The Inspire® Excellence Program
Built on a foundation of hundreds of Inspire® programs to define and model the best practices that lead to great outcomes & experiences for patients and providers.
Goals Of The Excellence Program
Reduce Care Fragmentation
Optimize the Therapy Experience
Drive Focus On Clinical Outcomes
Proven Path To Excellence
You don't become great at anything without doing it repeatedly. Excellence programs work with Inspire patients consistently every month.
Provider Requirements
>1 Year of Experience
Consistent Patient Evaluation
Navigator (Point Person)
Short appointment wait times and a structured approach to patient education leads to high patient satisfaction. Excellence programs have an efficient care pathway that improves the experience for patients and providers.
Physician or Provider Requirements
Established Education Process
< 6 Weeks to Schedule New Consults
< 6 Weeks Insurance Approval to Implant
Full Care Pathway Certification
Excellence programs have better than average therapy success as defined by the three core measures of success, compliance, symptom improvement, and reduction in disease burdens.
Physician or Provider Requirements
> 5.5hrs Nightly Use
< AHI 15
> 2pt ESS Reduction
Models Of Excellence
The Excellence designation allows patients to find providers or programs who have taken steps toward optimizing the pathway offering patients a best in-class experience throughout their entire Inspire® journey.
Physician/Provider
Foundation Expertise & Outcomes
An individual physician or advanced practice provider (ENT or Sleep Medicine) consistently helping patients achieve their great outcomes with Inspire.
Care Team
Multidisciplinary Coordination
In this model, ENT & Sleep Medicine are collaboratively managing patients and have established a coordinated care pathway.
Center
Programmatic Approach To Population Health
This is a true program model, not reliant on any one individual to continue providing exceptional care to CPAP intolerant patients in the community.
Recognition of Excellence
The Excellence designation allows patients to find providers or programs who have taken steps toward optimizing the pathway offering patients a best in-class experience throughout their entire Inspire® journey.
Don't Know Your Inspire Representative?
Inspire is not for everyone. Talk to your doctor (or Talk to your patients) about risks, benefits and expectations associated with Inspire. Risks associated with the surgical implant procedure may include infection and temporary tongue weakness. In rare cases tongue paresis and atrophy may occur. Some patients may require post implant adjustments to the system’s settings in order to improve effectiveness and ease any initial discomfort they may experience. Important safety information and product manuals can be found at inspiresleep.com/safety-information, or call 1-844-OSA-HELP.