Medicare Releases Proposed 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment Rule: Important Changes Affecting Spine Surgery April 17, 2024 – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its 2025 proposed rule for the inpatient hospital setting. A number of changes are proposed with regard to spinal surgery, including the following: The ICD-10 Coding Committee released...
Vertebral Columns Spring 2024 Issue In this issue of Vertebral Columns, Editor in Chief Kern Sigh and colleagues highlight the immeasurable benefits of academic mentorship. Also included are articles covering biportal endoscopic spine surgery, the biomechanics of zero-profile ACDF, alignment considerations in non-deformity spine surgery, a report on Coflex and interspinous devices, considerations...
Vertebral Columns Winter 2024 Issue In this issue of Vertebral Columns, authors focus on the cervical spine (disc replacement and muscle health), review the evidence on photobiomodulation, discuss the future role of AI chatbots in spine surgery, consider the privacy of Big Data, discuss the role of pain interventionalists, and offer perspectives related to healthcare...
New Research Published on Telehealth and Alternative Payment Adoption by Physicians On December 13, 2023, The American Medical Association (AMA) released two recent Policy Research Perspectives out of its Health Policy Group. Each report is based on data from the AMA’s Physician Practice Benchmark Survey. The first, Telehealth in 2022: Availability Remains Strong but Accounts for...