NOCTEM Health

12/31/2025

Propelling Clinicians into the New Year Strong with Insomnia Care 🌙

The new year brings renewed momentum- and at NOCTEM Health®, our focus is clear: supporting providers with smarter, more effective ways to treat insomnia.

COAST® is built to help you move forward with confidence, offering evidence-based, digital insomnia care that fits seamlessly into modern clinical workflows. As demand for sleep care continues to grow, we’re committed to giving providers the tools to deliver meaningful impact without added complexity.

This year is about strength, progress, and better nights for your patients. We’re proud to partner with providers who are shaping the future of sleep health, and we’re excited to keep pushing what’s possible together.

Let’s make this a year of empowered care, measurable outcomes, and real relief from insomnia. 🌙💤

Discover how COAST is helping propel insomnia care forward: https://hubs.ly/Q03YYJcg0

12/29/2025

2025 in Sleep Medicine
Growth, new insights, and clinical advances. NOCTEM Health shares the key takeaways every clinician should know--read on!:

🩺 2 New RTM Codes in 2026
CMS adds 2 new RTM codes for 2026 that will capture patient monitoring for 2-15 monitoring days and 10-19 minutes of management time per month.

⚠️Long-Term Melatonin Use
Adults with chronic insomnia using melatonin 12+ months had higher risks of heart failure, hospitalization, and death. Could chronic melatonin use mask untreated/insufficiently treated insomnia?
Read more- https://hubs.ly/Q03YY88z0

🧠 Sleep for Brain Health
Older adults with chronic insomnia had a ~40% higher risk of cognitive decline or dementia and brain changes on imaging, highlighting the need for effective insomnia treatment.
Read more- https://hubs.ly/Q03YY77l0

💤 Sleep Compression or Wake (sleep) Restriction?
" Less is not always more".... gradual restriction of time in bed (aka, wake restriction, aka "sleep restriction") does not yield better patient compliance and sleep outcomes.
Read more- https://hubs.ly/Q03YY9Qb0

12/22/2025

🌙🎄 NOCTEM Health Holiday Sleep Trivia Series
Holiday cheer or hidden sleep stealers? Test your sleep IQ with NOCTEM Health’s Holiday Sleep Trivia Series below!

💤Trivia #1: Holiday Light Exposure
Q: What type of holiday decoration can unintentionally disrupt your circadian rhythm?
A: B) LED holiday lights
Fun Fact: Bright blue-white LEDs trick your brain into thinking it’s daytime.
Sleep Tip: Dim your holiday lights at least 1 hour before bed to help melatonin production.

💤Trivia #2: Winter Warmth
Q: Which cozy holiday drink is most likely to delay your sleep?
A: D) Eggnog latte
Fun Fact: Seasonal lattes often pack more caffeine than a typical coffee.
Sleep Tip: Caffeine’s half-life is ~6 hours — timing matters for insomnia patients.

💤Trivia #3: Winter Darkness
Q: True or False: People tend to feel sleepier in winter because there’s less daylight.
A: True!
Fun Fact: Less exposure to natural light during winter can shift circadian timing.
Sleep Tip: Daily morning light (even 10 minutes) can help regulate patients experiencing insomnia.

💤Trivia #4: Holiday Stress & Sleep
Q: Which hormone spikes during holiday stress and commonly disrupts sleep?
A: B) Cortisol
Fun Fact: Holiday stress elevates cortisol, making it harder to fall asleep.
Sleep Tip: Brief evening relaxation routines support better sleep initiation.

💤Trivia #5: Santa’s Sleep Schedule
Q: If Santa stayed awake for 24+ hours delivering gifts, which function would be most impaired?
A: A) Memory
Fun Fact: Sleep deprivation impacts attention and memory, similar to alcohol impairment.
Sleep Tip: Maintaining healthy sleep practices is essential, especially during busy seasons.

11/25/2025

This holiday season, we’re reflecting on what truly matters: the people, partners, and progress that make our mission possible.

From the amazing clinicians that trust COAST to transform behavioral sleep care to expanding COAST to 20+ states, Canada, Australia, and beyond, we have so much to be thankful for.

Swipe through to see what we’re celebrating this season and join us in sharing gratitude for better sleep, better health, and the incredible community that makes it all possible. 🌍✨

Wishing you a peaceful, restorative, and joy-filled holiday from all of us at NOCTEM Health. 🦃💤

What are you most thankful for this season — in health, work, or life? We’d love to hear in the comments below.

11/11/2025

Today, we pause to thank the brave men and women who have served our country with courage and dedication. At NOCTEM Health, we recognize the importance of rest and recovery for every hero, because wellness begins with quality sleep.

Thank you for your service, sacrifice, and strength today and every day.

10/30/2025

Spooky season is here, and these 6 myths about insomnia care still haunt clinical practice.
Which one gives you the chills? Vote in the comments!
🎃

10/29/2025

Just a friendly reminder: this weekend we "fall back" by an hour for Daylight Saving Time. 💤

A recent article by Lara W**d and Dr. Jamie Zeitzer at Stanford Medicine further confirms the bi‐annual clock shift isn’t just annoying, it really does mess with our circadian rhythms and has been linked to higher risks of stroke and obesity.

So use this as a chance not only to reset your clocks, but also your sleep habits!

Here are some quick NOCTEM-approved sleep tips:
• Go to bed slightly earlier Saturday night so you’re ready for the change.
• Get some daylight in the morning, it helps sync your internal clock.
• Minimize screen time in the hour before bed to make the transition smoother.
• Enjoy an extra hour of sleep if you can, or start your day earlier.

Carpe NOCTEM!

According to a new analysis by Stanford Medicine scientists, changing clocks twice a year disrupts circadian rhythms, leading to higher rates of stroke and obesity.

10/13/2025

Attending SBSM 2025? Let’s talk digital sleep care that actually fits into clinical workflows - happening live at Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2025.

Dr. Anne Germain will be speaking on:
“What does it take? Developing Software Apps for Sleep Health”
📆 Saturday, October 25
🕧 12:30 – 1:30 PM

She’ll share insights from the front lines of designing and implementing evidence-based digital tools- including COAST, a next-gen insomnia solution built to support providers and improve patient outcomes.

If you're exploring ways to integrate digital interventions into your practice or want to learn more about how COAST can support your clinic, schedule time to connect with Anne here 👉https://calendar.app.google/PbCTXnUKkDGUsXiVA

09/24/2025

Join Dr. Anne Germain tomorrow at 12 pm EST for the weekly hosted by the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona. Dr. Germain will be discussing the benefits of leveraging technology to augment providers' CBTI capabilities.

Sign up here: https://www.sleephealthresearch.com/seminar.html

Don't miss it!

08/06/2025

📣 Happening today!

Catch Dr. Germain presenting, “A Non-Inferiority Trial Comparing Traditional vs. Provider-Guided Asynchronous Digital CBTI”, at the MHSRS breakout session "The Key to Medical Readiness".

⏰ 13:00–15:00

08/04/2025

What a treat! TWO sessions on sleep & fatigue at this year!

1. Fatigue Mitigation for Medical & Operational Readiness
Tuesday, August 5, 08:00-10:00 in Room COASTAL A

2. Sleep: The Key to Medical Readiness
Wednesday, August 6, 13:00-15:00 in Room COASTAL B