Beginning in 2018 for Stage 3 of Meaningful Use (optional in 2017), VDH will accept registrations from only EPs that practice in an urgent care setting. All other types of EPs may claim an exclusion for syndromic surveillance in Stage 3 of Meaningful Use.
The Takeaway. 1  Although there is some genetic variation, most adults need between 7.5 to 8.5 hours of sleep per 24-hour period to function optimally. 2  You can find your optimal sleep time if you set aside several days (perhaps during a vacation) to allow yourself to sleep as long as possible. Once you know how much sleep you need, it's important to allot that amount of time in your daily schedule for sleep.
Within a 24-hour cycle, the average sleep need for children is 9 hours, for adolescents (13-24 years old) is 9.25 hours, and for adults is 8 hours. As people move into senior ages, their sleep needs reflect those of adolescents. On average, most people need 1 hour of sleep for every 2 hours that they have been awake. 2  However, most people are not physically able to be awake for 2 hours, sleep for 1 hour, and repeat this cycle continuously.