…issues based on historical payments when there is disruption in claims submission and/or claims processing. These expedited payments are typically offered in natural disasters to accelerate cash flow to…

…skills in spine coding and reimbursement. For more information about The Business of Spine, or to register for the educational series, visit our website www.thebusinessofspine.com or call 888 337…

…the website is regarding the 2019 MIPS COVID-19 policy. CMS has also indicated that additional information on MIPS COVID-19 policy will be included in upcoming rulemaking. default default #ffffff…

…sites for services furnished via telehealth to include any site in the U.S. where the beneficiary is located at the time of the telehealth service, including an individual’s home;…

…of the pre- and post-operative care delivered in a small number of sites, including some ACOs. In order to collect claims-based data, CMS is proposing to require ALL physicians…

…in this rulemaking.) ISASS submitted comments to CMS in support of the addition of CPT codes 22856 (Total disc arthroplasty (artificial disc), anterior approach, including discectomy with end plate…

…disc space(s). Integral anterior instrumentation to anchor the device to the intervertebral disc space when performed is not separately reportable. It is a misuse of anterior instrumentation CPT codes…

…Code 22867, Insertion of interlaminar/interspinous process stabilization/distraction device, without fusion, including image guidance when performed, with open decompression, lumbar; single level) have been similarly undervalued. In response to the…

On January 15, ISASS was a signatory to a letter to CMS in response to a Request for Information issued by CMS after the White House Executive Order issued…

…Including a payment model that allows MA beneficiaries to share more directly in program savings; Ensuring that fee-for-service Medicare is not promoted over MA; Issuing a report within 180…

…Encouraging innovative MA benefit structures and plan designs, including better use of medical savings accounts by seniors; Including a payment model that allows MA beneficiaries to share more directly…

…can submit data. (No election is required for those who don’t want to participate in MIPS.) Small, Underserved, and Rural Practice Support Clinicians in small practices (including those in…