Nonin Medical announced that its Board of Directors has appointed medical device industry leader Todd Austin as the company’s next Chief Executive Officer. Austin is a seasoned medical technology executive recognized for driving strategic growth in respiratory diagnostics and medical technology companies. He brings extensive global leadership experience across strategic […]
Tag: SLEEP TECHNOLOGISTS
Rising to the Challenges in Sleep Technology
From navigating workforce shortages to embracing new partnerships, the AAST is working to strengthen the profession through collaboration and innovation. The last few years have brought unparalleled changes to the sleep technology profession. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual patient care seemed a distant possibility; however, the urgency of the crisis […]
Moving the Needle
For many years, sleep technologists were primarily responsible for conducting overnight polysomnography (PSG) studies, performing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)/bilateral positive airway pressure (BiPAP) titrations, and ensuring the accuracy of diagnostic data. Their principal goal was gathering and analyzing sleep data to help physicians diagnose sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and other […]
Are We Falling Asleep on Sleep?
The field of sleep medicine is, in my opinion, the connecting link between all other healthcare-related professions. However, we often are not the first profession to be called to be considered as a vital component of a public health campaign and certainly, rarely, if even thought of as a career […]
Sleep Technologist Shortage: Can it be helped with mentorship and servant leadership?
There are so many issues facing the sleep industry today. Outside of concerns of reimbursement and payor requirement, the biggest factor impacting sleep labs appears to be lack of qualified sleep technologists to perform the tests, to instruct patients and to fill various roles requiring credentials. While there is clearly […]
The RPSGT Exam – Troubleshooting Tricky Areas
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 […]









