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Proper daily usage is key to any sleep apnea treatment program. With the VSL integrated SMS alerts and notices patients will be informed when their treatment program falls outside of normal limits for Usage or mask leakage issues. Patients will also be able to view thier monitor reports securly from their mobile devices by sending a simple reply to request a link to the report.

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SMS text messages are sent daily to patients who don't meet minimum thresholds for usage and will be instructed how to resolve issues or to contact their provider for assistance. Providers can also review monitoring data with patients via conference calls during treatment.

 

Contact Virtual Sleep Labs for more details on this feature as well as other features of the VSL Sleep Portal.

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Seeing Machines and Virtual Sleep Labs have partnered together to provide commercial fleets with a comprehensive fatigue solution that combines Guardian’s in-cab fatigue and distraction detection and intervention technology with innovative sleep apnea treatment.

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GUARDIAN by Seeing Machines uses sophisticated eye and face tracking algorithms to detect driver fatigue and distraction, providing immediate intervention when a driver is at risk. Scientifically proven to reduce driver fatigue related events by upwards of 90%.

  • Real-time in-cab intervention
  • Managers are notified of risk within minutes
  • Provides managers with intelligent data to improve driver behavior
  • Respects driver privacy

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vsl logo headerVirtual Sleep Labs (VSL), through the use of its proprietary software that
manages the testing, treatment and monitoring of Obstructive Sleep Apnea,
is the fast, easy, and affordable way to take care of potential Obstructive
Sleep Apnea issues. We offer a turn key, full service testing and treatment
solution designed to increase adherence, improve patient outcomes, and
decrease overall costs. VSL custom designs programs that can be used
remotely or through employer health sites to address Obstructive Sleep
Apnea with a clinical and patient friendly workflow.

Stephen V. Burks, PhD1,3,4; Jon E. Anderson, PhD2; Matthew Bombyk, MS1; Rebecca Haider, BA1; Derek Ganzhorn, JD1; Xueyang Jiao, MS1; Connor Lewis2; Andrew Lexvold, BA2; Hong Liu, BA1; Jiachen Ning, BA1; Alice Toll, BA2; Jeffrey S. Hickman, PhD5; Erin Mabry, PhD5; Mark Berger, MD, FCCP6;
Atul Malhotra, MD7; Charles A. Czeisler, MD, PhD8,9; Stefanos N. Kales, MD, MPH9,10,11 

1Division of Social Science, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN; 2Division of Science and Math, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN; 3Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota`; 4Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, DE; 5Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Blacksburg, VA; 6Precision Pulmonary Diagnostics, Houston, TX; 7Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA; 8Division of Sleep Medicine and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; 9Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 10Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; 11Occupational Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 

Study Objectives: To evaluate the effect of an employer-mandated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) program on the risk of serious preventable truck crashes. Methods: Data are from the rst large-scale, employer-mandated program to screen, diagnose, and monitor OSA treatment adherence in the US trucking industry. A retrospective analysis of cohorts was constructed: polysomnogram-diagnosed drivers (OSA positive n = 1,613, OSA negative n = 403) were matched to control drivers unlikely to have OSA (n = 2,016) on two factors affecting crash risk, experience-at-hire and length of job tenure; tenure was matched on the date of each diagnosed driver’s polysomnogram. Auto-adjusting positive airway pressure (APAP) treatment was provided to all cases (i.e. OSA positive drivers); treatment adherence was objectively monitored. Cases were grouped by treatment adherence: “Full Adherence” (n = 682), “Partial Adherence” (n = 571), or “No Adherence” (n = 360). Preventable Department-of-Transportation-reportable crashes/100,000 miles were compared across study subgroups. Robustness was assessed. 

Results: After the matching date, “No Adherence” cases had a preventable Department of Transportation-reportable crash rate that was vefold greater 

(incidence rate ratio = 4.97, 95% con dence interval: 2.09, 10.63) than that of matched controls (0.070 versus 0.014 per 100,000 miles). The crash rate of “Full Adherence” cases was statistically similar to controls (incidence rate ratio = 1.02, 95% con dence interval: 0.48, 2.04; 0.014 per 100,000 miles). 

Conclusions: Nontreatment-adherent OSA-positive drivers had a vefold greater risk of serious preventable crashes, but were discharged or quit rapidly, being retained only one-third as long as other subjects. Thus, the mandated program removed risky nontreatment-adherent drivers and retained adherent drivers at the study rm. Current regulations allow nonadherent OSA cases to drive at another rm by keeping their diagnosis private.
Commentary: A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 961. 

Keywords: APAP, commercial motor vehicle operator, CPAP, motor carrier, obstructive sleep apnea, OSA, preventable crash, PSG, screening, truckload Citation: Burks SV, Anderson JE, Bombyk M, Haider R, Ganzhorn D, Jiao X, Lewis C, Lexvold A, Liu H, Ning J, Toll A, Hickman JS, Mabry E, Berger M, Malhotra A, Czeisler CA, Kales SN. Nonadherence with employer-mandated sleep apnea treatment and increased risk of serious truck crashes. SLEEP 2016;39(5):967–975. 

Significance

Limited data from commercial drivers is a major reason for the US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s failure to require screening for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We present the results of the  rst large-scale, employer program to screen, diagnose, and monitor OSA treatment adherence in the US trucking industry. Among drivers in whom OSA was diagnosed through the program, those adherent with employer-provided positive airway pressure treatment had crash risks similar to controls, whereas nonadherent drivers had a  vefold greater preventable crash risk after adjustment for miles driven and driving experience. Therefore, our results strongly support federal OSA regulations for commercial drivers. Future research should improve the calibration of criteria and thresholds for OSA treatment success.

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We all know that sleep is an essential part of our wellbeing and happiness, but how much do we actually need? The average person spends up to 33% of their lives sleeping, but when asked if they get enough sleep, most people will say, no. Most people agree that getting a good night's rest is vital, however how many of us really make getting the proper amount of sleep a priority. Especially when we have so many entertainment options at our finger tips and ample supplies of coffee for those early morning meetings. We have become a society that has forgotten what "being really, truly rested" feels like.

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