Read the Vertebral Columns Winter 2023 Issue As always, this latest issue of Vertebral Columns covers a wide range of topics relevant to spine surgeons. In this issue, learn about the benefits and challenges of ambulatory surgical centers from the spine surgeon’s perspective, the role of epigenetics in spine surgery, updates in lateral and transforaminal...
Read the Vertebral Column Fall 2022 Issue This installment of Vertebral Columns highlights the benefits of ambulatory surgical centers for patients. Additional articles cover the biomechanics of cervical disc arthroplasty, whether to fuse in patients with recurrent lumbar disc herniation, the impact of spinal pathology on sleep, the use of image navigation and robotics in...
CMS Releases 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule On November 1, 2022, the CMS released the calendar year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Payment Schedule and Quality Payment Program final rule that impacts payments for physicians and other health care practitioners. CMS had issued a proposed rule in July, which ISASS responded to with a...
New Proposed Rules on Surprise Billing are Published by CMS and HHS On August 19, 2022, CMS and HHS released final rules that account for the two district court rulings and take into account comments from stakeholders to the interim final rules released last year. The rulemaking is narrow in scope, addressing specific issues related...