Somnoware Diagnostics

For Polysmith^® integrations, the Somnoware Device Interface (SDI) now runs on individual technician and scorer workstations. This enables uploads after scoring, shows upload status, supports technotes and gives physicians earlier access to reports.

For more information, see Polysmith integration.

Technicians can now manually score studies for cloud-integrated devices in Somnoware. When administrators enable this feature for a facility, studies appear as Ready to Score instead of automatically moving to Scoring Complete. Technicians can review, edit and manually mark studies as complete and decide which studies they send for physician review.

When users check out the Nox T3^® device with the Recording type option selected, Somnoware now accepts a 6-digit number in the Oximeter Pin field.

For more information, see Nox integration.

Group scheduling is now supported for cloud-based HST integrations, including NightOwl™, EnsoSleep^® and SleepImage^®.

For more information, see Schedule HST group appointments.

Somnoware is now compatible with WatchPAT^® Interface version 5.4.84.4.

Fixed an issue where the patient's date of birth (DOB) was off by one day in the DME module compared to their actual DOB.

Fixed an issue where auto-generated DME order notes from the DME module were missing descriptions and the application closed when users clicked the Expand icon.

Fixed an issue where AST Scheduler displayed the wrong MRN in the Timeline window.

Fixed a PDF issue where signed home oxygen DME orders were missing the Notes to Service Provider field.

Fixed an issue where Somnoware did not capture the sleep software name and version when certain ambulatory recording (MPR) studies were uploaded. This caused an error when physicians tried to view the study.

From the Patients > Scheduled list, you can now choose to display the Technician column to see the technician assigned to a patient's sleep study. Learn how to customize the display and add this new column.

Resolved an issue where physicians encountered a "Diagnosis Code Not Available" error when generating an interpretation report.

Removed the unnecessary Associated Studies popup that displayed when users uploaded single-night studies from the SDI Scorer.

Fixed an issue where Cadwell^® study reports failed to generate after users made cloud-based edits. Reports now generate successfully after edits.

Somnoware can now send personalized text message appointment reminders to patients. To enable and customize these reminders, contact the Resmed support team.

Added a new EPAP Max field in the Device settings section of the Order DME form so you can set the highest allowed expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) for Auto-Adjusting Airway Support Ventilation (Auto-ASV) therapy.

When viewing My Sleep Studies from Somnoware Device Interface (SDI), you can now view tech notes related to a sleep study.

During cloud scoring, you are now prompted with tooltips to manually close Easy^® III before generating ApneaTrak™ reports to prevent forced app termination or multiple concurrent report generations.

When selecting permissions for new custom roles, permissions have now been categorized to make them easier to find and some permissions that are obsolete were removed.

Users can now have the Resmed implementation or support team configure custom user roles for their Somnoware environment.

When physicians create interpretation reports, periodic leg movement (PLM) recommendations now appear for all study types except Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLT) and Maintenance of Wakefulness Tests (MWT).

In Scheduler > AST, users can select a completed sleep study, then click the More icon > View/Upload Technote to view or add a new copy of a tech note.

In the SDI scoring module, tooltip messages were updated to provide more detailed information to help users understand the issue.

Somnoware now supports integration with EnsoSleep PPG™ for analysis of pulse oximetry-based sleep studies.

When a user starts to record a patient’s attended sleep test (AST), the Clinical Information window opens. It displays key details, such as evaluations and indications. The user can add or update information as the recording progresses.

Users can now enter the Oximeter Pin when checking out Nox T3™ home sleep test (HST) device. To show this field, they must enable user selection of the recording type in the Noxturnal™ software.

Lab technicians can now assign Nox T3™ and T3s™ home sleep test devices to patients age 2 or older (previously, the minimum age was 3 years old).

Physicians can prescribe Modius Sleep^® devices from the DME portal.

Somnoware now checks start and end dates in progress notes to ensure they follow the correct format and fall within a valid date range.

Implemented new functionality to help improve the performance of the Scheduler module when the number of patients on the Waitlist increases.

Administrators can turn off the Save interpreting physician in patient profile automatically option to prevent Somnoware from updating the interpreting physician in the patient profile.

You can now view online help and release notification pages here:

In the Consult and AST sections in Scheduler, the insurance status icon now changes based on the insurance end date. If the insurance is no longer active, the icon turns gray so you can quickly see if insurance is expired.

To ensure accurate and respectful patient communication, the system now:

You can now set default night settings for NightOwl™ home sleep tests.

In Scheduler, we removed the extra space from the bottom of the waitlist.

Somnoware now supports the latest version of Noxturnal™ 7.1.2.

Physicians can now select the primary night when finalizing a cloud-based home sleep test (HST) study.

On the Compliance tab, users can select the Unmatch menu option to unlink a Somnoware patient from an external DME source.

Somnoware automatically re-adds in-lab sleep test patients marked as No show to the AST waitlist with high priority status.

On the Interpretation tab, physicians can now see values next to items in the Insert patient data list. For example, the list displays AHI (5).

In Reports > Invoice, when users view a study invoice or video invoice, a message prompts them to click Generate report to display invoice data.

When adding a new patient, users can now type a date when they tab into the date field.

In the patient profile timeline and on the screen, fax status updates in real time to track progress.

Updates to questionnaires:

In Physician Manager, you can select a sub-template for home sleep tests (HST), such as NightOwl™ or SleepImage^®.

When you add a progress note, you can set a custom date range within the Appointment list.

Users with single sign-on (SSO) accounts can download a metadata file that contains their SSO configuration information.

In Scheduler > HST, a gray insurance icon () indicates that a patient's insurance has expired based on the insurance end date.

From the Patient Profile, you can upload .docx files to the Patient, Questionnaire and Study Reports tabs.

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Bug fixes and enhancements.

From Study Manager, you can now download multiple sleep studies to your system and use the Somnoware Device Interface (SDI) to assign, score and categorize the studies.

From the Preferences > Report Builder > Impressions section, physicians can use a new Refresh option in the More menu (...) to view and configure impression statements for OSA - Alternate AHI in interpretation reports. Previously, physicians had to use the Reset to default option to view the OSA - Alternate AHI section, which cleared their current configurations.

If you use Nox T3™ home sleep test devices with a Recording type selected, the Set default values window and Checkout device window no longer display settings preconfigured in the Nox T3 primary sleep software, Noxturnal™.

You can now upload sleep study files with long file paths of 250 characters or more.

In the Reports module, removed section title icons.

Bug fixes and enhancements.