http://sleepwellandlive.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/initial-determination-on-home-sleep-studies-no/ Talking About Sleep Disorders and Better Sleep Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:51:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://sleepwellandlive.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/initial-determination-on-home-sleep-studies-no/#comment-63 sleepwellandlive Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:47:31 +0000 http://sleepwellandlive.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-63 Try to think of CMS and LCD as two different departments of the same company. One (LCD) makes the final determination. In this case, this decision was made for the LCD referenced in the original blog. There is no "national" decision. There could be local determinations in other areas of the country that take a different viewpoint, but this decision is final for the areas identified in the original blog posting. Thanks for taking the time to read the blog and ask a question. Try to think of CMS and LCD as two different departments of the same company. One (LCD) makes the final determination. In this case, this decision was made for the LCD referenced in the original blog. There is no “national” decision. There could be local determinations in other areas of the country that take a different viewpoint, but this decision is final for the areas identified in the original blog posting. Thanks for taking the time to read the blog and ask a question.

]]> http://sleepwellandlive.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/initial-determination-on-home-sleep-studies-no/#comment-62 sleep for thought Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:47:28 +0000 http://sleepwellandlive.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-62 Why would this be released before the National Coverage Decision (NCD) and if the NCD decision approves of Portable Monitoring in the home would that decision over ride the LCD? Why would this be released before the National Coverage Decision (NCD) and if the NCD decision approves of Portable Monitoring in the home would that decision over ride the LCD?

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