Center Resources
NAEC Accreditation Update
In an effort to continually improve the accreditation process, the NAEC Board and Accreditation Committee met in June 2019 to discuss the NAEC accreditation process and criteria, along with the recent survey results from the NAEC membership. In response to member requests to be notified about changes to the accreditation [...]
Medicare Final Rule on Medicare Advantage and Part D Drug Pricing
Protected Class Policy for AEDs Maintained in Medicare Part D Final Rule On May 16, 2019 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule on Medicare Advantage and Part D Drug Pricing. The final rule did not move forward on CMS’ proposals made earlier this year [...]
CODING UPDATE
NAEC recently received requests for more information on the new long term EEG codes that will take effect on January 1, 2020. The new codes will not be publicly released until July 2019. NAEC, in collaboration with AAN, AES, and ACNS will distribute more information and hold several webinars later [...]
2019 Medicare Final Rules on Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Payment System Released
In early November, CMS released the final regulations for the CY 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS). NAEC has prepared summaries of the rules and charts showing payment for epilepsy center services, which can be found here: NAEC 2019 Final MPFS Summary [...]
CMS Finalizes 2019 Medicare Rules
Medicare 2019 Final Rules on Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Payment System Released In early November, CMS released the final regulations for the CY 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS). NAEC has prepared summaries of the rules and charts showing payment for [...]
MS Releases Proposed Rule on Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System for 2019
NAEC has prepared a brief summary of the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule for 2019. In general, the rule provides for a 1.25% update in hospital outpatient payment rates in 2019. Hospitals that fail to meet the hospital outpatient quality reporting requirements will receive a 2% reduction [...]
AMA Releases Long Term EEG Coding Changes from May 2018 CPT Panel Meeting
In July, the AMA published a summary of the May 2018 CPT Editorial Panel Meeting. At this meeting the Panel approved changes to the Long Term EEG Monitoring Codes, which have been under discussion for over a year. These changes will not take effect until January 1, 2020. Physicians should [...]
NAEC Releases Video to Promote Accredited Epilepsy Centers
NAEC developed a video to promote accredited epilepsy centers as providers of expert care for people with epilepsy and seizures. The 30-second video is appearing on TVs in 65 airports across the United States and Canada from November 20, 2017 – December 31, 2017, and is estimated to be [...]
Medicare Final Regulations for CY 2018 Released
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the CY 2018 Final Rules on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System. In general, payment for epilepsy center services under Medicare will remain stable in 2018. NAEC has prepared a summary of the major provisions [...]
SUDEP Resources for Patients and Their Families
As a part of National Epilepsy Awareness Month, the Epilepsy Foundation (EF) launched the #AimForZero seizures campaign. A goal of this campaign is to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) through patient education. Talking about early death in epilepsy, particularly SUDEP, is hard, but it [...]
