Piedmont Region Fall Meeting
Thank you to everyone that came out to the Piedmont Region Fall Meeting. Here are the slides for those that weren't able to attend: 2018 Introduction Cardiac Rehabilitation - Jan...
Mountain Region Meeting
Thank you to all those who made it out to the Mountain region meeting! We had a great turn out. Here are the slides for those who were not able to get...
Legislative/Reimbursement Updates
SET Draft LCD As you know Palmetto released a draft LCD for Supervised Exercise training on May 17th. The comment period ran through July 19th and we are now waiting...
Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Regional meetings
We know how quickly your calendars fill up so please make note of the following upcoming meetings: Go to https://nccraonline.org/events/ for more information on all of these events. Mountain Region...
Program Updates on the Website
Please make sure that you have a representative from your program review the information on the website. Let us know if there have been any changes to contact information, location,...
The OIG (Office of Inspector General) has released a 2019 Work Plan that includes an audit of Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation (CR/PR) services
Be aware that the OIG does not necessarily follow through on all audits included in the Work Plan but we want you to be aware. https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/workplan/summary/wp-summary-0000292.asp A previous OIG audit...
LCD Draft for SET
On May 17th Palmetto released their LCD draft for the SET (supervised exercise therapy) for the PAD population. The open response period for comments is June 4 through July...
CMS has corrected the policy for SET
Good news! CMS has corrected the policy for SET to include outpatient hospital settings as allowable. Please review the following attachment. You can also review updates on the AACVPR website....
Get to Know Your New Board Members
Welcome to our new board members! We appreciate their willingness to serve! Kelly Forrest, Coastal Vice President I am a Registered Nurse of 20+ years. I have worked in Cardiac...
Minutes from the Discipline Meetings – March 23,2018
Exercise Discipline Meeting 2018 NCCRA Exercise Discipline Meeting Minutes If you have any questions please contact our Exercise Discipline chair: Angela Lanier, MS ACSM-CEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Iredell...
CMS documents updated 04-2018
LCD Cardiac Rehab March 2018 Pulmonary Rehab LCD Jan 2018 SET decision memo