowin Sioux Nation of Governments, the Dahcotah-Nakota-Lakota, and the Sioux Territory Country-1851-1868 Treaty Community. ACHC will […]
Award application open: January 13, 2021 Application close: February 22, 2021 Eligibility The AASM and SRS are pleased to present the inaugural 2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Award. The award recipient will be an individual (member or non-member) who has made significant contributions to the field of sleep medicine and/or […]
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care’s (ACHC) learning management system, HealthTrainU™, was recently awarded a five-year reaccreditation from the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). The customizable HealthTrainU platform has again met the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is internationally recognized as the standard for excellence and integrity for Continuing […]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has established a Congressional Sleep Health Caucus to emphasize the necessity of healthy sleep for optimal health and promote high-quality, patient-centered care for the millions of Americans who have sleep disorders. Congressional caucuses are political groups comprising Senate and House members who periodically meet […]
The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) named Andrea Ramberg, BA, RPSGT, CCSH, President-Elect of the Board of Directors. Her two-year term as President will begin in January 2022. Ramberg has been a member of the BRPT Board since 2018, where she has served as chair of the BRPT’s Public […]
In a historic move, Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) and Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) are joining to form a single company with the programs, knowledge and resources to provide complete, quality accreditation and certification services to healthcare providers globally across the entire continuum of care. HFAP will operate as a […]
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) announced a partnership with Samsung Electronics Ltd to provide millions of Samsung device users with sleep health education and tailored information on the Samsung Health app, available on the new Galaxy Watch3, released on August 5. Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch3 will feature an updated sleep […]
By: Rachel Mouton, RPSGT, CCSH, LPN, Chair of the Exam Development Committee and Becky Appenzeller, RPSGT, R. EEG T., CNIM, CCSH, Director of the Exam Development Committee In an effort to further support our exam candidates, we conducted a lengthy review of RPSGT exam results going back as far as […]
Physician burnout is a significantly underappreciated public safety issue, and sleep loss is often overlooked as a contributing factor, according to a new position statement published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Sleep is essential to health, and sleep deprivation due to shift-work schedules, high workload, long hours, sleep interruptions, and […]
