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I was thinking during one of the other discussions, the one on the AARC getting in a twit about their RRTs "rights" for Tx'ing sleep apnea .... Questions are always asked about our health condition(s) prior to an in-lab sleep evaluation PSG. How about those w/higher risk of problems during sleep such as COPD, CHF, etc. being referred to HOSPITAL sleep labs whilst the average patient continue to be referred to stand alone sleep labs?
That could give us "levels" of sleep labs. Hospital for highest risk, stand alone sleep labs using ONLY RPSGTs for others of moderate risk and other stand alone sleep labs utilizing "trainees" and PSGTs w/o registration under supervison of an RPSGT being the bottom level or tier?
Judy-- this is exactly the kind of thinking I think needs to be done by the AASM or whomever it is who runs this show called sleep medicine.
Judy said:I was thinking during one of the other discussions, the one on the AARC getting in a twit about their RRTs "rights" for Tx'ing sleep apnea .... Questions are always asked about our health condition(s) prior to an in-lab sleep evaluation PSG. How about those w/higher risk of problems during sleep such as COPD, CHF, etc. being referred to HOSPITAL sleep labs whilst the average patient continue to be referred to stand alone sleep labs?
That could give us "levels" of sleep labs. Hospital for highest risk, stand alone sleep labs using ONLY RPSGTs for others of moderate risk and other stand alone sleep labs utilizing "trainees" and PSGTs w/o registration under supervison of an RPSGT being the bottom level or tier?
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