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Publication of sleep medicine quality measures promotes value-based care

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AASM initiative will help sleep specialists provide high quality, patient-centered care

DARIEN, IL - Today the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) published new quality measures for five common sleep disorders, which represents a landmark achievement in the promotion of high quality, patient-centered care in the medical subspecialty of sleep medicine.

The summary paper, "Measurement of Quality to Improve Care in Sleep Medicine," is published in the March issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine along with five workgroup papers presenting outcome and process measures to aid in evaluating the quality of care of restless legs syndrome, insomnia, narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea in adults, and obstructive sleep apnea in children. Each paper describes the methods of development, explains the quality measures in detail and suggests potential implementation strategies.

"The Affordable Care Act is accelerating the U.S. health care system's transition away from a volume-based, fee-for-service payment model by promoting the implementation of alternative payment models that reward physicians for the quality of care provided to their patients," said AASM President Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler. "Implementation of the AASM quality measures will be an essential step to move sleep health care forward in this new era of value-based care."

Morgenthaler added that chronic sleep diseases such as obstructive sleep apnea increase the risk of other costly health complications such as hypertension, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, stroke and depression. Therefore, sleep specialists are uniquely positioned to demonstrate the wide-reaching value of their care.

"The effective treatment of sleep apnea and other sleep diseases is critical to the success of our nation's attempts to reduce health care spending and improve chronic disease management," Morgenthaler said.

The AASM chartered five workgroups of sleep specialists in June 2013 to develop quality measures for assessment and management of common sleep disorders. For each workgroup, a literature review was performed to identify published evidence regarding the measurement of quality, care processes, or validated outcome tools. The AASM requested review of the draft measures and feedback from a variety of stakeholders including sleep specialists, primary care providers, other medical specialists, professional organizations, and patient advocacy groups.

As a result of his extensive experience championing quality improvement for Mayo Clinic, Morgenthaler was selected as chairman of the quality measures task force. In this role, he spearheaded development of the overall measurement strategy, led the education of workgroup members and presented measures to the AASM board of directors.

The final quality measures were reviewed and approved by the AASM board of directors. The AASM recommends the use of these measures as part of a quality improvement program that will enhance the ability to improve the quality of care for patients with sleep disorders.

Promoting high quality care in sleep medicine has always been a focus of the AASM, which accredited the first sleep center in 1977 and began developing evidence-based practice standards about 25 years ago. Today more than 2,500 AASM accredited sleep disorders across the U.S. are providing exceptional care for people who suffer from a chronic sleep disease.

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Charlottesville Heart Ball: Med student helps save a patient’s life – his – Video

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MU partners with London med school

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Mar. 14, 2015 @ 01:01 AM

The Herald-Dispatch

HUNTINGTON - Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and St George's University of London Medical School have signed an agreement to begin a new education program that allows medical students from each school to study at the partner institutions.

Under the new partnership, up to 30 St George's students will initially be selected to spend their clinical years at Marshall.

Marshall students will be allowed to opt for medical electives and research experiences at the London school, according to a release.

"This initiative was really an outgrowth of President Stephen Kopp's vision to expose Marshall University students to a more global experience and is certainly representative of his legacy," said Joseph I. Shapiro, M.D., dean of Marshall's medical school. "Many months ago, through the collaboration with INTO University Partnerships that operate on both Marshall and St George's campuses, we were able to start a dialogue which has led to this revolutionary partnership. It will have amazing educational and cultural benefits for our students and those at St George's."

Beginning in August, the first cohort of St George's students will start clerkships and rotations at Marshall. Conversely, St George's will be open to first-year and fourth-year Marshall medical students to begin electives and special research experiences, although Marshall students will not be permitted to complete courses that are required for graduation in the United States.

"As the UK's only university dedicated to medicine and health care we are absolutely committed to ensuring tomorrow's doctors are fully equipped to deliver health care internationally," said Peter Kopelman, principal of St George's University of London. "We welcome this agreement, which provides students from both universities with a unique trans-Atlantic opportunity to gain greater understanding of global health issues."

Bobby Miller, M.D., vice dean of medical education at Marshall, said St George's is one of the United Kingdom's largest medical teaching institutions and the agreement provides for incredible learning opportunities.

"Marshall students who choose to study an elective or opt for a research experience at St George's will see a different model for health care and research," Miller said. "And, of course, the influence of St George's students, many of whom are from countries other than England, will provide a culturally diverse experience for our Marshall students here at home."

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Razing Liberty: Miami's Gambit To Fix A Crime-Plagued Neighborhood

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Aerial view of Liberty City in northwest Miami, Florida, Aug. 8, 1968 as smoke rises from a building ignited by a firebomb, in renewal of violence by rioters. Picture looks west with the section's principal street, 62nd Street, running vertically through center. AP hide caption

Aerial view of Liberty City in northwest Miami, Florida, Aug. 8, 1968 as smoke rises from a building ignited by a firebomb, in renewal of violence by rioters. Picture looks west with the section's principal street, 62nd Street, running vertically through center.

In Miami, officials have announced plans to replace a troubled public housing complex.

Liberty Square, in the heart of one of Miami's most crime-plagued neighborhoods, will be demolished and residents relocated to new public housing. Officials say it will improve living conditions and reduce violent crime.

Residents like the county's plan, but worry it may be the latest in a string of broken promises.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez says that along with improving conditions for residents, demolishing and replacing the public housing complex will also reduce crime. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez says that along with improving conditions for residents, demolishing and replacing the public housing complex will also reduce crime.

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Liberty Square is a sprawling low-rise complex: 700 units spread over several blocks. That's where Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez held his news conference.

The mayor said along with improving conditions for residents, demolishing and replacing the public housing complex will also reduce crime.

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Why science denial is about much more than corporate interests

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Its not An Inconvenient Truth yet. But for a movie focused on climate change, Sony Pictures Classics Merchants of Doubt based on the widely read book of the same name by historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, and directed by Robert Kenner (Food, Inc.) is already generating a huge volume of discussion. It seems poised to become a must-watch film in the climate debate.

The film, which opens today in Washington, D.C., explores along history of challenges tothe science behind a variety of environmental and public health risks. Smoking. CFCs. Acid rain. Climate change. In many cases, these challenges were linked to corporate interests thus the tobacco industry, for many years, questionedthe emerging science of smokings risks.

Merchants of Doubtis certainly landing in the right news cycle. It comes out in the wake of reports includingby The Washington Post about energyinterests funding of climate skeptic researcher Willie Soon, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. In a statementposted on the Web site of the Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank, Soon responded thathe had been the subject of attacks in the media, but acknowledged that his research had been partly supported by some energy producers something he said had long been a matter of public record. Soon added that in submitting my academic writings I have always complied with what I understood to be disclosure practices in my field generally, consistent with the level of disclosure made by many of my Smithsonian colleagues.

It all plays into a common narrative: That industry doesnt want government regulations, so it tries tocast doubt on the science behind them. Many of those who go to see Merchants of Doubt will, I suspect, go with such a narrative in their minds.

But the film itself presents a more complex picture. True, Merchants of Doubt focuses a great deal on the role of industry in supporting scientific argumentsthat are consistent with less regulation. But it alsoshows that denial of science on issues like climate change is about much more than that. Its aboutcertain deep seated beliefs and ideologies particularly those championing the free market and individual liberty (which we tend to call libertarianism).

None of this is about the science, says Oreskes, a Harvard historian and co-author of the book behind the film, in the movie. All of this is a political debate about the role of government.

In another segment, the film follows libertarian-leaningSkeptic magazine founder Michael Shermer as he tries to convince his ideological compatriots that climate change isnt just something that liberals made up. Shermer concludes that the whole issue has become tribal. Indeed, you can see the emotion on screen at one point as Shermer is challenged from the audience at a libertarian gathering, where hes gone to present the case for climate change being real.

So whatreallydrives attacks on certain bodies of environmental and public health science? Is there a root cause?To address that question in the context of Merchants of Doubt, Icalled the woman behind it all Oreskes. In our conversation, I asked Oreskes whom Ive known for a long time about my concern. And she brought up what I considered a very goodanalogy to help both address it and also explain it.

Thats the chicken and egg thing, she explained. Theres two stories to be told: One is the supply of disinformation, and the other is the demand, why do people accept it, and buy it. Our book is definitely a supply side story, because we stumbled across a supply side story. I think the demand side is also important to understand.

Supply and demand.It fits the situation nicely.Supply in this context would refer to the volume of arguments and claims in the public arena that challenge mainstream science with respect to environmental or public health risks. For many of these issues, these claims take a similar form. Scientists have asserted the existence of a risk say, smoking causes lung cancer and the claims in question then sow doubt about this conclusion. (Hence the film and book title.)

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