Why Now Is the Time to Switch Your Home Sleep Testing Solution

Are Outdated Devices, High Costs, and Inadequate Results Holding Your Home Sleep Testing Program Back?

The home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) market is evolving rapidly. If you are still using outdated, single-use, or expensive solutions, your sleep program could be falling behind.

Many providers are experiencing rising costs associated with single-use or disposable-dependent devices, inaccurate or incomplete results from single-night tests, limited integration options with existing workflows, and unnecessary stress associated with discontinued or unsupported legacy devices. 

If this sounds familiar, now is the time to switch from your legacy based or ineffective home sleep testing solution to EnsoSleep PPG™.

Signs It’s Time to Switch Your HSAT Vendor

Here are the most common pain points we hear from sleep programs still using legacy HSAT devices or limited use devices and platforms.. 

• Limited device compatibility: when sleep labs are reliant on a single device or platform, any malfunction, recall, or delay in disposable parts can bring the entire HSAT program to a standstill.
• Limited clinical insights from one-night testing: research shows up to 26.4% of patients are underdiagnosed with single-night testing.1 This can be frustrating for sleep labs and leaves many patients in the dark. 
• Software that slows you down: Many sleep study scoring and reviewing platforms lack flexibility or choice and only support their own devices
• No physician training or support: Not every device manufacturer offers clinical support when implementing new solutions, instead focusing only on patient setup instead of the clinical teams who use the actual platforms. 
• Low testing success rates: Patients can struggle with complicated instructions and resulting technical issues can lead to failed or incomplete studies. This hampers profit margins, especially for single-use disposable devices. 

Is your clinic experiencing any of these challenges? Then it’s time to explore a better solution.

What to Look for in Your Next HSAT Solution

When evaluating your next home sleep testing solution, flexibility should be a top priority. The ability to choose from multiple devices, not just one proprietary option, means your program stays nimble, even if a device becomes unavailable or is recalled. 

A modern HSAT platform should also be cloud-based, eliminating the need for patients to return devices just to get results. Look for solutions that offer scalability, allowing you to easily ramp up testing across multiple locations without overwhelming your team. 

Another thing to consider is using the best possible scoring solution to simplify the work on your technologists and produce the best possible outcomes. AI-powered analysis is simply better than traditional autoscoring solutions deployed by device manufacturers themselves. 

Not only is AI/ML extremely accurate, but app-based solutions enable faster turnaround times than workflows that require data to be uploaded back at the sleep clinic, helping your team deliver more timely care to your patients. This is especially important for patients who have technology issues and do not record an adequate sleep study during their first test. 

App-based devices, like EnsoSleep PPG, offer the ability for patient data to automatically be uploaded allowing them to keep the device and easily test another night, ensuring a successful testing outcome and enabling a more accurate diagnosis than single-night testing alone. This can be especially helpful when patients struggle on the first night of testing. Per one EnsoData customer, their retest rate with disposable-only devices can top 25% in some months!

Why Providers Are Choosing EnsoSleep PPG

You may have heard this before, but EnsoSleep PPG is transforming home sleep apnea testing by bringing a flexible, affordable, and scalable solution designed for the modern sleep care patient journey. Let’s quickly look at SEVEN reasons why EnsoSleep PPG is the HSAT solution providers are choosing to deliver optimal patient care.

1. Multi-night testing made simple: 7 nights of testing for just one flat fee per patient. This helps avoid misclassifying up to 10% of patients when testing only one time.2 
2. Central apnea detection: No more paying extra for a Central Apnea module. It’s built into the cost of EnsoSleep PPG. 
3. No more waiting around for devices to be returned to the clinic: Using the Celeste+ mobile app, data is uploaded within minutes of a patient waking up, meaning clinicians can review data whenever they get to the office rather than waiting for a device to be returned. 
4. EMR integration ready: EnsoSleep PPG connects with your existing system for a seamless workflow.
5. Compatible with multiple, non-proprietary pulse oximeters: If one device is discontinued, you can easily switch to another without overhauling your program.
6. Scalable for growing, multi-location programs: Whether you’re a private lab or a multi-location health system, EnsoSleep PPG scales with yo,u across ALL of your locations. Access to data can be limited to just one location and administrators can see data from all of them. 
7. U.S.-based customer support and development: From setup to support, we’re here with the fastest, most reliable team in sleep AI.

An early EnsoSleep PPG adopter, Scott Rice, the Clinical Director of Chicago ENT Partners / Chicago Sleep Center highlighted the speed and simplicity of making the switch in this case study.

“With EnsoSleep PPG, we were able to expand testing, improve workflows, and reduce the cost per test dramatically. It was the easiest technology transition we’ve ever made.”

Interested in hearing from other sleep professionals who made the switch to EnsoSleep PPG? Join us to hear from four EnsoData customers who will talk about their own experiences switching over to EnsoSleep PPG in this upcoming webinar, hosted at 1PM CT on September 24th: Why We Switched: Real Stories from Sleep Professionals on Choosing EnsoSleep PPG.

Why are you choosing to settle, when you can have the best home sleep test for your patients and your pocketbook? 

Don’t let outdated devices, rising costs, and missed diagnoses hold your sleep testing program back. With EnsoSleep PPG, providers are improving patient outcomes, reducing costs and streamlining workflow with reusable, affordable devices and AI scored results. Schedule a demo today to see how EnsoSleep PPG can transform your home sleep testing program.