Request for comments re: ACSM certification name change

September 15, 2014

You may have recently received an email from ACSM notifying you that a public comment period has been opened regarding a proposal to change the title of ACSM Health Fitness...

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Suggestions about the Psychosocial component of PR from Dr. Feliciano

September 12, 2014

This was recently posted on the Palmetto blog and may give some information to those programs that are getting denials based on the psychosocial component of Pulmonary rehab.  Remember these...

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New Cardiac Rehab LCD

August 15, 2014

Cardiac Rehabilitation L34412 (ICD-10) Cardiac Rehabilitation L32872 (ICD-9) One is to cover the time frame from 8/18/14 until 10/1/15 (when Palmetto makes the switch from ICD  9 to ICD 10...

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Information from Palmetto’s Webinar regarding Pulmonary Rehab

August 4, 2014

 Webinar 8-4-2014   audio recording: http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=826773&s=1&k=5B1BB9AFDE407C61B3C9BE53BF1AB896

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Letter to NCCRA membership about AACVPR Annual Meeting

July 31, 2014

Dear NCCRA Members, Join NCCRA at the AACVPR 29th Annual Meeting, September 3-6, 2014, in Denver, Colorado, to network with hundreds of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation professionals and advance your...

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Cardiac Rehab coverage for Heart Failure

July 24, 2014

Hot off the presses!  We can now bill for cardiac rehab for HF patients.  Hurray!  Finally! Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs for Chronic Heart Failure This article, based on Change Request (CR)...

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Cardiopulmonary Rehab Knowledge tests for outcomes

July 10, 2014

One of the ways to track outcomes is through a knowledge test.  Here is some information about knowledge tests for cardiac and pulmonary patients. cardiac knowledge test Development and Valid...

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Local ENC nurse gets creative to raise awareness

July 8, 2014

  http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/07/05/local-nurses-video-message-about-heart-disease-gaining-in-popularity-a-526451.html

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Update from Palmetto regarding Pulmonary rehab audits

July 3, 2014

Palmetto GBA Outpatient Pulmonary Rehab - G0424 The Jurisdiction 11 Part A Medical Review Department has performed a second round of prepayment service specific probe reviews on Outpatient Pulmonary Rehab...

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Cardiac rehab…there is an app for that

June 5, 2014

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/824822?nlid=58403_2562&src=wnl_edit_medp_card&spon=2

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Mahesh Patel MD, Physician Rep on the NCCRA Board delivers a presentation at ACSM’s National Conference

May 30, 2014

Dr. Patel, our physician presented at the ACSM National Conference this week in Orlando, Florida. His topic was "The Development of a Registry for Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the US". The...

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Exercise Discipline Meeting minutes 03-2014

May 6, 2014

Exercise Discipline Minutes 2014

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