Are you ready?? Proposed Decision Memo for Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) for Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease and AACVPR PAD Toolkit

March 5, 2017

Is your rehabilitation program ready to accommodate this new subset of patients?  Maybe you need to consider renaming your cardiopulmonary rehab department  to cardiovascular and pulmonary rehab? https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/nca-proposed-decision-memo.aspx?NCAId=287 Unfamiliar with...

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New Cardiac Rehab LCD is now available

January 23, 2017

A new Cardiac rehab LCD has been released by Palmetto, effective 1/19/2017 https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/lcd-details.aspx?LCDId=34412&ContrId=377&ver=37&ContrVer=1&CntrctrSelected=377*1&Cntrctr=377&name=&DocType=Active&s=34%7c48%7c53%7c58&bc=AggAAAQAAAAAAA%3d%3d&  

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new Innovation Center models – is your hospital included?

December 21, 2016

https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/epm These new models advance CMS’ goal of improving the efficiency and quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries and encourage hospitals, physicians, and post-acute care providers to work together to...

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Change in Mailhandler’s coverage for Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab

December 6, 2016

If you have patients with Mailhandler's coverage you may want to encourage them to  look at their plan brochures. MHBP.com - Health Plans - Standard Options - Official Plan Brochure...

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Palmetto Pulmonary Rehabilitation (G0424) Coverage & Documentation Webcast

November 1, 2016

Event Registration:  https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.jsp&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.palmettogba.com%2Fpalmetto%2Fproviders.nsf%2Fls%2FJM%2520Part%2520A%7EAF9KA87884%3Fopendocument%26utm_source%3DJ11AL%26utm_campaign%3DJMALs%26utm_medium%3Demail&eventid=1252250&sessionid=1&key=9946BE56CE44804460EB2759FD8062DD&regTag=&sourcepage=register Please join Palmetto GBA for a Part A Pulmonary Rehabilitation (G0424) Coverage & Documentation Webcast on November 9, 2016 at 10:00 am ET. This webcast is designed to...

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CMS Seeks Comments on Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) for Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

October 3, 2016

Important News from AACVPR :  "CMS has posted a proposal that considers coverage of supervised exercise therapy for patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD). This would be a separate...

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Will You Be Ready for Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) Incentive Payment Model

August 4, 2016

From CMS website https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/cardiac-rehabilitation/ On July 25, 2016, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced a model that will test the effects of payments that encourage the use...

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Update on Palmetto Probe Audits of Pulmonary Rehab

June 15, 2016

The full article can be seen here: http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/ls/JM%20Part%20A~AAWJXP2136?opendocument&utm_source=J11AL&utm_campaign=JMALs&utm_medium=email but the exciting news is that the service specific targeted medical review edit will be discontinued in North Carolina and Virginia/West Virginia!...

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Regulations for Certification of Cardiac Rehabilitation

March 25, 2016

North Carolina law requires state rule making bodies to periodically review all existing regulations. The review process is now in effect for rules regulating Certification of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs. Information...

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PCNA newsletter and Reimbursement for Nutritional Services

December 9, 2015

Our Nutrition chair Judith M. Hinderliter, MPH, RD, LDN, CPT wanted to make sure you saw the wonderful e-News letter from PCNA (Preventive Cardiology Nursing Association). The Holiday Heart-Healthy Eating...

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UNC doctor, now a patient, is grateful for a second chance at life | News & Observer

November 30, 2015

What a great story about cardiac rehab! http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article46459290.html

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AACVPR Needs Help from North Carolina CR/PR programs

October 2, 2015

Dear AACVPR Affiliate and Advocacy Leaders, It’s time for a good news update and home-stretch action on your part. Senate bill S.488 is in good position with 16 co-sponsors and...

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