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VA Epilepsy Centers
VA Epilepsy Centers of Excellence The VA Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (ECoE) are a network of 16 sites that provide comprehensive epilepsy evaluation and care for Veterans with seizure disorders. To improve the care of Veterans nationwide, ECoE partner with a consortium of VA physicians, nurses, therapists, pharmacists [...]
Epilepsy Organizations
Epilepsy Alliance America is a national organization, launched in 2018, dedicated to providing support, care, and service to those with epilepsy. For more than 50 years, the Epilepsy Foundation has shone a light on epilepsy by promoting awareness and understanding, advocating for laws that matter to people with [...]
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health Epilepsy Program The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Epilepsy Program at the NIH Clinical Center works with patients who have seizures or suspected seizures. Program research protocols include clinical evaluation, experimental drug studies, neuroimaging, magnetoencephalography, and surgical evaluation. Patients interested in participating should contact [...]
New Guidelines for Centers
NAEC is thrilled to announce the publication of its 2023 Guidelines for epilepsy centers! An Executive Summary of the 2023 Guidelines for Specialized Epilepsy Centers: Report of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers Guideline Panel was published online on February 2, 2024, in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The complete [...]
Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Practices and Safety Among NAEC Epilepsy Centers
A Census Survey (January 2024)https://www.epilepsybehavior.com/article/S1525-5050(23)00490-0/fulltext
CMS Approves New Subspecialty Code for Epileptologists
As a result of a collaborative request from the American Epilepsy Society (AES), the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS), and the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has approved a new specialty code for epileptologists. The new code will allow CMS to [...]
CMS Releases Medicare Proposed Regulations for 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed rules for 2024 on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS). Both rules are open for comments until mid-September and the final rules are typically released in November. Changes in policy and payment [...]
Associations between testing and treatment pathways in lesional temporal or extratemporal epilepsy: A census survey of NAEC center directors
April 2023 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/epi.17512.
Association Between Characteristics of National Association of Epilepsy Centers and Reported Utilization of Specific Surgical Techniques
February 2023 https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000201526
Associations Between Testing and Treatment Pathways in Lesional Temporal or Extratemporal Epilepsy
A Census Survey of NAEC Center Directors (November 2022) https://www.neurology.org/doi/full/10.1212/WNL.0000000000201526
