Posts Tagged ‘sleep study’

Neurovirtual and Nonin Host Latin American Sleep Conference

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

On August 9th and 10th, 2010, Neurovirtual, manufacturer of the Sleepvirtual BWII PSG system, and Nonin, manufacturer of pulse oximeters, hosted a joint conference at Neurovirtual’s office in the Miami Free Zone, in Doral. (more…)

Utilizing Technology To Stay Safe While Working In the Sleep Lab

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Sleep 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…)

Sleep Schools & Accredited Polysomnography Colleges

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

In the interest of helping expand the Sleep Industry and assist our colleagues with their careers, here is a list of education facilities that offer training and degree programs in Sleep Studies and Polysomnography. It is by no means to be considered complete. (more…)

Employment Opportunities

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Sleep Tech Tip of the Week
By Michael Miller, RPSGT

When visiting sleep labs, I often get asked “do you know of anyone who is hiring sleep technologists?” or “where can I find qualified sleep professionals to staff my lab?” I answer by listing a few websites where they can either search for employment opportunities or post employment opportunities. (more…)