Tag: Research
New study: Nationwide telemedicine adoption was not significantly associated with changes in visits or spending
May 12, 2026HME News Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine – Telemedicine adoption is not significantly associated with changes in visits or spending – overall or across major payer groups – easing concerns about large spending increases, according to a recent article published in JAMA. In this cohort study using difference-in-differences analysis of more than 3 million U.S. adults during 2019-23, point estimates suggested that high-telemedicine-adopting areas had 2.4% fewer visits and 0.5% lower spending. Researchers found...
Researchers to compare three most common treatments for sleep apnea for effectiveness
May 12, 2026HME News Staff
TUCSON, Az. – University of Arizona researchers will use a five-year, nearly $14 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to support a clinical trial comparing three common treatments for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for effectiveness. The three treatments: CPAP therapy, dental devices and oral medication. "Sleep apnea can significantly affect quality of life and is costly to the workforce through lost productivity," said Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy,...
Researchers develop algorithm to predict impact of CPAP therapy on cardiovascular disease
April 13, 2026HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Researchers at Mount Sinai have created an analytic tool using machine learning that they say can predict cardiovascular disease risk in millions of patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to findings recently published in Communications Medicine.
The researchers used a machine learning algorithm to create an analysis model that they say predicts how CPAP could affect an individual’s cardiovascular health – estimating each patient’s likeliness of benefit...
CGM use increases to one in six Medicare Advantage members, study finds
March 16, 2026HME News Staff
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – There was a notable increase in the use of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) among Medicare Advantage members with Type 2 diabetes from 2021-23, according to a new study published in the current issue of the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy (JMCP) and conducted by a Humana Healthcare Research team and Dr. Joseph S. Ross of the Yale School of Medicine.
The proportion of Medicare Advantage members with Type 2 diabetes who use insulin and CGMs increased from fewer...
National Sleep Foundation, Tempur-Pedic collaborate on research
March 11, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) will combine its nationally representative research with data from Tempur-Pedic’s Sleeptracker-AI to get at the root of what is keeping Americans from the sleep they need, it says. “Sleep disruption doesn’t have one face, it looks different depending on who you are, where you live, and how you sleep,” said John Lopos, NSF CEO. “These new data will contribute to a better look of what is getting between Americans and...
New study backs virtual treatment pathway for CPAP alternative
January 12, 2026HME News Staff
LOS ANGELES – A new Cedars Sinai Physician Associated Study used the processes and care of Daybreak to evaluate a dentist-led, telehealth-guided treatment pathway that includes remote sleep testing, guided at-home capture of dental impressions, ongoing virtual titration, and follow-up. Researchers found the clinical outcomes were comparable to, or better than, traditional in-clinic mandibular advancement device studies, demonstrating effective...
New tech: MIT researchers develop non-invasive glucose monitor
December 30, 2025HME News Staff
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has used Raman spectroscopy to develop a shoebox-sized device that can measure blood glucose levels without any needles, MIT News reports. In tests in a healthy volunteer, researchers found the device’s measurements were similar to those of a commercial continuous glucose monitor, which requires a wire to be implanted under the skin. “For a long time, the...
Do weight-loss drugs reduce need for CPAP? Modestly, according to new research
December 30, 2025HME News Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine – Popular weight-loss drugs, especially tirzepatide, are linked to modestly lower CPAP initiation among adults with Type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Researchers found a stronger link between the drugs and reduced hospitalization and mortality. “These findings align with recent randomized clinical trials showing...
Study links untreated OSA with accelerated cardiovascular aging
December 17, 2025HME News Staff
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine and the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine have found evidence that untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) accelerates cardiovascular aging and significantly increases the risk of premature death.
Study design
Researchers, led by David Gozal, MD, MBA, PhD (Hon), vice president of health affairs at Marshall University and dean of the Joan C. Edwards...
Researchers link OSA, cognitive decline
May 12, 2025HME News Staff
IRVINE, Calif. - Obstructive sleep apnea during the rapid-eye movement stage of sleep is linked to early signs of brain changes that are associated with cognitive decline, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology. Neurobiologists at the University of California, Irvine, suggest in the study that low oxygen levels – known as hypoxemia – during REM sleep, when most memory consolidation occurs, may contribute to injury in regions of the brain regions that are vital for...