May 15, 2008
RE: Highmark LCD Draft Policy for Sleep Disorder Testing (J12-D44) ACCP, ATS, and NAMDRC appreciate the opportunity to submit comments on this draft LCD.
The American College of Chest Physicians is a professional society of 17,000 pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine physicians, cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists and allied health professionals whose goal is to support education and patient focused care in our areas of expertise, including sleep medicine. The ACCP’s Sleep NetWork and Sleep Institute are driving forces in sleep medicine with an interest in fostering excellent patient care and rigorous standards of excellence in the diagnosis and provision of health care to those with sleep disorders.