The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Friday, October 2, 2026
The American Association of Sleep Technologists (AAST) has submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding proposed payment policies under the CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Specifically, AAST provided feedback on the valuation of newly established unattended sleep testing CPT codes. This advocacy effort […]
AAST is pleased to announce the release of our newest technical guideline, COVID-19 in the Sleep Lab. This guideline covers important topics related to the transmission of COVID-19 within the sleep lab, including: How to determine the level of COVID transmission within your community Proper procedures for patient screening ahead of […]
Conference Date: September 25, 2020 10 CEUs in One Awesome (Virtual) Day!SM Full details here. 2020 Philadelphia Sleep Conference Free Registration https://widget.gleamjs.io/e.js
AAST presents a one-hour Townhall to discuss Providing Sleep Center Services Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Tuesday, May 26, 2020 | 4:00 p.m. CT/5:00 p.m. ET | Free Access for Members & Non-Members While each state and facility have their own mandates and schedules for re-opening or expanding services that have […]
ResMed donated 10 copies of Fundamentals of Sleep Technology, 3rd edition textbooks to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Polysomnographic Technology Program. ResMed is donating these textbooks to support students entering the sleep technology field. The Committee on Accreditation for Polysomnographic Technologist Education (CoA PSG) is a committee sponsored by AAST and […]
Dymedix Diagnostics donated 10 copies of Fundamentals of Sleep Technology, 3rd edition textbooks to a local CoA PSG program, Minneapolis Community and Technical College Polysomnographic Technology. Dymedix is donating the textbooks to support students entering the field as the next generation of sleep professionals. The Committee on Accreditation for Polysomnographic Technologist Education (CoA […]
The 2018 Philadelphia Sleep Conference has been approved for ten credits in one day by the American Association of Sleep Technologists (AAST) and the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). The official notice from the AAST stated: “We are pleased to inform you the American Association of Sleep Technologists (AAST) has evaluated […]
If you’re in the sleep field, and you don’t live under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the AAST’s break with the AASM and their move to a new association management company. After a 5-month long evaluation process, the AAST Board of Directors made the unanimous decision to transition from AASM […]
