By Felipe Lerida, CPSGT
After being an installation coordinator at Sleepvirtual for the past three years, I have come to terms with Murphy’s law which states “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong”. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘sleep study preparation’
Tips for a Smooth Installation
Friday, August 20th, 2010Sticky Wires?
Friday, August 20th, 2010Sleep Tech Tip of the Week
By Michael Miller, RPSGT
This week’s sleep tech tip of the week comes by way of a third party. I was conducting a meeting last week with Sue Hoefs, hopefully she doesn’t mind the shout out but I like to give credit where it is due, and she suggested a tech tip that I had never heard of. (more…)
Don’t Be a Victim – Stay Safe While Working Solo
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Sleep Tech Tip of the Week
By Lynnette Shafer, RPSGT
I haven’t always worn scrubs or business suits to work every day. Several years ago, my professional wardrobe included a crisp uniform complete with a badge, .45 caliber handgun, pepper spray, defense baton, body armor and a really cool mode of transportation complete with lights and sirens. Yes, I was a police officer! A few years later, I found myself to be a laid-off, unemployed Police/Corrections Officer with two young daughters to support on my own. Ouch. (more…)
Utilizing Technology To Stay Safe While Working In the Sleep Lab
Monday, July 19th, 2010Sleep Tech Tip of the Week
By Michael Miller, RPSGT
Due to the extremely positive feedback that last week’s Sleep Tech Tip of the Week generated, I chose the path of least resistance when deliberating what to write about this week. Inspired by Lynnette Shafer’s article “Don’t Be a Victim-Stay Safe While Working Solo”, I decided to cover the topic of staff safety from a technical viewpoint. No matter whether you are male or female, working alone or working with colleagues, working with inappropriate adult patients or working with boisterous pediatric patients, I propose implementing technology as a tool to thwart any unsuitable behavior that is alluring to patients when visiting a sleep lab. (more…)
Medical Coding Links: ICD9, CPT & CMS Answers
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
To continue our mission to help Sleep Professionals everywhere, we provide these links as a service to help answer your important coding questions. (more…)