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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
Epilepsy Center Characteristics and Geographic Region Influence Presurgical Testing in the US
November 2022 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/epi.17452
NAEC Resources on Long-Term EEG Monitoring
Beginning on January 1, 2020, the CPT coding structure for long-term EEG and EEG with video monitoring (VEEG) changed dramatically. NAEC has been working with AAN, ACNS, and AES to provide summaries of the coding changes, webinars, and an analysis of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule’s treatment of the [...]
Update on Center for Disease Control’s Managing Epilepsy Well Programs
The CDC Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW) Network has developed provider training and patient referral opportunities to increase access to evidence-based self-management programs for comprehensive epilepsy center patients. Programs range from 8 – 29 weeks and are delivered by trained licensed providers and, where relevant, a trained peer with epilepsy; [...]
Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Epilepsy Center Practice in the United States
March 2022 https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000200285
United States Epilepsy Center Characteristics – A Data Analysis From the National Association of Epilepsy Centers
December 2021 https://www.neurology.org/doi/full/10.1212/WNL.0000000000013130
Calendar Year 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Released
On July 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule for the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for services effective January 1, 2022. A summary of the major provisions of the MPFS proposed rule impacting epilepsy centers, including charts showing physician work relative value units [...]
Congress Mitigates 2021 Reduction in Medicare Payments for Physician Services
Yesterday, Congress passed a comprehensive year-end bill that funds the federal government through FY 2021 and provides a new round of COVID relief and economic stimulus funds. The bill also included changes to the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, including two provisions which will mitigate the 10.2% reduction in Medicare’s [...]
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for CY 2021 Proposed Rule Released
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for CY 2021 Proposed Rule Released A summary of the major provisions of the CMS proposed rule impacting epilepsy centers along with charts showing the relative value units and Medicare national average payment rates for neurology, neurosurgery, and evaluation and management services can be found here. [...]
