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December 2007

• New York Attorney General Reaches Agreements with Insurers on Physician Ranking Programs
• Urgency for TIA: Push Turns to Shove
• Medicare Physician Participation Options: CMS Extends December 31^st Deadline by 45 Days
• 2008 Palatucci Forum Welcomes 30 New Neurology Advocates
• New State Resources Tools for AANPA Members
• AAN to Host State Society Leadership Roundtable During 2008 Annual Meeting
• State Society Breakout Sessions Provide Unique Gathering Opportunity
• Get Involved With Your State's Neurological Society
• Asia-Pacific Palatucci Alumni to Hold Reunion in March
• AANPA, AMA, Others Request Delay in CMS' Proposed Anti Mark-up Revisions
• A New Choice on the Menu: Five Years of the Modified Atkins Diet for Epilepsy
• Congress Urged to Fix Medicare Reimbursement by Year's End
• Stem-Cell Breakthroughs Announced
• Register Now for the Individuals Authorized Access to CMS Computer Services-Provider Community (IACS-PC)

November 2007

• Register Today for the 2008 Winter Conference in Miami
• New Measures for Medicare Pay-for-Reporting Program
• HHS Announces Electronic Health Record Demonstration Project
• Submit a Late-Breaking Science Abstract for 2008 Annual Meeting
• Epilepsy Legislation Advances in US Senate; NIH Funding Vetoed
• 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Released
• New Law Provides Department of Defense MS Research Grants
• AAN and AMA Conducting Physician Practice Information Survey

October 2007

• Updates on NIH, SCHIP Legislation
• AMA Invites Physicians to Share Concerns About Insurers' Physician Profiling Programs
• New Guideline Recommends When Emergency Departments Should Use CT Scans for Seizures
• AAN Member testifies before U.S. Senate Committee re. Epilepsy Centers Legislation
• CMS and Noridian to Offer Workshop for Physicians Electing Into 2008 Part B CAP
• AAN Urges President Bush to Support Increased NIH/NINDS Funding
• AAN, CNS, Epilepsy Organizations Work with Industry to Address ACTH Access Concerns
• Palatucci Alumni Spark New State Neurological Societies in Kentucky, Pennsylvania
• NIH Director Restates Support for Expanded Embryonic Stem-Cell Research
• New Audio Slide Presentation for AAN Parkinson Disease Guideline Now Available
• New Online NeuroSAE: Self-Assessment Examination in Clinical Neurology Offered by AAN
• Six-month Delay Announced on Medicaid Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pad Mandate

September 2007

• Help Shape the News You Receive in Neurology Today
• Available Now - New Clinical Practice Guideline Tools
• Residents to Receive Free 2007-2008 AAN Clinical Practice Guidelines Tools
• Phase III of CMS' Physician Self-referral Rule to Go into Effect December 4, 2007
• Medicare Part B CAP Physician Election Period Starts October 1
• Effective October 1, CMS Requires Use of Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads
• Register Now for Resident-Only Dystonia and Spasticity Workshop in San Diego
• CMS to Require the Completion of Present On Admission (POA) Indications
• AAN Foundation Announces Additional Training Fellowships for 2008
• Apply Now for Research Training Fellowships and Clinician-Scientist Awards
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Settlement Claim Forms Due October 19, 2007
• Incorrect NPI Implementation Schedule Published, CMS Clarifies
• Neurology® Content Now Available Via Podcast

August 2007

• Apply Now for 2008 Neurology on the Hill
• Palatucci Graduates Host 'Headache on the Hill' Advocacy Event
• Neurology Now Nominated for Health Care Publication Award
• US Senate Introduces AAN-initiated Epilepsy Center Legislation
• Changes to ICD-9-CM Announced
• 2007 Fall Conference Offers Coding, Practice Management Information
• CMS to Disclose NPPES Health Care Provider Data September 4, 2007
• House Passes Two-Year Medicare Reimbursement Fix

July 2007

• Temporary Fix to Medicare Physician Payment Cuts Proposed
• AAN Publishes EHR Vendor Report
• CMS Issues Alert for PQRI Claims Submitted Through Clearinghouses
• AAN and AMA Conducting Physician Practice Information Survey
• AAN Member Helps Raise Support for New VA Epilepsy Center Bill
• Neurology tops list in WFN survey ranking of 41 neurology journals
• US Department of Justice Requests Assistance Finding Missing Child

June 2007

• Applications Now Accepted for 2008 Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum
• Upcoming Workshops Demonstrate Use of Botulinum Toxin to Treat Neurologic Disease
• Tennessee Adopts Epilepsy Patient Protection Legislation
• Check Out New Additions to AAN Library Collection
• CMS Announces Revised HCPCS Codes Relating to Immune Globulin
• AAN Supports Establishing Epilepsy Centers with New Legislation
• AAN Advocates for Changes to the PQRI Specifications
• President Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Legislation
• CMS Publishes NPI Data Dissemination Notice
• Congress Passes Stem Cell Legislation

May 2007

• Share Information on New Neurology PQRI Listserv
• New AAN Guideline on Lyme Disease Treatment Published
• Physician Election Period Open Until June 15 for CMS' Part B CAP
• AAN Member Testifies on Veterans' TBI/Epilepsy Issues Before Congress
• CMS Posts Final Decision Memorandum for Carotid Stenting
• Get a Refresher on Education, Science with the Virtual Annual Meeting
• 100 Scientific Highlights Now Available Online
• AAN Amends Bylaws to Form Professional Association

April 2007

• AAN Helps Senator Clinton Draft TBI Legislation
• US Senate Passes Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bill
• Available Now: 2007 Abstracts Online
• Board of Directors Recommends Bylaws Amendments to Form Professional Association to Aid Advocacy Efforts
• Members to Vote on Proposed Slate of 2007 - 2009 Board of Directors and Officers
• Avitzur Vision Statement
• Medicare Fee For Service NPI Contingency Plan
• Free Compensation and Cost Reports Available to Survey Participants
• Record Number of AAN Members Attend 2007 Neurology on the Hill

March 2007

• AAN Responds to CMS' Proposed National Coverage Determination (NCD) Change for Carotid Artery Stenting

February 2007

• 2007 Medicare Fee Schedule for Neurologists
• New Taxonomy Codes for Diagnostic Neuroimaging
• Increased Values for E/M Services
• AAN Board Endorses AANEM Position on Electrodiagnostic Studies
• AAN Action Alert - Ask Congress to Pass 2007 NIH/NINDS Funding