ISASS and Other Spine Surgery Groups Meet with CMS to Discuss Several Spine Surgery Procedure RVUs Reviewed As Part of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 2023 Proposed Rule On August 25, 2022, ISASS Coding and Reimbursement Chair, and ISASS RUC Advisor, Morgan Lorio, MD met as part of a coalition of societies with leaders of...

Orthopaedic Surgeon Per Capita Rates for States Published Almost 23,000 orthopedic surgeons practice in the U.S., according to Definitive Healthcare’s PhysicianView, which includes data on more than 2 million physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals in the U.S. New Hampshire is the state with the most orthopedic surgeons per capita, while New Mexico is the state with the...

FDA Approves Posterior Fixation System for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery On August 24, 2022, a notice was posted that Surgalign’s Cortera spinal fixation system received FDA 510(k) clearance. Cortera is Surgalign’s new flagship posterior fixation system and has open and minimally invasive modules, according to a company news release. It will be integrated with Surgalign’s H...

FDA Approves Spine Surgery Robot for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery On August 11, 2022, a notice was posted that Point Robotics MedTech’s Point Kinguide system received FDA 510(k) clearance. It is Taiwan’s first FDA-cleared surgical robot and the first handheld robot with a parallel manipulator for orthopedics, according to Point Robotics. The robot has a handheld drilling...