The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Sunday, June 14, 2026
A message from Kyle Miko, CRT/CSE, Founder VirtuOx/DocViaWeb As our nation continues to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, we at VirtuOx understand our duty as leaders to provide solutions that can help save lives and minimize the spread of the virus. With the recent passage of the 1135 Waiver […]
Masimo announced a partnership with Imprivata®, the digital identity company for healthcare, to integrate Imprivata Medical Device Access – streamlined, secure authentication to medical devices for clinical users – into Masimo’s Hospital Automation solutions, featuring the Root® Patient Monitoring and Connectivity Platform and Iris Gateway®. With the addition of Imprivata Medical Device […]
By Sara Zaib Khan, MD, Sameer Verma, MD, Rammohan Gumpeni, MD, Arunabh Talwar, MD, F.C.C.P In recent years, the role of wearable technology has been expanding in healthcare. Wearable technology are devices that a consumer can wear on their clothing or on the body without interfering with daily activities.1 In […]
A ground-breaking trial using 4G LTE cellular connectivity to enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drones to deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to the scene of a cardiac arrest has taken place in the County of Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Working in partnership with technology providers, including InDro Robotics, Cradlepoint and Ericsson, the trial demonstrated the drones’ capabilities to […]
By Scott Bristol The May 2017 “WannaCry” ransomware attack proved that there is no system without vulnerability. The attack infected businesses, universities, manufacturers, government agencies and hospitals in at least 150 countries. In the healthcare industry, it wasn’t just administrative PCs that were hacked; medical devices were infected as well. […]
As part of COPD Awareness Month, the COPD Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the COPD Pocket Consultant Guide (PCG) app for healthcare providers. The app, designed to support the treatment and management of COPD, is now available for both iOS and Android. To download the new COPD […]
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. (CleveMed) was just issued a new patent (US Patent No. 10,076,269) entitled “Devices and methods for sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment”. The patent covers technologies that enable data transfer from home sleep apnea therapy (CPAP) to the cloud through software apps on patients’ cell phones or […]
SleepScore Labs, the company behind the definitive consumer standard of sleep measurement and improvement, announced the release of its free SleepScore mobile app, which can turn any smartphone into a non-contact, standalone sleep tracker. According to SleepScore Labs, at least 1.2 billion people worldwide suffer from a variety of sleep issues, […]
Hospitals across the country are increasingly concerned with rising costs of diagnostic equipment, staffing shortages and reimbursement rates—as the need for sleep testing increases. Joseph LaPorta, CEO of Persante Health Care, explains the benefits and challenges of outsourcing your sleep program. As a 25 year young outsource sleep management provider, […]
Electromed, Inc. today announced the late June launch of the SmartVest® SQL® with SmartVest Connect™ wireless technology, a personalized high frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) therapy management portal for patients with compromised pulmonary function. The SmartVest SQL with wireless technology features built-in cellular connectivity, offering healthcare teams and patients access to treatment information […]
