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House Overwhelmingly Passes SGR Fix
March 26, 2015
March 26, 2015 House overwhelmingly passes SGR Fix with a 392 to 37 vote! With such a wide margin victory, it is believed this should help galvanize the Senate. Most MACs have been sending communications on guidance for holding claims should the Senate not vote before the March 31st. Be sure to read these communications so you are prepared. In order to meet the deadline, the Senate would have to have Unanimous Consent which means that if even a single Senator objects to the UC request, the... Read More
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NARA 2015 Spring Conference: Facing Future Challenges
March 25, 2015
Categories: Articles
Sticking with our tradition of having the spring conference be more geared towards legislative, billing, and other administrative issues, this year’s NARA 2015 Spring Conference theme is – Facing Future Challenges: Embracing, Evolving, and Exceeding Expectations. Similar to past years, the conference will be held in Washington D.C and will be hosted at the Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle hotel. Important Changes We have some important changes to note about this year’s... Read More
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ICD-10: Are You Ready?
March 18, 2015
Categories: Articles
There is a large change looming on the United States healthcare horizon. Some of you have already begun with the preparations and some of you haven’t. The honest, straight-forward, truth is this: ICD-10 is happening whether you are prepared or not because it will be mandated for all entities covered by HIPAA. Preparation is advised, and this post should help navigate you through some of the back-story and rationale as to what ICD-10 is, and what some of the benefits are. What is ICD-10? The... Read More
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The Passing of a NARA Friend Steve Levine, PT, DPT, MSHA, FAPTA
March 6, 2015
Categories: News
The entire NARA community was stunned and deeply saddened Wednesday when we learned that Steve Levine, PT, DPT, MSHA, FAPTA had passed away. Words cannot adequately express our profound sense of loss right now. Stephen Hunter, PT, DPT, OCS (NARA Vice President) and I were at a meeting with Steve at APTA headquarters on Monday. With passion, Steve spoke about where physical rehabilitation needed to go under the Affordable Care Act. Steve strongly believed that rehab professionals needed to be proactive... Read More