HEALTHY SLEEP SOLUTIONS
HEALTHCARE to the possibility that they may have sleep apnea ; tiredness becomes an accepted normality for them ,” he continued . “ Unless General Practitioners proactively manage patients to help them understand that it is sleep apnea that could be the root cause of their fatigued state and also exacerbating their cardiovascular risk profile then there is little chance of the patient taking steps to address their condition . We work in a way that reinforces that the sleep specialists and general practitioners are the key stakeholders in the identification and management of at risk patients and this helps to proactively search for potential sleep apnea in a medical setting .” “ We also employ a national team of Sleep Service Coordinators who are a key factor in helping to ensure that General Practitioners are more aware of the risk of sleep apnea in their own medical practice as well as the convenience , simplicity and effectiveness of our solution ” Mikel explained .
“ The effectiveness of Healthy Sleep Solutions and the General Practitioner working together to identify at risk patients can be seen in the fact that normally one in twenty adult Australians are thought to be at risk of moderate to severe sleep apnea , however , working together our diagnostic “ hit-rate ” is ten out of every twenty referred patients and a further six out of twenty referred patients have mild sleep apnea ”
“ We invest very heavily in building and maintaining a world class team . The people in this organization are the fundamental assets that we have .”
– Marjan Mikel , Managing Director www . healthysleep . net . au 59