About This Webinar
Restful sleep is vital to our health, but poor sleep remains a BIG issue in America. Up to 70% of older adults suffer from chronic sleep problems and has been proven to be a major contributing factor to poor health, increased falls, and higher utilization costs.
Attendees will learn about the impact of quality sleep and how it impacts comorbidities, brain function, concentration, balance, and social interactions. Attendees will discover strategies for communicating the importance of making sleep a priority, screening all beneficiaries regularly to detect sleep issues and latent sleep disorders, including sleep apnea. Also, learn strategies for engaging, educating, and motivating beneficiaries to pay attention to their sleep health and the symptoms of fatigue, by monitoring their progress and impacting overall health.
Attendees Will Learn About
- The relationship between high medical utilization costs and poor sleep
- Research on the significant health and healthcare cost consequences of obstructive sleep apnea, which affects 20-30% of the adult population, yet is often left undiagnosed and untreated
- The benefits and strategies for screening all beneficiaries/members regularly to detect sleep issues and latent sleep disorders, including sleep apnea
- Strategies for engaging, educating, and motivating beneficiaries/members to pay attention to their sleep health and symptoms of fatigue, as well as monitoring for progress
- New digital screening methods and behavioral modification tools for improving the quality of sleep among beneficiaries/members
