Expanded Telehealth Benefits
On March 17, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded telehealth benefits for Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 outbreak to allow individuals to receive a wider range of healthcare services without having to travel to a healthcare facility.
New Long Term EEG/VEEG CPT Codes – 95700-95726
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 […]
Due to the popularity of the Coding Session at the American Epilepsy Society’s Annual Meeting and the many follow-up questions we received, NAEC and AES hosted a webinar to provide more information on the new codes and how to use them.
Presenters: Drs. Nathan Fountain, Susan Herman, and Marc […]
NAEC/AES Session on New Long Term EEG Codes
NAEC and AES Members were eager to learn the details of the new long-term EEG coding structure for 2020 at the Coding Session sponsored by both organizations during the AES Conference in Baltimore, MD. The information presented by Drs. Nathan Fountain, Gregory Barkley, […]
CMS released its final rules for the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) in early November. NAEC has prepared summaries of the provisions of the rules that are of greatest impact to its members with charts showing relative value units and national average […]
NAEC annually provides its members with a detailed summary of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule, along with charts showing the relative value units and payment rates. This year we did two summaries to provide additional details on the new EEG codes.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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