National Association of Epilepsy Centers

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 […]

2024-09-09T18:03:38+00:00February 6, 2024|Center Resources, Featured, Guidelines, News, Policy Analysis, Publications|

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 distinguish […]

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 […]

2024-09-09T14:55:38+00:00August 11, 2023|Center Resources, Coding & Reimbursement, Featured, News|

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 new […]

CMS Releases Medicare Proposed Regulations for 2023

This month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released proposed rules for 2023 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 […]

2024-09-09T14:55:38+00:00July 28, 2022|Center Resources, Coding & Reimbursement, NAEC Activities|
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