NCCRA Board Updates

September 23, 2013

The NCCRA is excited to welcome new members.  First, our new discipline chairs, Connie Paladenech, Dr.  Sandra Freeman and Lisa Warren. Connie is director of the cardiac and pulmonary rehab...

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Palmetto GBA’s J11 Medical Affairs department revised the following LCDs:

September 11, 2013

 LCD Title  LCD ID Number Cardiac Output Measurement Thoracic Electrical Bioimpedance L31586 Cardiac Rehabilitation L32872 Colonscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy L31549 Magnetic Resonance Angiography L31590 Retroperitoneal Ultrasound L31601   To view this LCD, go...

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CMS to Replace Common Working File with HETS

September 10, 2013

Shared via: http://hcafnews.com/2013/01/16/cms-to-replace-common-working-file-with-hets/ In a recent MedLearn Matters article, the Centers for Medicare Services (CMS) advised health care providers, suppliers and their vendors that the Common Working File (CWF) that is...

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Palmetto Pulmonary Rehabilitation Webcast

August 29, 2013

Palmetto GBA hosted the Medicare Part A ‘Pulmonary Rehabilitation Webcast’ Thursday, August 29, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET.  The purpose of this session was to educate Medicare Part...

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Medicare Audit Report and Update from Senate Bill S.382

August 12, 2013

Medicare Audits Report As of February 2013 there have been 151 claims audited in North Carolina and 131 of them were denied.  That is an 88% denial rate!  Other states...

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Links to Free Patient Educational Materials

June 21, 2013

We are always looking for different ways to educate and inform our patients.  Here are some links that may assist you: http://pcna.net/clinical-tools/education-for-your-patients https://www.cardiosmart.org/ http://www.exerciseismedicine.org/ http://ndep.nih.gov/  

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CMS Announces Formal Consideration for Coverage of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Chronic Heart Failure

June 20, 2013

CMS Announces Formal Consideration for Coverage of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Chronic Heart Failure CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) has received a formal request submitted by the American Association...

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Updates regarding Reimbursement and CMS

May 21, 2013

CMS is changing how hospital billing offices will determine eligibility status for Medicare coverage of services.  Instead of the Common Working File (CWF) organizations will now access the HIPAA Eligibility Transaction...

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AACVPR Health Policy & Reimbursement Update April 4, 2013

May 6, 2013

AACVPR Health Policy & Reimbursement Update April 4, 2013 Day on the Hill (DOTH) 2013 - Member Action Needed WILL YOU SUCCEED AGAIN? In 2008, AACVPR members obtained the support...

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Completion of Outpatient Service-Specific Complex Review of Cardiac Rehabilitation with Continuous ECG (HCPCS Code 93798) in North Carolina and South Carolina

March 6, 2013

Read the full article. Completion of Outpatient Service audits for CR 3-2013

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Slides for the symposium

February 21, 2013

Familial hypercholesterolemia presentation 2 Ray Squires Crouch - How to Survive and Grow Your Rehab NC conf Miller WOMEN’S HEART DISEASE jan 2012 edit Mike Lippard (1) Verrill NCCRA presentation

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Speakers for this year’s symposium

January 18, 2013

Word Speaker Bios and Pics Revised

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