CMS Issues Final Rule on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule On November 2, CMS released its calendar year (CY) 2024 final rule for the physician fee schedule. The rule will cut the conversion factor by 3.4%, from $33.89 in CY 2023 to $32.74 in CY 2024. This cut reflects the expiration of the 2.5% statutory payment...
Vertebral Columns Fall 2023 Issue In the lead article of the Fall 2023 issue of Vertebral Columns, Kern Singh and his team highlight the potential ocular complications that can occur during spine surgery. Other topics in this issue include AI-driven risk stratification, use of augmented reality, multimodal analgesia, part 2 of bone density measurement techniques,...
Read the Vertebral Columns Summer 2023 Issue In the lead article in this issue of Vertebral Columns, Kern Singh, MD, and his team highlight advancements in biomaterials and the implications for spine surgery. Additional topics include artificial intelligence and machine learning, alternatives to DEXA for lumbar bone density measurements, lumbar muscle health as it relates...
Read the Vertebral Columns Spring 2023 Issue This issue of Vertebral Columns highlights the use of virtual reality in preoperative surgical planning. Additional topics include single position vs prone-lateral XLIF, percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy, infections after lumbar epidural steroid injections, drains in spine surgery, radiation exposure, 3D printing, and variability in...