Scope and intended use
SnoozeSync publishes educational content about sleep and about skills informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) principles. All of it is general education for adults. None of it is medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan, and reading it does not create a physician–patient relationship. Every health-related page states who the information is and is not appropriate for.
Authorship and medical review
All educational content is authored and medically reviewed by Eskender Beyene, MD, FCCP, board-certified in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. Each article displays its author, original publication date, and last-reviewed date. When independent reviewers join the editorial process, their names and credentials will appear on the pages they review; until then, pages are labeled physician-authored with independent review pending.
Sourcing standards
- Factual and clinical claims cite primary sources: clinical practice guidelines (such as those of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American College of Physicians), systematic reviews and meta-analyses in indexed journals, and government health resources (NIH, NHLBI, CDC).
- Research findings are attributed to what was actually studied — typically clinician-delivered CBT-I. SnoozeSync itself has not been independently studied, and we say so wherever outcomes are discussed.
- We do not cite blogs or competitor marketing, present external research as product results, use statistics we cannot trace to a source, or reproduce copyrighted clinical instruments.
- References to professional organizations describe the published literature only and do not imply endorsement of, or affiliation with, SnoozeSync.
Claim approval
Before publication, every objective claim on a page is checked against its cited source by Dr. Beyene. Claims that cannot be substantiated are removed or rewritten as clearly attributed general findings — never "neutralized" with a disclaimer while the headline overstates.
Use of AI in content creation
We use AI tools for drafting assistance, editing, and research organization. No page is published from an AI draft without full physician review: Dr. Beyene reviews every sentence, verifies every citation, and is accountable for every claim, exactly as if he had typed it himself. We do not mass-produce or programmatically generate articles.
Updates and outdated content
Health pages are reviewed at least every 12 months, and sooner when a relevant guideline changes. Each review updates the page's "last reviewed" date. Content that no longer meets these standards is corrected, clearly superseded, or removed.
Corrections
Errors are corrected, not buried. To report a possible error, email support@snoozesync.com with the page address and the concern. Reports are reviewed by Dr. Beyene; substantiated corrections update the page and its review date. Material corrections are noted on the page.
Conflicts of interest
Dr. Beyene owns SnoozeSync and Washington Metro Sleep Institute and has a financial interest in both; this is disclosed on the author page and wherever content references his clinic. Content decisions are not influenced by advertisers — SnoozeSync sells no advertising and accepts no sponsored content.
User-generated content
SnoozeSync does not currently publish user-generated content, testimonials, or reviews on this site. If that changes, this policy will be updated first with standards for verification and moderation.