The Senate bill to support APPs supervising Cardiopulmonary Rehab has been introduced

December 18, 2019

We are excited to say that a companion bill to HB4838 has been introduced.  Please check back regarding the updates to the AACVPR Virtual Lobbying tool so you can take...

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The Board is looking for Carl King Award nominations

December 10, 2019

Do you have a colleague that you turn to regularly for advice?  Or are they innovative within their program and constantly looking for new ways to improve their program or...

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A New Study that looks at Utilization and the Cardiac Rehab Change Package – a great tool to assist us in the work we do everyday!

November 19, 2019

1/21/2020 A new study is available that shows CR participation and utilization rates for Medicare patients.  This is a great tool to utilize when talking with your referring providers to...

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Virtual Lobbying Tool utilization rate for North Carolina is 34% – We can do better than that!

October 28, 2019

Updated 12/3/2019 Okay NC Cardiopulmonary Rehab programs we have some work to do!  The virtual lobbying tool has been out for over a month and North Carolina has only a...

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NCCRA Outreach

October 26, 2019

We are excited to tell you about a new effort by the NCCRA Membership committee to reach out to schools to spread the word about CR & PR.  They have a...

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Picture Your Plate: A validated nutrition assessment tool designed for CR programs

October 24, 2019

Karen Collins, Ellen Aberegg,  Sharon Smalling and Judith M. Hinderliter have worked on this project for a number of years.  It is finally done and ready to use!!!   They are...

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Fall Regional Meetings

September 13, 2019

Coastal Regional Meeting  Friday, October 25th 1001 Newman Rd.  New Bern, NC  28561 for more information contact Coastal VP Kelly Forrest (KForrest@carolinaeasthealth.com) Agenda:  NCCRA Coastal REgion 2019 Agenda Coastal Presentations: ...

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Reimbursement Updates

September 9, 2019

by Susanne Bice (Piedmont VP) CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) released hospital outpatient and physician proposed regulations on July 30, 2019. There is now a 60-day public comment...

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Week of May 20th Updates

May 21, 2019

Legislative Updates The AACVPR anticipates having bill language soon that would ensure reimbursement for hospital off-campus cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation (CR/PR) services remains based on hospital outpatient payment rather than...

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News this week of April 15th – NCCRA Program directory and a retired LCD

April 18, 2019

The program directory on the website is slowly being updated with the information that was shared at the symposium. Thank you to everyone who participated! If you were not in...

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Discipline Meeting notes from the symposium

April 15, 2019

Nursing discipline meeting Chair: Lisa Warren NCCRA Nursing Discipline 2019 Exercise discipline meeting Chair: Angela Lanier NCCRA Exercise Discipline Meeting 2019 Nutrition Discipline Meeting Chair: Judith Hinderliter Nutrition Discipline Meeting...

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Slides for the Symposium

April 4, 2019

We are adding slides as we receive them. We can't wait to see you! So You Think You Can Dance? Empowering the Patient to Take the Lead empowering the vascular...

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