News and noteworthy information for January 2017: A Closer Look at Biomechanical Device Coding MACRA/QPP Survey Global Surgery Data Collection Program Finalized Judge Blocks Aetna-Humana Merger Price Testifies at Senate Confirmation Hearings ICD-10 Code Updates and Impact to PQRS FDA Reclassifies Pedicle Screw Systems   A Closer Look at Biomechanical Device Coding Effective January 1,...

Code Change Requests Coding Cycle Code changes for all medical specialties take effect on January 1 annually as a result of the CPT Editorial Panel process. The American Medical Association (AMA) is responsible for Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and has convened the CPT Editorial Panel to develop and maintain the nomenclature healthcare providers use to...

Wishing you a happy and healthy 2017 from all of us at ISASS!   News and noteworthy information for December 2016: MACRA/QPP Survey ISASS Issues Policy Statement on Decompression with Interlaminar Stabilization President-Elect Trump Selects Congressman Price as HHS Secretary Congress Passes 21st Century Cures Act   MACRA/QPP Survey The Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act...

News and noteworthy information for November 2016: CMS Releases 2017 Final Physician Fee Schedule CMS Releases 2017 Final Hospital Outpatient and ASC Rule CMS Releases Final MACRA/Quality Payment Program Rule   CMS Releases 2017 Final Physician Fee Schedule On November 2, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that...