2019
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Positive Airway Pressure Adherence Criteria May Limit Treatment to Many Medicare Beneficiaries.
Naik S, Al-Halawani M, Kreinin I, Kryger M. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Positive Airway Pressure Adherence Criteria May Limit Treatment to Many Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2019, 15: 245-251. PMID: 30736874, PMCID: PMC6374085, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvents/hAdherence criteriaPAP treatmentObstructive sleep apnea treatmentPositive airway pressure devicesWithholding of therapyApnea-hypopnea indexObstructive sleep apneaSleep apnea treatmentMedicaid Services reimbursementAdherence reportsBaseline characteristicsPAP devicesPAP adherenceAdherent participantsApnea treatmentSleep apneaNonadherent participantsAdherence dataMedicare beneficiariesAdherence patternsCMS criteriaAdherence expectationsPatientsMonths
2012
Respiratory Event Detection by a Positive Airway Pressure Device
Berry RB, Kushida CA, Kryger MH, Soto-Calderon H, Staley B, Kuna ST. Respiratory Event Detection by a Positive Airway Pressure Device. Sleep 2012, 35: 361-367. PMID: 22379242, PMCID: PMC3274337, DOI: 10.5665/sleep.1696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaEvents/hrPositive airway pressure devicesApnea indexHypopnea indexPAP devicesRespiratory eventsSleep disorders centerPressure deviceBetter treatment efficacyRespiratory event detectionOxygen desaturationSleep apneaPAP treatmentBland-Altman analysisDisorders CenterPolysomnographyTreatment efficacyAHIInadequate treatmentManual scoringHypopnea detectionTrue negative eventsHrTreatment