Featured Speaker
Whitney Brenke, RRT, RPSGT
Chief Operating Officer, Persante Health Care
As sleep medicine continues to evolve, hospitals are facing increasing pressure to balance patient access, workforce challenges, operational efficiency, and long-term program sustainability.
Persante Health Care joined Noctrix Health and Dormotech for a live discussion exploring how hospital leaders are approaching these challenges and what the future of sleep medicine may look like.
During the webinar, The Business of Sleep: Redefining the Hospital-Centric Model, industry leaders explored how health systems are adapting to these changes while maintaining visibility across the patient pathway and preserving continuity of care.
Listen to the SleepWorld Recap here.
| Discussion Topic | Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| Workforce pressures | Staffing shortages continue to impact sleep program growth and consistency |
| HSAT expansion | Home sleep testing is growing, but requires thoughtful integration |
| Referral fragmentation | Patient movement outside the health system can reduce visibility and continuity |
| Infrastructure integration | Connected workflows improve coordination and scalability |
| Patient pathways | Hospitals are increasingly focused on retaining long-term value and downstream care |
A Shift Toward Hospital-Centric Sleep Care
One of the central discussions focused on the evolving role of sleep medicine within the broader healthcare ecosystem.
Sleep is no longer operating as a standalone service. Instead, hospitals are increasingly evaluating how sleep diagnostics connect to cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, primary care, and other downstream specialties. Maintaining visibility across these pathways has become an important strategic consideration for health systems.
Modern Sleep Programs Require More Than Testing
The webinar also highlighted three characteristics commonly found in high-performing sleep programs:
▪ Flexibility
▪ Integration
▪ Scalability
As organizations expand services, infrastructure, workflow coordination, and operational alignment often become just as important as diagnostic capabilities themselves.
Measuring Operational Impact
The discussion included examples of measurable improvements that can result from integrated sleep program strategies.
| Outcome | Example Impact |
|---|---|
| Faster workflows | Reduced scoring turnaround times |
| Improved patient engagement | Higher HSAT completion rates |
| Financial performance | Recovery of lost sleep program revenue |
| Program growth | Support across multi-site health systems |
These examples illustrate how operational alignment can influence both clinical and financial performance
Watch the Webinar
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Watch the full webinar recording and explore how hospitals are approaching sleep program infrastructure, patient continuity, and long-term operational performance.
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