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New Physician Specialty Code for Epileptologists
We are pleased to announce the implementation of a new physician specialty code, F6, used to indicate the specialty designation for an epileptologist. The new code, created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) is the result of a collaborative effort among specialty societies that included submitting a [...]
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
Epilepsy Center Characteristics and Geographic Region Influence Presurgical Testing in the US
November 2022 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/epi.17452
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; [...]
