…pharmaceuticals, more closely aligning payments with costs of care, and making structural changes that will reduce federal subsidies to high‑income beneficiaries. It is estimated that these proposals, along with t…

…  2016 Federal Tax and Spending Agreement After weeks of bi-partisan negotiations and a continuing resolution to keep the federal government operating, on December 15, Congressional leaders released a…

…patients. The ACCME, ANCC, and ACPE do not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests. Financial Relationships Financial relationships are those relationships in which…

…comparison of spine codes from the 2016 final rule to the 2017 proposed rule is available here. The ISASS comment letter is available here. The final rule is expected…

…auto 1/1 content 1/1 column 1/2 Reviewers Col 1 Abhishek Kumar Alex Vaccaro Amir Fayyazi Arvind Jayaswal Avinash Patwardhan Bryan Cunningham Christopher Yeung Cristiano Menezes Dilip K Sengupta Gabriel…

…on Wednesday. Royal 7 – Nuvasive A Novel Technology to Reduce Radiation Exposure in Spine Surgery Rob Issacs, MD Royal 8 – Allen Medical Systems Lateral Approaches to Spine…

…microdissection); single interspace, cervical) and 22858 (Total disc arthroplasty (artificial disc), anterior approach, including discectomy with end plate preparation (includes osteophytectomy for nerve root or spinal cord decompression and…

…29-person task force includes public, organizational, and federal representatives who have significant experience across a multitude of disciplines, including orthopaedic surgery. The draft report can be found here. 1548777361:6…

…but are not limited to visits, surgical procedures, diagnostic tests, therapy services, and specified preventive services. CMS will issue the final 2018 rule by November 1, 2017. ISASS submitted…

…microdissection); single interspace, cervical) and 22858 (Total disc arthroplasty (artificial disc), anterior approach, including discectomy with end plate preparation (includes osteophytectomy for nerve root or spinal cord decompression and…

…22854 (Insertion of intervertebral biomechanical device(s) (eg, synthetic cage, mesh) with integral anterior instrumentation for device anchoring (eg, screws, flanges), when performed, to vertebral corpectomy(ies) (vertebral body resection, partial…

…ASC covered procedures list: CPT Code Long Descriptor Final ASC Payment Indicator Final 2018 Payment Rate 22856 Total disc arthroplasty (artificial disc), anterior approach, including discectomy with end plate…