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AASM Guidelines Give Qualified Endorsement to Portable Sleep Monitoring; CMS Proposes Reimbursement
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Title AASM Guidelines Give Qualified Endorsement to Portable Sleep Monitoring; CMS Proposes Reimbursement
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/567841?src=rss
Description The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has endorsed use of the devices but cautions that they should be used only in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea and no other medical conditions. In a related development, the CMS has proposed extending reimbursement to CPAP treatment based on portable monitoring. Medscape Medical News
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Date Dec 22, 2007
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