ISASS Policy Statement 2022– Systematic review of Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve Ablation This policy supplements the ISASS Guideline Statement – Intraosseous Ablation of the Basivertebral Nerve for the Relief of Chronic Low Back Pain (2020) Morgan Lorio, MD, FACS,1 Olivier Clerk-Lamalice, MD,2 Milaris Rivera, MD,3 Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, MD,4 1 Advanced Orthopedics, Altamonte Springs, Fl...
Read the Spring 2022 “Vertebral Columns” In this issue of Vertebral Columns, spine surgeons and their colleagues discuss reimbursement trends over the years, review the prone single-position approach to LLIF, debate the benefits of fusion for facet cysts, discuss the Barricaid annular closure device, highlight multimodal pain management strategies after spine surgery, and provide an...
CMS Starts Independent Dispute Resolution Under No Surprises Act On April 15, 2022, CMS opened the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process for providers, facilities, and health plans and issuers to resolve payment disputes for certain out-of-network charges. After the end of a 30-business day open negotiation period, during which all parties act in good faith to...
Physician Group Asks for Updates to Federal Health Care Antitrust Enforcement In a response to a Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission joint request for information on merger enforcement policy, the American Medical Association (AMA) “asked the agencies to develop a policy that protects against mergers that create or augment health insurer buyer power...