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CMS Releases Medicare Proposed Regulations for Calendar Year 2027
CMS Releases Medicare Proposed Regulations for Calendar Year 2027 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed rules for 2027 on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS). Changes in policy and payment made by the rules become effective [...]
NAEC 2027 Accreditation Changes Letter
NAEC 2027 Accreditation Changes Letter NAEC’s Board and Accreditation Committee met recently to finalize the accreditation criteria for 2027. Please find a high level summary of the planned changes in this letter from NAEC President, Stephan Schuele, MD, MPH. The letter also outlines criteria that took effect in recent years that [...]
NAEC Launching Surgical Data Collection Program
NAEC Launching Surgical Data Collection Program NAEC is excited to open the data portal to the new Surgical Data Collection Program for all level 4 centers. The goal of the Surgical Data Collection Program (the Surgical Program) is to gather and aggregate de-identified data on methods and outcomes of [...]
Quality and Process Improvement Projects on Best Practices in Epilepsy Care Travel Award Announcement for 2026
Quality and Process Improvement Projects on Best Practices in Epilepsy Care Travel Award Announcement for 2026 NAEC is interested in furthering quality (QI) and process improvement (PI) projects with its members through an annual travel award program and promotion at the NAEC Annual Meeting. The NAEC Board encourages [...]
NAEC Sponsored Meetings at AES 2025
NAEC Sponsored Meetings at AES 2025 Register for NAEC Meetings at AES 2025 Please RSVP for the National Association of Epilepsy Centers Sponsored Meetings held during the American Epilepsy Society (AES) Meeting in Atlanta., December 5 – 9, 2025 NAEC Pediatric Centers Meeting Saturday, December 6: 12 – 2 PM Eastern Omni Atlanta [...]
Washington Update Webinar Recording and Advocacy Resources
Washington Update Webinar Recording and Advocacy Resources Last week, Johanna Gray, NAEC’s Deputy Director presented on a webinar providing details on policies under consideration in Washington – including HR 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that just passed the House of Representatives and may soon come up for [...]
2026 Accreditation Changes Letter
NAEC 2026 Accreditation Changes Letter NAEC’s Board and Accreditation Committee met recently to finalize the accreditation criteria for 2026. Please find a high level summary of the planned changes in this letter from NAEC President, Fred Lado, MD, PhD. NAEC will host a webinar on the 2026 Accreditation Criteria and [...]
