Million Hearts Resources
If you weren’t able to sign in for the Million Hearts meeting today we wanted to pass along some great articles that they referenced for you to review. It’s such...
Fall Regional Meeting Agendas are now available
We look forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming fall regional meetings Piedmont Agenda-NCCRA-Meeting-Fall-2023-1Download Coastal FALL-MEETING-2023-AGENDA-002Download NCCRA.Mountain.Fall_.2023.meeting1Download
Congratulations to the winners of the CR/PR facility contest
Pulmonary Rehab Week facility contest winner - Cape Fear Valley Hospital Cardiac Rehab Week facility contest winner - Wake Med Cary
AHRQ TAKEheart cardiac rehabilitation initiative
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is actively recruiting hospitals and health systems to join the AHRQ TAKEheart cardiac rehabilitation initiative. This national initiative provides individualized technical assistance, coaching, and step-by-step...
Will You Be Ready for Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) Incentive Payment Model
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...
PCNA newsletter and Reimbursement for Nutritional Services
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...
Outpatient Pulmonary Rehab (HCPCS G0424) Prepayment Service-Specific Targeted Medical Review Results for May – July, 2015
Outpatient Pulmonary Rehab (HCPCS G0424) Prepayment Service-Specific Targeted Medical Review Results for May - July, 2015 Palmetto GBA performed service-specific prepayment targeted medical review on claims for Outpatient Pulmonary Rehab,...
AACVPR initiative –
You may recall the huge initiative AACVPR embarked on last year entitled Finding The N. That campaign resulted in identifying over 2600 cardiac rehabilitation programs and over 1700 pulmonary rehabilitation...
Cardiopulmonary Rehab Knowledge tests for outcomes
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...
Local ENC nurse gets creative to raise awareness
http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/07/05/local-nurses-video-message-about-heart-disease-gaining-in-popularity-a-526451.html
Summary of the AACVPR J-11 MAC Committee teleconference
From Connie Paladenech following teleconference on 5/15/2014 Pulmonary Rehab audits are continuing across the J-11 Region with the majority of denials centered around documentation of physician involvement, psycho social evaluation (written...