
Telehealth in Sleep Medicine, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 15-3 - August 13, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Jean-Louis Pépin, Dennis Hwang
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 2 2 2 4 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 2 2 2 5 - 4
This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics has been compiled by esteemed Consulting Editor, Teofilo Lee-Chiong, and brings together recent sleep medicine articles that will be useful for… Read more

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Request a sales quoteThis issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics has been compiled by esteemed Consulting Editor, Teofilo Lee-Chiong, and brings together recent sleep medicine articles that will be useful for Primary Care Providers. Topics include: Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Tailoring Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for Patients with Chronic Insomnia; Prescription Drugs Used in Insomnia; Hypnotic Discontinuation in Chronic Insomnia; Evaluation of the Sleepy Patient Differential Diagnosis; Subjective and Objective Assessment of Hypersomnolence; Pharmacologic Management of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness; Nonpharmacologic Management of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness; Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Choosing the Best Positive Airway Pressure Device; Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Choosing the Best Interface; Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Achieving Adherence to Positive Airway Pressure Treatment and Dealing with Complications; Oral Appliances in the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Avoiding and Managing Oral Appliance Therapy Side Effects; Positional Therapy for Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome; Drugs Used in Parasomnia; Drugs Used in Circadian Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disturbances; Sleep in the Aging Population; and Sleep, Health, and Society.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Forthcoming Issues
- Contributors
- Preface
- Overview of Telemedicine and Sleep Disorders
- Key points
- Introduction
- Content
- Summary
- Implementation of Synchronous Telemedicine into Clinical Practice
- Key points
- Is telemedicine appropriate?
- What are the different telemedicine models?
- Technical considerations
- What are the legal implications?
- Will the clinician get paid for a telemedicine visit?
- How to perform a telemedicine visit
- How will telemedicine continue to change the practice? What does the future of telemedicine look like?
- Telehealth, Telemedicine, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Key points
- Definitions: telehealth, telemedicine, and uncomplicated obstructive sleep apnea
- Obstructive sleep apnea telehealth: implementation of standardized e-care within obstructive sleep apnea best-practice guidelines and American Academy of Sleep Medicine quality measures
- Obstructive sleep apnea evaluation and telehealth
- Obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis and teleheath
- Obstructive sleep apnea treatments and telehealth
- Continuous positive airway pressure telemanagement
- Obstructive sleep apnea telemanagement of non–continuous positive airway pressure treatments
- Discussion
- EHR Integration of PAP Devices in Sleep Medicine Implementation in the Clinical Setting
- Key points
- Background
- Components of electronic health record optimization for sleep medicine practice
- Device integration
- Database acquisition examples
- Clinical care approaches
- Summary
- Telemedicine and the Management of Insomnia
- Key points
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Telemedicine for insomnia
- Conclusion and next steps
- Current and Future Roles of Consumer Sleep Technologies in Sleep Medicine
- Key points
- Introduction
- Consumer sleep technologies: the basics
- Validation
- Respiratory parameters
- Regulation and guidelines
- Use cases
- Integration into telemedicine and future directions
- Summary
- Funding
- Regulatory, Legal, and Ethical Considerations of Telemedicine
- Key points
- Introduction
- A case study: Hageseth v. superior court
- Informed consent
- Licensing
- Clinical privileges and credentials
- Internet prescribing
- Conflicts of interest
- Malpractice Insurance
- Protected health information
- Ethics
- Summary
- Telemedicine Coding and Reimbursement - Current and Future Trends
- Key points
- Definitions
- Medicare
- Current Procedural Terminology codes for telemedicine
- Evaluation and Management coding for 2021
- Medicare-covered technology-based services
- Non–face-to-face services
- Digitally stored data services/remote physiologic monitoring and treatment management services
- Care management services
- Interprofessional telephone/Internet/electronic health record consultations (current procedural terminology 99446, 99447, 99448, 99449, 99451, 99452)
- Medicare Advantage programs and accountable care organizations
- Medicaid
- Commercial payors
- Employer-paid plans
- Self-pay
- Summary
- Addendum
- The Impact of Telehealth on the Organization of the Health System and Integrated Care
- Key points
- Introduction
- Optimal organization of the health system to promote integrated care in sleep medicine
- Role of telehealth in the optimal organization of health systems
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Diagnosis
- Treatment initiation
- Follow-up
- Other sleep disorders
- Consumer health technology
- Nonphysician sleep providers
- Discussion and summary
- Impact of Telehealth on Health Economics
- Key points
- What value can telehealth provide
- Assessing the economic impact of telehealth
- Types of economic evaluation
- Value of telehealth to the health care system
- Value of telehealth in medical education
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 15-3
- Published: August 13, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323722247
- eBook ISBN: 9780323722254