Tag: Home Sleep Testing
I’ve had ‘the conversation about sleep’
October 25, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
“You have mild sleep apnea.” Wait, what?!
After several months of appointment scheduling, first with my primary care physician who, to her credit, took my sleep concerns very seriously, and then with the sleep doc (sleep doctors are a busy lot!) and then a home sleep study (thank you, WatchPAT), the verdict was in.
You see, I wake up several times a night, exacerbated by an inability to then fall back asleep. I am, in other words, tired.
However, as a...
Sleep race
October 25, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
Just as we were putting the final touches on the October issue, Apple announced that its new smartwatch would include a sleep apnea feature.
We were expecting this. Earlier this year, Samsung Electronics announced that the sleep apnea feature on the Samsung Health Monitor app had received de novo authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and everyone expected that Apple and Google were not far behind.
Following Samsung’s announcement, a consistent topic of...
Withings gets clearance for home sleep screening device
September 10, 2024HME News Staff
BOSTON – Withings has announced that its Sleep Rx Mat has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, marking a new era in sleep diagnosis and paving the way to better health outcomes for millions of adults in the United States, the company says. Sleep Rx is an advanced sleep device clinically validated for use in the home screening of adults with suspected sleep breathing disorders as an aid for diagnosis for OSA, sleep analysis and heart rate estimation. The mat requires...
New Apple Watch has sleep apnea feature
September 10, 2024HME News Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple on Sept. 9 unveiled Apple Watch Series 10, which among other things, features a new sleep apnea feature.
Building on the intelligent health features already available to track key overnight metrics such as heart rate, respiratory rate and wrist temperature, the watch’s new sleep apnea feature can help identify signs of sleep apnea, the company says, by using the accelerometer to monitor small movements at the wrist that are associated with interruptions...
EnsoData, Nonin partner to increase access to home sleep testing
August 28, 2024HME News Staff
MADISON, Wisc. – A new partnership will combine the EnsoSleep PPG software as a medical device (SaMD) algorithm with Nonin’s WristOx Model 3150 reusable wrist-worn device to offer sleep labs an affordable solution to test for sleep apnea at home. Nonin’s WristOx Model 3150 delivers fast, accurate oxygen saturation and pulse rate readings in challenging conditions, including low perfusion and in motion, by using sensors that provide continuous SpO2 monitoring and data recording....
TeamCME partners with iSleep for HST
March 8, 2023HME News Staff
PENDLETON, Ore. - TeamCME has partnered with iSleep, a provider of home sleep testing, to make Department of Transportation-compliant sleep apnea tests convenient for DOT medical examiners to order and easy for drivers to complete. “For commercial drivers, keeping up to date on their physical exams requires they stay on top of all health conditions that could affect their driving,” stated Dr. Jeffrey Carlson, co-CEO and chief medical officer for TeamCME, which provides online resources...
Wesper raises $9.6M
November 28, 2022HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Wesper, the first clinical-grade wireless home sleep lab cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has announced a $9.6 million Series A round to accelerate growth and revenue, as well as continue to develop diagnostic sensing technology. Wesper's wireless biometric sensors and algorithms enable at-home medical diagnosis with professional services and ongoing measurement before, during, and after treatment. "Wesper is at the forefront of revolutionizing the sleep industry...
Vivos sees significant increase in HST
January 20, 2022HME News Staff
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. – Vivos Therapeutics saw an 18-times increase in the total number of SleepImage Home Sleep Apnea Tests given across its network of trained dentists (known as Vivos Integrated Practices or VIPs) for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2021. The company also reported a 5.7-times increase in the number of VIPs administering HSTs; and a 3-times increase in the average number of HSTs being administered per VIP. “We have always believed that the pathway to getting more patients...
In brief: Stakeholders push SWO, ResMed buys into HST, Etac adds Ki Mobility
October 8, 2021HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare, VGM & Associates, the Council for Quality Respiratory Care and 11 other organizations are asking CMS to eliminate the medical record review for home oxygen therapy and to accept the clinician prescription/standard written order as the required documentation for establishing medical necessity.
These changes would protect against fraud and abuse, reduce the burden on clinicians and suppliers, and protect access for Medicare beneficiaries, the groups say in an...
ResMed buys HST company
October 4, 2021HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO – ResMed has bought Ectosense, which makes the NightOwl home sleep test.
The NightOwl, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is currently sold in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, India and parts of Europe. ResMed has distributed the NightOwl, under the brand ResMed onesleeptest, in Australia, New Zealand and India since 2020, and has been a minority investor in Ectosense since July 2020.
"Sleep labs and home tests each have critical roles to...