Are Outdated Devices, High Costs, and Inadequate Results Holding Your Home Sleep Testing Program Back?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 If you are still using outdated, single-use, or expensive solutions, your sleep program could be falling behind.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 experience 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 EnsoHST™.
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 rely 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 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 for clinicians to access the 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 cloud-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.
With EnsoHST and the Celeste+ mobile app, patient data uploads automatically as soon as the patient ends the recording, and patients immediately receive confirmation of a successful study or guidance to test another night. This lets patients keep the device and easily complete additional nights of testing, improving success rates and delivering a more accurate diagnosis than single-night testing alone. This is especially valuable for patients who struggle on the first night. One EnsoData customer reports retest rates with disposable-only devices exceeding 25% in some months.
Why Providers Are Choosing EnsoHST
You may have heard this before, but EnsoHST 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 EnsoHST is the home sleep testing solution providers are choosing to deliver optimal patient care.
- 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.
- Central apnea detection: No more paying extra for a Central Apnea module. It’s built into the cost of EnsoHST.
- No more waiting around for devices to be returned to the clinic: Using the Celeste+ mobile app, data uploads within minutes of a patient waking up, so clinicians can review data whenever they get to the office rather than waiting for a device to be returned.
- EMR integration ready: EnsoHST connects with your existing system for a seamless workflow.
- Compatible with multiple, non-proprietary pulse oximeters: If one device is discontinued, you can easily switch to another without overhauling your program.
- Scalable for growing, multi-location programs: Whether you’re a private lab or a multi-location health system, EnsoHST scales with you across ALL of your locations. Access to data can be limited to just one location and administrators can see data from all of them.
- 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 EnsoHST 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 EnsoHST, 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 EnsoHST? Watch our on-demand webinar to hear from four EnsoData customers who will talk about their own experiences switching over to EnsoHST.
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 EnsoHST, 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 EnsoHST can transform your home sleep testing program.
