AANEM News Express

CMS Mandates Providers Have 60 Days to Return Overpayments 

    2/24/2016
According to final regulations released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on February 11, 2016, physicians must actively look for overpayment through self-audits and other forms of research.  Physicians have 60 days from the date of identification to return overpayments to Medicare.

2016 Coding Guide Now Available

    2/24/2016
The 2016 version of the AANEM Coding Guide is now availalbe. The AANEM Online Coding Guide is the most comprehensive source for electrodiagnostic (EDX) and neuromuscular (NM) coding.

Washington Update for February

    2/24/2016
On February 9, 2016, the president released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Budget Request to Congress.  Following President Obama’s vocal support for medical research during his final State of the Union address the public health community was optimistic about the FY 2017 Budget Request. However, the proposal mainly focused recommendations for additional public health resources exclusively towards cancer programs

Send AANEM Your CBR

    2/24/2016
Approximately 4,500 Medicare providers of electrodiagnostic tests received comparative billing reports (CBRs) earlier this month. If you received one, please send a copy of your report to the AANEM policy department at policy@aanem.org or via fax at (507) 288-1225.

Corticosteroid Treatments in Males with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

    2/10/2016

CMS to Release Comparative Billing Reports on EDX Testing in February

    1/27/2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be issuing a national provider Comparative Billing Report (CBR) on Electrodiagnostic (EDX) Testing on February 1, 2016. 

Meaningful Use Hardship Applications Streamlined

    1/27/2016

Washington Update for January

    1/27/2016
Before adjourning for 2015, Congress took took action on an omnibus spending package that included the 12 annual appropriations bills. Most notably, the Fiscal year (FY) 2016 omnibus appropriations bill secured a $2 billion funding increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), bringing the agency’s total funding up to $32 billion annually.

Do EMG Results Predict Response to Epidural Steroid Injections?

    1/27/2016

Fludarabine may be considered in the treatment of refractory CIDP - new evidence from a small case series

    1/13/2016