Sleep Balance Academy
“Dedicated to solving the crisis of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea by balancing and improving the traditional
quality of care standard with a well trained team of allied health professionals.”
Old Model
Traditional Sleep Practice Dogma, Practice Limitations and Centralized Medicine.
You believe that you are required work with local sleep doctors and PCPs to have an effective sleep practice.
You believe, “I must build my sleep practice slowly working with referrals from local MDs.”
You believe you cannot order a Home Sleep Study without a prescription from an MD.
You believe you cannot titrate your oral appliances using an HST without authorization from an MD.
Advertising for sleep patients does not work financially and may ruin your relationship with local MD referrals.
Online home sleep study sites cannot be used by dentists.
Dentists cannot dispense CPAPs.
You believe that mandibular advancement devices are the first treatment and best treatment option for your patients in a dental office. You have no idea they often should be the last treatment choice a dentist has to offer.
You believe dental Boards have jurisdiction over your ordering a home sleep study for your patients.
You are a DME provider but can be prosecuted as a health professional anyway.
Other health care professionals and alternative health groups are not available for you or you do not know how to collaborate with them.
HSTs must be done through medical insurance health plans.
DOT drivers cannot get sleep tests because they are concerned about losing their jobs and it is impossible to keep that private.
Myofunctional therapy is too hard to get for my practice.
Having an HST testing device in my office is not practical because I have no sleep MD to diagnose and prescribe.
You must use a local sleep lab for sleep studies, with the constant knowledge that the patient may not be returned to you for treatment regardless of whether they are mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea patients.
You cannot afford to get staff medical billing training because of the cost to travel to the seminars.
In-office sleep systems and sleep diagnosis training are difficult to get.
You have no sleep website and your website is done.
You believe you must charge a fee to the patient for every HST you do if you have a unit in your office. You have never heard of a disposable HST.
You do not know how to do SOAP notes.
You have no inexpensive snoring solutions or practical solutions.
You do not know how to market for snoring patients who could turn into sleep apnea care patients.
You have no social media experience and none for this type of patient.
You have no system in place for screening and treating children with sleep disorders and have limited treatment options for them.
“TESTIMONIAL"
"Dr. Richard Downs is a true healing professional. He spoke to me before the sleep test and explained the intricacies of the test. He then emailed an explanation of the results and made a time to explain the results on the phone. He retuned all my calls promptly even though he happened to be on vacation. I had many questions and he did not mind fully addressing each one. He has a warm and friendly demeanor and makes you feel at ease. I was diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea and he explained how important it is to not let it go untreated. I would recommend this highly detailed test and his services to anyone who suspects they may have sleep apnea.”
-Vivien W .
New Model
In a nutshell – we go around the road blocks of centralized medicine if it is necessary for any situation.
We advocate for collaboration with the local medical community while also empowering you to build your sleep practice independently.
We offer online home sleep testing directly to consumers, bypassing the need for many who think insurance authorization or medical community approval is necessary, making testing more accessible and cost-effective for patients.
Our HST interpretation services are provided by a licensed medical sleep specialists in all 50 states, offering diagnoses, prescriptions, and letters of medical necessity.
Marketing solutions through snoring campaigns and products provide profit-sharing revenue to fund sleep patient marketing efforts, reducing dependence on medical referrals.
We provide wearable side sleep position trainers, sleep position monitor devices, EPAP therapies, and airway enhancement treatments to complement mandibular advancement therapies and GERD treatments.
Disposable HSTs, FDA-cleared pulse oximeters, and heart rate variability rings offer convenient monitoring options for patients, with results easily shared for treatment evaluation.
Cross-referral training and forms facilitate collaboration with chiropractors, wellness centers, and alternative healthcare facilities to expand patient screening and support networks.
Tailor-made website development enhances social media marketing efforts tailored to your practice needs.
Inexpensive HST testing equipment is available for purchase or office use, with training provided for effective titration and patient treatment.
Utilize DOT-mandated sleep studies for truck drivers and other DOT-covered individuals, ensuring privacy of results if desired.
Simplify enrollment, diagnosis, and medical billing with screening forms for children and adults.
Medical billing training and ready-made forms streamline the billing process for physical evaluations and superbills.
Myofunctional therapists provide telemedicine services to open airways and promote healthier development in children.
Partnerships with chiropractors offer facial release procedures for forward head posture correction, TMJ care, and airway enhancement.
In-office sleep practice training is available for practices seeking hands-on support.
Combination therapies, including EPAP, electronic myofunctional devices, InvisaPAP and TAP PAP systems, are offered to enhance treatment outcomes.