AASM to pilot sleep scoring program
By HME News Staff
Updated 2:03 PM CDT, Thu September 1, 2022
DARIEN, Ill. – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has created a two-year pilot program to evaluate and certify software that uses auto-scoring functionality to score polysomnograms. The AI/Autoscoring Certification Program will independently verify the performance of auto-scoring systems. To obtain certification, the software must demonstrate accuracy that is equivalent or better than manual scoring. The pilot program is limited to sleep stage scoring. “Artificial intelligence technology has opened the door for fast and accurate auto-scoring solutions that will become more readily available to AASM-accredited sleep facilities in the future,” said Dr. Anuja Bandyopadhyay, a pediatric pulmonologist and sleep physician at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and chair of the AASM’s Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee. “Sleep medicine professionals have a healthy skepticism about AI solutions since they are radically different than traditional manual scoring. This new certification program will assure users that the software has been tested and validated against stringent requirements.” Applications will be accepted starting in late 2022 or early 2023.
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