Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Coverage of Diagnostic Sleep Studies

Details

Project Status:
Completed
Project Line:
Health Technology Review
Project Sub Line:
Environmental Scan
Project Number:
ES0382-000

Sleep disturbances significantly impact quality of life and have serious negative mental and physical health outcomes. Sleep studies, or polysomnography, are essential tools used to diagnose various sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, with tests categorized based on their technical complexity and resource requirements.

Better understanding of accessibility to diagnostic studies across Canada is needed. This Environmental Scan aims to gather information on patient eligibility for sleep studies, which levels of sleep studies are provided to people across the country, and how these studies are funded.