Dr. Jagdeep Bijwadia, MD, CMO, Medical Director – Synaptrx Sleep
I think that automated scoring, using artificial intelligence, really is the future. Compared to human scoring, it is much more reliable, reproducible, and scalable. As things get more and more accurate, I really believe that AI scoring is where sleep medicine goes. And by accurate, I mean the scoring results are reproducible at scale and over time. There is far less variability from one scored study to the next, because the algorithm is applied equally across the board. While cost wasn’t my biggest concern, I have observed savings on a per study basis. Ballpark estimate, we’re saving around 66% per HSAT, but as I said, that wasn’t the driving force. The biggest benefit is the simplified workflow and consistency of the scoring results.