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Professional Practice
AASM Foundation Announces New Community Sleep Health Award
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation is now accepting letters of intent from organizations and individuals interested in applying for the new Community Sleep Health Award. The program will support a wide range of community-based projects to address sleep health needs at the local level, especially among vulnerable and underserved […]
Polls are Open for 2019 AARC Zenith Award Voting
It’s time to vote for the 2019 AARC Zenith Awards. Every year the Zenith Award program invites AARC members to vote for the companies they believe stand out from the crowd. Considerations for the award include the quality of their equipment, supplies, or services; accessibility and helpfulness of their sales […]
Employees Ranked Teleflex Best Place to Work
Teleflex Incorporated was named the winner of MedReps.com’s 8th Annual Best Places to Work 2019 survey for the Large Category Best Medical Device Companies and came in second in the Overall Category, covering Best Medical Device Companies, Best Pharma Companies and Best Biotech Companies. Positive culture, strong products and innovation, […]
Peter Allen Named Sleep Specialty Practitioner of the Year
Peter Griffin Allen, BSRC, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-SDS, RPSGT, RST has been named “Sleep – Specialty Practitioner of the Year” by the AARC. The award was bestowed upon him at the recent 2018 AARC International Congress in Las Vegas, Nevada. Peter Allen was selected by the Sleep Specialty Section as its recipient […]
It Pays To See The Revenue Cycle Through Your Patients’ Eyes
By April Wilson If you’ve never seen a “perspective sculpture” in person, you’ve probably run across a few online. One of the most famous is dedicated to Nelson Mandela. From one angle, the sculpture looks like a random gathering of misshapen steel columns. But if you move just slightly, an […]
How Hospital Closures Can Be Avoided
By Kevin Fleming It seems that every other week we read about another hospital closure. In fact, the current pace is 30 – closures per year, according to an analysis conducted by Morgan Stanley as reported by Bloomberg News in August. The analysis, led by Vikram Malhotra, studied data from […]
How to Prepare for the CCSH Exam: Providing the Foundation for Success
By Robyn Woidtke, MSN, RN, RPSGT, CCP, CCSH The Certification in Clinical Sleep Health (CCSH) exam is a relatively new exam to credential those who may wish an additional sleep role outside of the RPSGT exam. Currently, separate from the technologist credentialing and board certification for MD and PhD., there are […]
The Compliance Team Awards First Respiratory HME Accreditation
Patrick Henry Medical, LLC, a medical equipment company specializing in clinical respiratory services located in Sherman, Texas that does business as Breath of Life, has achieved Exemplary Provider® accredited status for Patient-Centered Respiratory Home™ (PCRH), The Compliance Team’s (TCT) latest accreditation designation that is specifically designed to help respiratory care […]
BRPT To No Longer Accept Respiratory Credits Unless Sleep Related
On May 30, 2018, the BRPT posted this statement on their website regarding the future acceptance of respiratory credits for credential maintenance and recertification: The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is long-known for offering a wide range of excellent educational opportunities for its members. We value these programs and believe the sleep-related […]
