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The Future of Sleep Medicine: A Patient-Centered Model of Care

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Despite the recognition of the importance of healthy sleep and the field of sleep medicine as its own subspecialty, the current sleep-specialty trained workforce is insufficient to meet the demands of the enormous population of patients who have a sleep disease. Re-centering the spotlight on patient-centered care requires reconsideration of the current model of care. We propose a patient-centered point of care model that facilitates the patient receiving the best possible care, in a convenient and timely manner, for their sleep complaints to promote sleep health which utilizes patient, provider, educational, and technological resources.

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Fields, B.G., Rosen, I.M. (2022). The Future of Sleep Medicine: A Patient-Centered Model of Care. In: Badr, M.S., Martin, J.L. (eds) Essentials of Sleep Medicine. Respiratory Medicine. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93739-3_4

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