NovaSom launches full-service testing program for pre-operative diagnosis of OSA

NovaSom, Inc., the leader in home sleep testing and cost-saving solutions for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) management, today announces the launch of AccuSom Safe Recovery™. The full-service testing program is designed to enable anesthesiologists to quickly and efficiently diagnose OSA pre-operatively and develop a patient management plan that minimizes the risk of adverse respiratory events and other associated complications during and after surgery.

NovaSom is showcasing this new program at the annual meetings of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM), October 7-10 and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), October 13-17, both in Washington, D.C.

AccuSom Safe Recovery leverages the AccuSom^® home sleep test, the only FDA-approved wireless home sleep testing device, to facilitate testing and diagnosis of OSA, a sleep-related breathing disorder, within days. Designed to meet the guidelines of the American Society of Anesthesiologists for screening and diagnosis of patients prior to anesthesia, it addresses the real-world challenge of tight pre-operative timelines. With AccuSom Safe Recovery, anesthesiologists can order a home sleep test and receive an accurate interpretation performed by an American Academy of Sleep Medicine board certified specialist within 72 hours, enabling a customized anesthesia plan.

Richard Hassett, MD, CEO, NovaSom, said, "OSA is associated with a host of cardiovascular and respiratory health risks that can be intensified by anesthesia, making it critical to identify OSA in patients scheduled for surgery. AccuSom Safe Recovery has the potential to significantly improve patient care, enabling anesthesiologists to minimize risk during surgery and recovery while streamlining the planning process for the surgical team."

For Risk Managers in the hospital setting, the benefits of AccuSom Safe Recovery include the reduction of risk associated with in-facility procedures on high risk patients, while easing the burden of compliance on surgeons and anesthesiologists and maximizing facility efficiency.

Michael Coppola, MD, Chief Medical Officer, NovaSom, said, "Guidelines from the American Society of Anesthesiologists recommend routine pre-operative screening and diagnosis of OSA to allow anesthesiologists to make informed decisions regarding anesthesia technique, airway management and patient monitoring during and following surgery, and with at least 6 percent of Americans suffering from OSA, our program can help them achieve those goals."

With AccuSom Safe Recovery, anesthesiologists can order the AccuSom home sleep test through NovaSom's cloud-based MediTrack® portal and have the test delivered to the patient's home the next day. Each morning the patient data is wirelessly transmitted via the Verizon Network to NovaSom's MediTrack platform for same-day analysis and interpretation by an American Academy of Sleep Medicine board certified sleep specialist. The diagnostic report is then immediately accessible to the prescribing anesthesiologist.

NovaSom's sleep testing technology directly measures the parameters recommended by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to diagnose OSA, and has been proven clinically equivalent to traditional in-facility polysomnography in two peer-reviewed publications. For more information about NovaSom and the AccuSom Safe Recovery program, please visit www.NovaSom.com or stop by NovaSom Booth #116 at the ASHRM conference, and Booth #2713 at the ASA conference.

Anesthesiologists can begin ordering the AccuSom Safe Recovery test on November 1, 2012.