…Process ISASS is also concerned that CMS’s proposal to centralize Medicare clinical study review and coverage determinations will negatively impact clinical study enrollment and completion. In the proposed rule,…

Thanks to all who participated in the surgical preauthorization survey we sent out in the fall. The response was overwhelming and underscores the importance of this issue in all…

…Extracavitary Approach for Extradural Exploration/Decompression, and Excision, Anterior or Anterolateral Approach, Intraspinal Lesion subsections in the Nervous System/Spine and Spinal Cord Section of CPT. The Panel also approved the…

…natural disasters Click here for a full summary of the final rule. CMS is accepting comments on the final rule until January 1, 2018. 1513117512:3 3 default 1 1…

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…surgery, qualifying clinical episodes of care include: back & neck except spinal fusion (inpatient & outpatient) cervical spine fusion (inpatient) combined anterior posterior spinal fusion (inpatient) spinal fusion- non-cervical…

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…L0650 Lumbar-sacral orthosis, sagittal-coronal control, with rigid anterior and posterior frame/panel(s), posterior extends from sacrococcygeal junction to T-9 vertebra, lateral strength provided by rigid lateral frame/panel(s), produces intracavitary pressure…

…to coordinate care for patients being discharged from the hospital. The hospital might provide the discharged patients’ physicians with care coordinators to ensure patients receive appropriate follow-up care, data…

…the patient is checked in, when he or she enters the operating room (OR), and when the procedure is completed. The doctor will meet virtually with the companion after…

…disbursing another $20 billion in CARES Act Provider Relief Funds. Under this Phase 3 General Distribution allocation, physicians who have already received Provider Relief Fund payments may apply for…

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